Wed 21 May 2025: The US has obtained new intelligence indicating that Israel is preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, even as negotiations continue between Tehran and Washington over Iran’s nuclear program, according to a report Tuesday. Such a move would mark a “brazen break” from President Donald Trump’s diplomatic push, US officials told CNN. […]
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Wed 21 May 2025: Three children were among five dead, while several others were injured when a bus carrying students was targeted in a blast in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Wednesday morning, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Yasir Iqbal Dashti, a government official in Khuzdar, said at least 38 people were wounded in the […]
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Wed 21 May 2025: Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will this afternoon, return to Parliament to re-table the 2025 Budget Review. This decision follows the Minister’s recent announcement and subsequent request to the Speaker of the National Assembly to maintain the Value-Added Tax rate at its current level of 15 percent, reversing the previously proposed […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa and Tesla founder Elon Musk will meet to discuss the operation of Starlink in South Africa. Image: SA government/X Tue 20 May 2025: South Africa’s government plans to offer a workaround of local Black ownership laws for Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service to operate in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: The UK government has imposed sanctions on Daniella Weiss, a prominent far-right Israeli settler dubbed the “godmother” of the settler movement. Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated that the sanctions reflect the UK’s commitment to holding extremist settlers accountable for violence and intimidation against Palestinian communities. Weiss, 79, heads Nachala, a radical […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced a pause in trade deal negotiations with Israel and summoned Israel’s ambassador over its expansion of its military assault on Gaza. Lammy said Israel’s conduct in its war on Gaza and the government’s support for illegal settlements is “damaging our relationship with your government”. […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: Tehran is keen to increase inspections of its nuclear facilities as well as to provide more assurances regarding its nuclear programme, but will not accept US demands that it halt uranium enrichment, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said yesterday. In a press conference, Baghaei said Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi had […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: On Monday, India’s Supreme Court cast a skeptical eye on Madhya Pradesh BJP minister Kunwar Vijay Shah’s apology for his comments targeting Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, probing whether it was merely a show of “crocodile tears” to dodge legal trouble. With Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, Colonel Qureshi was one of the two […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: On Tuesday, EU nations approved the removal of all economic sanctions on Syria to aid the country’s recovery following Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, according to diplomats. Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 member states reached a preliminary agreement, with formal confirmation expected from foreign ministers in Brussels later that day. This follows the […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: The first International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) opened Monday in Rwanda‘s capital, Kigali, with President Paul Kagame calling the forum “long overdue” and urging African-led responses to the continent’s security challenges. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Kagame said that Africa’s future “cannot be outsourced” and stressed the importance of the continent taking responsibility […]
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