TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WELCOMES 59 WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS AS REFUGEES TO THE US

Tue 13 May 2025: Move comes as US administration largely closes refugee admissions from countries experiencing widespread violence and poverty. A group of 59 white Afrikaners from South Africa has arrived in the United States as part of a refugee programme set up by the administration of US President Donald Trump to offer sanctuary from what Trump […]

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HAMAS CONFIRMS EDAN ALEXANDER RELEASE ‘TO ACHIEVE A CEASEFIRE’

Mon 12 May 2025: The Palestinian group says the US citizen was released “a short while ago following contacts with the US administration”. Edan Alexander was taken from his military base in southern Israel during Hamas’ cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, which set off the war in Gaza. His release would be the first […]

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INDIA SILENT ON TRUMP’S OFFER TO WORK TOGETHER ON ‘SOLUTION CONCERNING KASHMIR’, PAK APPRECIATES MOVE

Mon 12 May 2025: India has consistently opposed third-party mediation on Kashmir, viewing it as a bilateral matter under the 1972 Shimla Agreement. New Delhi: A day after India and Pakistan agreed to halt their military action, US President Donald Trump doubled down on claiming credit, while also declaring that he would “work” with the two […]

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BURKINA FASO ARMY, MILITIAS KILLED 130 MEMBERS OF ETHNIC GROUP, HRW SAYS

Mon 12 May 2025: Army aircraft were reportedly hovering above as the killings took place, showing command control of the operation. At least 130 civilians belonging to the Fulani ethnic group were killed by Burkina Faso’s army and allied militias near the western town of Solenzo in March, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The […]

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AT LEAST 62 DEAD, 50 MISSING AFTER FLOODS DEVASTATE EASTERN CONGO

Sun 11 May 2025: At least 62 people were confirmed dead and 50 remain missing after severe floods swept through villages along Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern South Kivu province, officials said Saturday. The deluge struck around 5 a.m. local time (0300GMT) Friday, when surging waters engulfed the village of Kasaba […]

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