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Despite the alarming struggle for control and influence among South African political parties, the African National Congress (ANC) headed by Cyril Ramaphosa has finally constituted a broad c… Read More

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip – Israel on Saturday carried out its biggest hostage rescue operation since the start of the latest war with Hamas, bringing four people to safety from cent… Read More

10th June 2024 Russia is allegedly sending thousands of migrants and foreign students to fight alongside its troops in the war against Ukraine for visa renewal, reports Bloomber… Read More

There was a tradition recorded by the Roman historians, Suetonius and Tacitus, of the Naumachia, the spectacular, very large scale, gladiatorial public entertainment, which the Romans themse… Read More

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed and hundreds of others were injured in the Israeli attack that rescued four hosta… Read More

Police say at least nine killed, 33 injured after a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims plunged into a gorge after a shooting attack. At least nine people have been killed and 33 others injured… Read More

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid t… Read More

Israel is urged by Washington to fully disclose the strike. The Israeli military claims to have located 9 of the 30 fighters being targeted. On Thursday, Israel carried out what it described… Read More

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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been blamed for the murder of at least 150 people, including 35 children in a village in central Sudan. The paramilitary group have been fight… Read More

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Introduction The Battle of Grozny is a stark testament to the brutality and complexity of modern urban warfare. In the heart of Chechnya, amidst the rugged Caucasus Mountains, this conflict… Read More

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Somalia’s government has said it will expel thousands of Ethiopian troops stationed in the country to help with security by the end of the year unless Addis Ababa scraps a disputed por… Read More

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At least 12 fighters loyal to the Bashar Assad regime were killed when Israeli airstrikes targeted a factory near northern Syria’s Aleppo, a rights group reported early Monday. “… Read More

Israel won’t accept Hamas’s rule of Gaza and is examining alternatives, its defence minister said, a further indication it’s brushing aside a ceasefire proposal announced… Read More

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) ultimately lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since the end of apartheid 30 years ago, according to the election r… Read More

Pilecki’s Report, or Raport Pileckiego in native Polish, is a 2023 biography war drama film that has recently been released to global audiences by Netflix. Revisiting the tumultuous ti… Read More

The South African National Defense Force (SAND) has confirmed that 13 soldiers deployed in North Kivu Province under Southern African Development Community (SADC)  mission were on Thurs… Read More

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New Delhi, India — An ominous soundtrack serves as his backdrop as YouTuber Dhruv Rathee appears on the screen. His trademark collarless shirt – red on this occasion – an… Read More

TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a “tragic mishap” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a… Read More

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a “tragic mistake” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a camp housing displaced… Read More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Monday that a “tragic mistake” had been made after an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah set fire to a tent… Read More

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Some important evidence in support of possible Saudi involvement in 9/11 has been discussed widely in recent days. This should certainly receive the attention it deserves, but this should… Read More

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Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel to halt its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and withdraw from the enclave, in a case brought by South Africa accusing Isr… Read More

South Africans are gearing up for watershed general elections on May 29 that could see the ruling African National Congress (ANC) fail to clinch a majority for the first time in 30 years… Read More

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Anti-Israel protestors who took over the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics last week called for launching a nationwide insurgency and domestic terrorism campaign, regrettab… Read More

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South Africa heads to the polls on May 29. The expected final results will open a new dawn for its population estimated 62 million. It has passed through diverse difficulties and challenges… Read More

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli authorities confiscated AP photography equipment on Tuesday, saying the agency was violating the law by providing live broadcasts to Al Jazeera TV, the… Read More

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One American is dead and another was taken into custody after a coup attempt against the autocratic government of President Felix Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The bo… Read More

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province on May 19, according to Iranian media. The helicopter, carrying President Raisi and his foreign m… Read More

Following the news of the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, alongside Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other people in a helicopter crash… Read More