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South Africa: 100 Unpolished Diamonds Recovered in Operation Vala Umgodi
[SAnews.gov.za] Nationwide Vala Umgodi operations conducted during the month of April has led to the arrest of 1 857 suspects of different nationalities.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:
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Malawi: Malawi Launches First Oral Pill to Fight Deadly Sleeping Sickness
[Nyasa Times] For the first time, patients in Malawi can take a pill instead of enduring toxic IV drugs to survive a fast-moving and deadly disease.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Israeli PM Netanyahu accuses French President Macron of 'choosing to stand' with Hamas
During a three-hour televised interview on Tuesday night, the French president criticised Israel's actions in Gaza, labelling them as "shameful".
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Harvard University Hit by $450 Million Federal Cut Over Antisemitism Claims
The U.S. government overreach is threatening key freedoms, warned Harvard University President Garber. The Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism terminated US$450 million in grants to Harvard University on Tuesday, a day after the institution’s president criticized the administration of President Donald Trump for threatening key freedoms. RELATED: 20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Linking […]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Germany arrests 3 Ukrainians over Russian sabotage plot
The accused allegedly aimed to send packages from Germany containing explosive devices to recipients in Ukraine.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Sweden probes suspected spy reportedly linked to resignation of security adviser
The suspect under investigation has reportedly served as a senior Swedish diplomat and been stationed at several embassies around the world.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trump’s attack on science risks dismantling a century of innovation
Restrictive visa policies, rhetoric targeting academic institutions and proposed budget cuts to scientific agencies mark the start of US retreat.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Australia: Display Human Rights Leadership in Asia, Beyond
Click to expand Image Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (L) with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after he won the general election in Sydney, May 3, 2025. 2025 Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images (Sydney) –Australia’s recently re-elected Labor government should use its second term as an opportunity to amplify human rights in its foreign policy, Human Rights Watch said today in aletter to Foreign Minister...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong secures visa-free entry to UAE, eased rules for Oman
Chief Executive John Lee is on the last day of his delegation’s ‘fruitful’ tour in which city signed 59 MOUs and agreements with Qatar and Kuwait.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Strategic Convergence Between India and the European Union
As the world undergoes a profound transition, India and the EU can help shape the future global order, safeguard stability, and advance their shared goals.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somali Police Arrest Criminal Gang Behind Killings and Robberies in Mogadishu - Deny Suicide Rumors of Security Officer
[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu, Somalia - The Somali Police Force has announced the successful arrest of a criminal gang suspected of carrying out a series of killings and robberies across the capital, Mogadishu, in recent weeks -- with the latest incident occurring early Tuesday in the Hamarjajab district.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Annual leave misery: How many employees fail to switch off on holiday?
The email backlog nightmare casts a long shadow over the holidays of thousands of workers across Europe. But which are the most stressed about it?
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Linking Funds to Immigration Enforcement
Lawsuits target the departments of Transportation and Homeland Security, the Emergency Management Agency, and the Coast Guard. On Tuesday, twenty U.S. states jointly filed two lawsuits against the White House over placing immigration enforcement as a condition to obtain federal funds. RELATED: Trump Pushes Self-Deportation with $1,000 Payment to Undocumented Migrants in the U.S California, […]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Africa: Ethiopia's National Dialogue and Transitional Justice - Competition or Complementarity?
[ISS] The dual peacebuilding processes are equally important - and can run simultaneously through coordination and sequencing.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:South Africa's President Ramaphosa says Afrikaners resettling in US are 'cowards'
The Trump administration has been criticised for granting refugee status to Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority, over people fleeing war and famine.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:India blocks Chinese, Turkish news agencies from X
India has blocked X accounts belonging to state media from China and Turkey. The move comes as disinformation has been rife in both India and Pakistan amid last week's tit-for-tat military strikes.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong to release more than 16,000 new columbarium niches
Residents urged to apply online for random computer balloting for allocations at Wo Hop Shek, Collinson-San Ha and brand new Shek Mun.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trump Asks Syria to Normalize Relations With Israel
At the Riyadh meeting, the U.S. President also mentioned that he is willing to make a deal with Iran. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss normalizing bilateral ties. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed […]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:How China is adeptly playing the ace up its sleeve, rare earth minerals, in US trade deal
Until the US-China trade war abates and Beijing eases more rare earth export controls, American buyers are expected to take a skittish long-term view of Chinese sourcing.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:A historic course correction: How the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero
Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now at the forefront of a unique display of international cooperation. The shift signals that even the world’s largest transport sector can be steered toward climate accountability.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount
More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level ministerial summit in Berlin on Wednesday, pledging military, tech and political support.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Sudan refugees, aid for Syrian returnees, MERS alert in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela urged to end secret detentions
More than 40,000 Sudanese have fled to eastern Chad in the past month to escape intensifying violence in Darfur.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:US-Houthi ceasefire ‘a welcome opportunity’ to advance peace efforts in Yemen
The ceasefire between the United States and Houthi rebels in Yemen provides an opportunity to revitalize the peace process in the Middle Eastern country, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:UN aid office denounces attacks on Gaza hospital
The UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, underlined the need to protect civilians and healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip in a renewed appeal on Wednesday.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:8 million teens in world's wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF
Children in many of the world’s wealthiest countries saw marked declines in their academic performance, mental wellbeing, and physical health as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:‘Politically unacceptable, morally repugnant’: UN chief calls for global ban on 'killer robots'
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems – machines capable of taking human lives without human oversight – describing them as “politically unacceptable” and “morally repugnant.”
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Funding cuts in Afghanistan mean ‘lives lost and lives less lived’
In a remote village clinic in the Bamyan Province in Afghanistan last week, a group of teenage girls were given potentially life-saving reproductive health advice, excited by the small kit of menstrual supplies they had been given.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:GM, LG Energy Solution to make new, lower-cost battery cells for future EVs
The Detroit automaker is trying to lower its battery costs to enable cost parity with its gas-powered products by adding new types of cells and chemistries in those cells.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:A German director in the Cannes competition: Mascha Schilinski
Nine years after Maren Ade's "Toni Erdmann," a German filmmaker has once again made it into the Cannes competition. Mascha Schilinski is screening her film "Sound of Falling."
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Former cycling world champ Dennis receives suspended sentence after death of Olympian wife Hoskins
Former Olympic cyclist and world champion Rohan Dennis received a suspended sentence on Wednesday over what was termed a "tragic accident" that led to the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:‘Albania belongs in EU,’ von der Leyen tells re-elected PM Rama
The EU saw the vote as a test of the democratic maturity of the Balkan nation, by far the most Europe-oriented in the region.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Russia To Address Political and Technical Issues at the Istanbul Meeting
On Sunday, President Putin proposed to Ukraine holding peace talks on May 15 in Istanbul. On Wednesday, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov announced that the Russian delegation will address political and technical issues with Ukrainian negotiators on Thursday in Istanbul. RELATED: Putin Warns Foreign Companies: “Apologizing Is Not Enough” to Return to Russian Market […]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Andrew Hastie reveals ‘desire to lead’ Liberals one day after Sussan Ley takes top job
MP cites ‘personal reasons’ for not opposing Sussan Ley but wants to contribute to the party’s coming ‘battle of ideas’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe shadow defence minister, Andrew Hastie, has declared his “desire to lead” the Liberal party in the future after ruling himself out of the race for opposition leader following the Coalition’s crushing election defeat.The 42-year-old West...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Spyware victims not allowed to testify at MEP event
Victims of mercenary spyware were not allowed to give testimony in the European Parliament's civil liberties committee.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Defence is no longer free, Romanian interim President Ilie Bolojan tells Euronews
In an Euronews Romania interview ahead of a crucial presidential election on Sunday, Ilie Bolojan warned that the scale of the hybrid threat from Russia will demand increased spending to keep his country safe.
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