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PKK fighters burn weapons in landmark disarmament ceremony
PKK fighters burn weapons in landmark disarmament ceremony Submitted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Fri, 07/11/2025 - 13:48 Kurds attending the event in Iraq welcomed the event as the first step towards peace and freedom Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) line up to place their weapons into a pit during a ceremony in Sulaymaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, on 11 July 2025 (AFP) Off A group of...
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Nigeria: Why We Reduced U.S. Visa Validity for Nigerians - US Embassy
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported that the US embassy on Tuesday announced that it had reduced visa validity for non-immigrant Nigerian applicants from five years to three months.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: No, Mixture of Guava Leaves, Ginseng Root, Ginger and Lemons Can't Cure Blocked Fallopian Tubes or Endometriosis - See a Doctor Instead
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Facebook posts claiming to cure blocked fallopian tubes and endometriosis with a simple plant mixture are false. Both conditions require proven medical treatments and providing false cures online may stop people from seeking medical attention.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Ignore Fake Ad Claiming Kenya's Electricity Generating Company Is Hiring
[Africa Check] Ignore fake ad claiming Kenya's electricity generating company is hiring
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Beware of Fake Facebook Page 'Mark Mwangi' Offering Motorbikes On Credit to Kenyans
[Africa Check] Beware of fake Facebook page 'MARK MWANGI' offering motorbikes on credit to Kenyans
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Israeli civilians paid thousands to demolish Gaza homes
Israeli civilians paid thousands to demolish Gaza homes Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 07/11/2025 - 12:42 Private contractors destroy Palestinian homes for money, and soldiers fire on civilians to protect them Israeli soldiers stand near a bulldozer inside Gaza City during a media tour organised by the military on 8 February 2024 (AFP/Jack Guez) Off Israeli civilians operating heavy machinery in Gaza can earn as...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:France detains Russian basketball player at US request on hacking charge
Authorities say Daniil Kasatkin arranged payoffs for a ransomware ring. His lawyer claims he unknowingly bought a second-hand computer with malware.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Amazon’s annual deal fest is no longer all about the bargains
Prime Day isn’t just a way of shifting goods so much as a means of feeding the ecosystem
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:EU vows to protect Ukrainian culture as Russia targets over 500 heritage sites
Moscow has destroyed or damaged more than 500 cultural sites in Ukraine, according to UNESCO. The EU has allocated an additional 2 million to support the cultural sector.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Cameroon: Party's Shadow Cabinet Advocates for Decentralization, Economic Equity, and Multi-Cultural Capital
[Camer.be] Cameroon's political landscape is experiencing a significant tremor as Foligar Lang, President of the Cameroon Reformation Party (CRP), has unveiled his party's "Shadow Cabinet" for 2025. This audacious move, presented as a direct challenge to nearly seven decades of centralized governance, outlines a radical vision for a fundamentally transformed and federated Cameroon, including the proposal of an...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: Suspected Mpox Cases Rise As Hotspots Record Drop In New Confirmations
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Many countries in the region continue to grapple with mpox cases, which surged in August 2024, and suspected cases are still rising, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC). The continental health agency, however, noted a decline in confirmed cases during the 26th reporting week of 2025.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Ukraine to receive US-made Patriot air defence systems via NATO, Trump says
Speaking in Rome, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Germany would pay for two of the systems while Norway has agreed to supply one.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Kenya: DPP Approves Murder Charge On Police Officer Over Bonface Kariuki Murder
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has approved murder charges against Constable Klinzy Masinde Barasa, the police officer accused of fatally shooting 22-year-old hawker Boniface Kariuki.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Supreme Court Upholds SRC's Final Say On State Corporations Renumeration
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Supreme Court of Kenya has dismissed an appeal by the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Management Board challenging the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) jurisdiction over the remuneration and benefits of employees of State corporations.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Srebrenica genocide: 30 years on, anger at western 'hypocrisy'
Srebrenica genocide: 30 years on, anger at western 'hypocrisy' Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/11/2025 - 13:14 Many social media users drew parallels with Palestinians in Gaza as world marks anniversary of Europe’s worst massacre since World War 2 A woman prays among the gravestones at the memorial cemetery in the village of Potocari, near the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica, on 11 July 2025, the 30th anniversary...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Israel issues expulsion orders in Gaza City
Israel issues expulsion orders in Gaza City Israel issued forced expulsion orders in multiple areas in Gaza City on Friday. Wafa news agency reported that the Israeli army ordered residents of Tel al-Hawa and parts of the southern Rimal neighbourhood - both sheltering hundreds of thousands of displaced people - to leave immediately. Some residents told Wafa that they would not relocate, citing the fact that Israeli...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Police Allege Dr. Daniel Leading Health Professionals' Movement 'From Prison Using Electronics'
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Police told the Bahir Dar City High Court that Dr. Daniel Fantahun, an imprisoned member of the Health Professionals Movement, is allegedly "continuing and leading the struggle from prison using electronics," sources close to the case told Addis Standard.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Serial Killer Kazungu
[New Times] The High Court in Kigali has rejected the appeal of Denis Kazungu, who was convicted of murdering 13 people, and upheld the life sentence and a Rwf10 million fine handed down by the Nyarugenge Intermediate Court in early 2024.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:China Urges the U.S. To Adopt an Impartial, Rational, Pragmatic Policy
The Wang-Rubio dialogue comes at a pivotal moment in bilateral relations, which are strained by deep geopolitical tensions. On Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malysia. RELATED: Trump’s 50% Tariff […]
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Central African Republic: Rebel Groups in CAR Lay Down Their Arms As New Peace Deal Begins
[RFI] As a peace deal signed by the Central African government and rebel groups comes into force on Friday, the leaders of 3R and UPC have officially dissolved their movements in a ceremony in Bangui led by President Faustin-Archange Touadéra.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Coffee tariffs give caffeine fans grounds for concern
Almost all of the hit from coffee price rises reaches end consumers in eight months — a lifetime to a caffeine addict
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Kurdish militants burn weapons in step towards peace with Turkey
Ceremony by PKK fighters in Iraq marks dramatic moment in process to end decades-long conflict
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Displaced Residents Barred From Returning Home in Recaptured Somali Towns
[Shabelle] Sabiid, Somalia -- Residents of Sabiid and Caanoole in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region say they have been barred from returning to their homes and farmlands after government and African Union (AUSSOM) forces recently retook the area from Al-Shabaab.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Russia closing Polish consulate in Kaliningrad in tit-for-tat move
Poland ordered Russian consulate in Krakow to shut after accusations Moscow orchestrated fire at Warsaw shopping centre.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:East Africa: Somalia-Ethiopia Talks Mediated By Türkiye Stall Over Somaliland Port Deal
[Shabelle] Ankara, July 11, 2025 -- Mediation talks hosted by Türkiye between Somalia and Ethiopia have stalled, diplomats from both countries said, amid deepening tensions over Ethiopia's contentious port access agreement with Somaliland.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: The Race Towards Clean Energy - a World Still Gripped By Coal
[IPS] United Nations -- Global investments in energy exceeded USD 3 trillion in 2024, with at least USD 2 trillion being invested in clean energy technology and infrastructure. Infrastructure. Despite that progress, fossil fuel consumption continues to rise with little sign of slowing.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: Rights, Not Rations - How Human Relationships Can Reshape Refugee Policy
[The New Humanitarian] Katalyeba, Uganda -- This is about an ethos that any humanitarian agency can adopt: build relationships first, and let those relationships guide what you do.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Carmen review - feminist take on opera’s notorious femme fatale has swagger and style
Sydney Opera House then Regent Theatre, MelbourneMaximalist design, gorgeous music and grim reality come together in a smart, seductive and spectacular production from Opera AustraliaGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOpera’s most notorious femme fatale makes a helluva entrance: the moment we meet Carmen in Georges Bizet’s 1875 opera, we know she’s a bad girl headed for a worse end. The downward chromatic slide...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Australia’s current childcare funding model risks failing our most precious people | Zoe Daniel
The government’s childcare priority should be on safety and wellbeing, not profitWhen you attach profit to caring, you create a problem.We don’t need yet another series of reviews and reports to tell us that when you rely on the blunt-force of the market, you will see profiteering from government subsidies, lack of quality in service delivery dressed up as “efficiency” to maximise profits, and next to no services in...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:For the remote community of Yuendumu, there’s no justice until its people stop dying
Kumanjayi Walker’s family says the coroner ‘told the truth’ about racism in the Northern Territory – and the solution is to let the community govern itselfWarning: This article contains reference to Indigenous Australians who have diedKumanjayi Walker inquest findings: racism, reform and reckoning – Full Story podcastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the sun starts to fall over Yuendumu,...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Back to Back Barries: could the antisemitism plan be used to silence dissent? - podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barrie unpack the plan handed to the federal government this week to combat antisemitism. They also look at Trump’s threat to place tariffs on pharmaceuticals, the RBA’s surprise interest rate decision and the impact of federal election cycles on state leadershipEmail the show:backtobackbarries@theguardian.com Continue reading...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Two years ago, Erin Patterson’s lunch guests were admitted to hospital. This week she became a convicted murderer
The mushroom murder trial attracted so much attention that Morwell, where the court is located, and nearby Traralgon received an economic boom. And then it was overWhat the beef wellingtons really looked like: mushroom murder exhibits revealedFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonIt’s a case so well-publicised it barely needs introduction. Erin Patterson, a middle-aged...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Catalyst for change or community menace? What’s next for Australia’s e-bike revolution
Share e-bikes have been used in 8.9 million trips covering 17.6 million kilometres over 15 years. Where are they headed now?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt all started with 100 blue bicycles. Fifteen years ago, Australia’s first public bike hire scheme launched in Melbourne to considerable fanfare.Four months later, Brisbane followed suit, partnering with multinational advertising company...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism in Australia, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler
The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreachGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne must acknowledge the remarkably effective Jewish community organisations in Australia behind the latest antisemitism report. Collectively, with their News Ltd megaphone, they have successfully badgered the government of the day, cowed the ABC, intimidated...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler
The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreachGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne must acknowledge the remarkably effective Jewish community organisations in Australia behind the latest antisemitism report. Collectively, with their News Ltd megaphone, they have successfully badgered the government of the day, cowed the ABC, intimidated...
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