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Two Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza blast

27 July 2025

“We have lost two young heroes, some of our finest, who gave their lives for the security of our state and the return of all our hostages,” Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on social media. The two soldiers, aged 20 and 22, served in the Golani Infantry Brigade’s 51st Battalion. Israeli military sources said they […]

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At least 3 killed as Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes

26 July 2025

Russia struck several regions of Ukraine overnight, officials said Saturday, reporting one person killed in Dnipro, while Moscow said two people died after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov region. Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov said one person was killed in a high-rise apartment complex. Across the border, Russia’s acting governor of Rostov said a […]

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Seven children killed in India school roof collapse

25 July 2025

There were around 60 students, teachers and staff members in the single-storey building when the accident happened in Jhalawar district, some 322 kilometres, 200 miles, from the state capital Jaipur. Kishore said the structure collapsed when students were attending their classes early on Friday. Villagers rushed to the site and rescued many injured children who […]

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49 people feared dead in Russian plane crash

24 July 2025

The plane was flying from the city of Blagoveshchensk to Tynda, a remote town and key railway hub in the Amur region near the Chinese border, when it disappeared from radar while preparing to land. Video footage circulating on social media showed that the Russian Antonov An-24 passenger plane had crashed in a densely forested […]

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15 killed in Israeli strikes, says Gaza civil defence

22 July 2025

Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that Israeli strikes on the Al-Shati camp west of Gaza City killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 50. Most of Gaza’s population has been displaced at least once during 21 months of conflict, and the Al-Shati camp, on the Mediterranean coast, hosts thousands of people displaced […]

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Japan PM hangs on after election debacle

21 July 2025

In Sunday’s election Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost continuously since 1955, and its partner Komeito fell a projected three seats short of retaining a majority in the upper house. Voters angry at inflation turned to other parties, notably the “Japanese first” Sanseito, which made strong gains with its “anti-globalist” drive echoing the […]

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Turkey warns of new terrorist group, ‘Fethullah’, in Nigeria

16 July 2025

Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, disclosed this in Abuja at a dinner organised by the Turkish Embassy to mark the country’s Democracy and National Unity Day. The Turkish government disclosed that the coup was successfully quelled by the collective resistance of its patriotic forces and citizens, who resisted the mutiny against the government of […]

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US cuts Nigerians’ visa validity to three months

9 July 2025

According to a press release issued by the US Embassy in Abuja, “most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period.” The new visa restrictions is said to take immediate effect. However, the embassy clarified that “those US non-immigrant visas issued before July 8, 2025, […]

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Zelensky to replace Ukraine’s U.S. ambassador to please Trump

8 July 2025

The two sides were now in talks over possible successors, who would need approval from both countries, citing two people familiar with the matter. Markarova, who has served as ambassador in Washington since 2021, has been criticised by some Republicans for being too closely aligned with the Democratic Party. Her replacement could be an attempt […]

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Trump says Israel has agreed to 60-day ceasefire

2 July 2025

The President made the announcement on his platform, where he stated that during the two months of ceasefire, the United States will work with all parties to end the conflict. Representatives from Qatar and Egypt, who have been heavily involved in peace efforts, will deliver this latest proposal to the Palestinian extremist organisation, Hamas. “I […]

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