The United States’ top military officer, General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Puerto Rico on Monday as part of a high-profile tour of the Caribbean amid one of Washington’s largest naval deployments in the region in decades. The trip underscores the growing role of the US military in pressuring Venezuela

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Northern Nigeria is facing a severe hunger crisis as armed attacks, political instability, and reductions in international aid drive millions into food insecurity, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. According to the latest report released on Tuesday, nearly 35 million people in northern Nigeria are projected to face severe food insecurity from May to

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In an unprecedented emergency operation, China has successfully launched an uncrewed spacecraft to rescue three astronauts stranded aboard the Tiangong space station. The astronauts were left without a functioning return capsule after their original vehicle, Shenzhou-20, was damaged by debris, making it unsafe for re-entry to Earth. The mission demonstrates China’s rapid response capabilities in

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London, UK – Huda Ammori, cofounder of Palestine Action, is set to challenge the UK government’s controversial decision to proscribe the pro-Palestine activist group as a terrorist organisation. The case will be heard at London’s High Court, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal that there are reasonable grounds to argue the ban interferes

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Bissau, Guinea-Bissau – Guinea-Bissau is facing political uncertainty as both incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and his main challenger, Fernando Dias, claimed victory in the presidential election before official results were released. Each candidate asserted that they had surpassed the 50 percent threshold required to win outright, which would eliminate the need for a runoff

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Global – More than 50,000 women and girls were intentionally killed by intimate partners or family members worldwide in 2024, according to a new United Nations report. This averages to one woman every 10 minutes, or 137 per day, highlighting the ongoing global crisis of femicide. The report, released by UN Women and the United

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Kyiv, Ukraine – A new peace proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump has drawn sharp criticism in Ukraine, with troops, experts, and former diplomats warning it undermines the country’s sovereignty and favors Russia’s wartime objectives. The plan comes as Russian forces continue heavy attacks on southeastern Ukraine. In Zaporizhzhia and other frontline cities, civilians face

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A German court in Dresden has opened a high-profile trial against seven left-wing activists accused of carrying out a series of violent attacks on far-right groups in eastern Germany. The defendants are alleged members of the Antifa Ost network, and the case has drawn attention both nationally and across Europe. The trial, which began on

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The United States has called on Sudan’s opposing forces to adopt a comprehensive ceasefire plan without demanding any preconditions, amid continued reports of atrocities and instability in the country. Massad Boulos, U.S. senior advisor for Arab and African affairs, presented the plan to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) but

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The economy of the occupied Palestinian territory, including Gaza and the West Bank, is experiencing its most severe collapse on record, according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The UN report highlights that two years of conflict and longstanding restrictions on movement and trade have erased decades

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