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Supporters rally for banned Ivorian opposition hopeful
Al Jazeera : Despite a heavy downpour and slippery roads, supporters of presidential candidate Tidjane Thiam poured into Abidjan’s streets in the thousands on Saturday to march on the offices of the Ivory Coast...
Philippine Navy seizes $175m meth haul at sea
AFP : The Philippine Navy seized an illegal drug shipment worth 10 billion pesos ($175 million) on Friday in one of the country’s biggest narcotics hauls on record, officials said.A pair of naval gunboats...
EU squeezes Russia financially to reach ‘peace thru strength’ in Ukraine
Al Jazeera : The European Commission floated a plan last week to phase out all Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.The plan, unveiled on Tuesday at the end of the Group of...
World Refugee Day: UN chief highlights unfair burden on developing nations
AP : Marking the World Refugee Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said host communities, often in developing countries, are shouldering the greatest burden which is unfair.“This is unfair and unsustainable,” he said...
Violence against children hit ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024: UN
AFP: From Gaza to the Democratic Republic of Congo, violence against children in conflict zones reached “unprecedented levels” in 2024, a United Nations annual report said Thursday. “In 2024, violence against children in armed...
US military move aircraft and ships from bases in the Middle East
Reuters : The US military has moved some aircraft and ships from bases in the Middle East that may be vulnerable to any potential Iranian attack, two US officials said on Wednesday.The moves come...
Malaysia sues Telegram over alleged malicious content
AFP : Malaysia said Thursday it had filed a civil suit against social network Telegram for allegedly disseminating content that could erode trust in public institutions and threaten social order.This is the first such...
Japan’s free high school policy may provoke exodus from public schools
Japan Today : Japan’s decision to make high school tuition virtually free, even for private institutions, is raising alarm among educators and policy experts, who warn it could accelerate an exodus from public schools...
Chinese navy drill near Japan sparks concern and protest
BBC : A Chinese naval drill near Japan has sparked concern from Tokyo, which in recent days lodged a protest with Beijing and made the rare decision to publicly disclose Chinese military movements.In the...
US to review social media posts of student visa applicants
AFP : Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released on Wednesday.The...