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Surrender or Adventure
Bella Caledonia
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July 9, 2025
SURRENDER OR ADVENTURE: From The Province Of The Cat by George Gunn. The future of Scotland, in relation to the Union, is either surrender or adventure. Why is this? Well, on current evidence the managers of the UK state – from herein known as...
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
Muser Press
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July 9, 2025
Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday. About 30 people...
Thomas Neurath, publisher with strong conscience
The Times
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Thomas Neurath did not expect to be running Thames & Hudson, the family publishing firm, in his mid-twenties until his father Walter Neurath suddenly died in 1967. Neurath was already working there as an editor but his elevation only became...
Trump hosts African leaders to discuss ‘win-win’ economic opportunities
The Center Square
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July 9, 2025
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump hosted five African presidents at the White House on Wednesday for conversations around possible economic partnerships with the U.S. The administration has said it’s working to change America’s...
Trump courts African leaders at White House
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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July 9, 2025
Updated July 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM CDT LAGOS, Nigeria — The presidents of the West African countries of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of...
“He Was Treated Very Unfairly and He Prevailed”: Trump Meets Senegal’s Faye, Four African Leaders at U.S.-Africa Summit
The Fatu Network
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Newsroom Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Washington today, 9 July, during a high-level summit with four other African leaders focused on trade,...
Trump meets presidents of 5 African nations in bid to boost trade
United Press International (UPI)
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July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met the presidents of five African nations -- Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon -- in what the White House describes as a push to deepen trade, including that involving...
With ‘big’ bill in rearview, Trump doesn’t have a new to-do list for Congress
Roll Call
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July 9, 2025
Donald Trump will not be presenting Congress with a new to-do list anytime soon as Senate and House Republicans turn to other pressing matters after narrowly approving most of the president’s second-term priorities. As the ink dried on the...
HRC59: Civil society presents key takeaways from the session
International Service for Human Rights
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July 8, 2025
We join others who have expressed grave concern about the UN’s financial situation throughout the session. We deplore that we are in this position primarily due to the failure of some States to pay their assessed contributions in full and on time....
The Everywhere Insiders 6: Gaza Aid, Iran’s Nuclear Program, and Global Diplomatic Challenges
The Good Men Project - California
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July 9, 2025
Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris...
Paying tribute to Sebastião Salgado
Amateur Photographer
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July 3, 2025
Legendary documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado took amazing photos whatever camera he used. Former AP editor Damien Demolder pays tribute to this hugely influential artist, who drew attention to the injustice and suffering of the world’s...
"We must build a different future while we can": collective statement calls for urgent change of course
Statewatch
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Home / News / 2025 / June / "We must build a different future while we can": collective statement calls for urgent change of course Topic Country/Region 20 June 2025 A declaration coordinated by the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy ties...
USAID Leaks: Censorship As Regime Change
Al Mayadeen
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July 3, 2025
Leaked files show USAID paid Valent Projects to censor critics and spread pro-Western propaganda in Sudan and beyond. Ask ChatGPT Leaked files reviewed by Al Mayadeen English expose how notorious intelligence cutout USAID secretly employed the...
‘Not something to celebrate’: As it turns 80 and faces dwindling global clout, can the UN survive？
The Sentinel Colorado
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July 9, 2025
UNITED NATIONS | The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There’s little to celebrate. Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest news...
Ethiopia completes controversial Nile mega-dam
Semafor
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Ethiopia said construction of a mega-dam on the Blue Nile — work that has been at the center of a long-running dispute with Egypt and Sudan — is complete. The $5 billion dam, Africa’s biggest hydroelectric project, is expected to more than double...
Cumbre 2025: los BRICS abrazan el multilateralismo y piden reformas en las organizaciones globales
Atalayar
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July 8, 2025
BRICS, una fuerza geopolítica global Ausencias destacadas La seguridad como eje central Objetivos económicos y disputas comerciales Multipolaridad y gobernanza global Desafíos y prioridades estratégicas La cumbre número 17 de los BRICS, que acaba...
Drone Warfare And Its Impact On Africa, Ukraine And Beyond
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) From the deserts of Sudan to the streets of Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, drones are reshaping modern warfare. Once limited to counter-terrorism by a select few powers, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now ubiquitous, with...
Teenage girl dies from ‘brain-swelling’ Nipah virus considered the ‘next pandemic’ – as officials detect a second case
The Sun
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July 8, 2025
A TEENAGE girl has died from a brain-swelling bat virus which experts fear could be the 'next pandemic'. The 18-year-old tested positive for Nipah virus, an extremely lethal disease which kills more two thirds of those infected. 3 A patient is...
Governor Radda commissions Rufai’s farm in Kaita-Shinkafi town
The News (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
Governor Radda and Ambassador Rufai during the commissioning By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Katsina Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has commended Ambassador Ahmad Rufai for his vision, passion, and long-standing dedication to agriculture,...
Hear Me Out—Trump Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
Discourse Magazine
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Man of peace. Trump's international achievements, such as the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, suggest that he's deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize. Image Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Back in 2018, two Norwegian lawmakers...