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UK Re-Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Syria In First Ministerial Visit For 14 Years
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) Foreign Secretary's visit to Syria marks first by a UK minister in 14 years and renews the UK and Syria's diplomatic relationship. Commitment to support Syria as the new government seeks to rebuild Syria's economy,...
Russia Increases Fertilizers and Agricultural Exports to Africa
The News Chronicle
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July 6, 2025
With geopolitical developments shaping the world, Africa is expectedly changing with the times. It has gone far, particularly with Russia, opened new directions in bilateral economic cooperation after their joint historic summits. It is also time...
1949: Egyptian King to spend summer in Cyprus, books hotel suite
Famagusta Gazette
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June 24, 2025
Home Cyprus 1949: Egyptian King to spend summer in Cyprus, books hotel suite King Farouk of Egypt has booked a six-room suite in Platres, a leading Cyprus holiday resort—for the entire summer season. The climate in Cyprus is markedly cooler than...
Whilst the world slept
Egypt Independent
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July 6, 2025
Leonard (Len) could not stop laughing. It was unlike him. Len was a distinguished diplomat that served his country around the world, in his late 60s, tall, athletic, Jewish and with an extremely high IQ. He looked at all of us, his guests, and...
Rotations to boost yields and profits
Potatoes In Canada
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July 1, 2025
A look at alternative crop options for potato rotations in P.E.I. These days, many Prince Edward Island potato growers are combining their own expertise with practical research results to choose alternative crop rotations focused on achieving...
It Happened at the UN: Week Ending July 4
Pass Blue
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July 4, 2025
Fourth of July fireworks, viewed from Brooklyn, N.Y., near the East River. When the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, in 1776, the American critic Louis Menand writes, the document did not “create a nation” but the “idea” of...
Tanzania ranked most peaceful in East Africa as regional security landscape shifts
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has retained its position as the most peaceful country in East Africa, ranking 73rd out of 163 nations in the 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI). However, the country dropped eight places compared to last year, reflecting...
UNHCR reports record displacement in West and Central Africa
Deutsche Welle
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June 20, 2025
About 12.7 million forcibly displaced and stateless people are in West and Central Africa, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). "From conflict to climate shocks, protection risks are rising — particularly for women and children, who...
Nigeria records 11,000 unregistered refugees in six months – Report
Punch
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July 5, 2025
The number of refugees and asylum seekers awaiting registration in Nigeria has jumped from 21,095 in December 2024 to 32,750 by June 2025. This amounts to 55 per cent rise or roughly 11,700 refugees who remained ineligible for food stipends, cash...
Sokoto State: 2 years of transformative governance by Gov Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto
The Sun Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
Prior to the emergence of His Excellency, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, FCNA, as the Governor of Sokoto State in May 29, 2023, he came with a vision to transform the State with a 9-Point Smart Agenda. This was designed to lift Sokoto to higher grounds....
Iraqis 'losing faith' in elections amid boycotts and alleged wrongdoing
The National News
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As Iraq gears up for the national elections later this year, the electoral process is becoming mired in controversy over allegations of vote buying and the use of illegally acquired political funds, as well as boycotts by some political parties....
The Dam Completed: A Tense Juncture for the Nile Basin
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 5, 2025
The long-anticipated completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) marks a new and highly precarious chapter in the already strained relationship between Ethiopia and Egypt. With Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announcing the dam’s full...
What if the UN Charter fails? A world without rules is closer than we think
Dawn
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June 23, 2025
RIGHT now, something very dangerous is unfolding, not just in Gaza or Sudan, but in our international system. We are witnessing the slow unravelling of a promise made nearly 80 years ago — “that no country should again have unchecked power to...
French police slash migrant boats at sea amid surging channel crossings
Weekly Blitz
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July 5, 2025
In a controversial escalation of efforts to deter illegal migration across the English Channel, French police have reportedly begun using knives to puncture inflatable boats used by migrants seeking to reach Britain. The unprecedented tactic,...
Immigration in Japan: Understanding Who is a Refugee
JAPAN Forward
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June 21, 2025
このページを 日本語 で読む Criticisms such as "Japan is cold toward refugees" or "Japan accepts very few refugees" frequently appear in the media. In the past, there may have been a basis to think so. But, I have worked in immigration and refugee support for...
SAR’s Robert Quinn on the Hastening Decline of Academic Freedom in U.S.
Al-Fanar Media
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July 5, 2025
Academic freedom is often considered a measure of the democratic pulse of a nation. However, incidents of threats to academic freedom appear to be on the rise in democratic countries recently, notably in the United States, where the administration...
Palestine in Pictures: June 2025
The Electronic Intifada
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July 4, 2025
The Electronic Intifada 4 July 2025 People carry the body of a man who was killed while trying to get a bag of flour after aid trucks entered through the Zikim area in northern Gaza City, 17 June. The slain man was later identified as 20-year-old...
What to expect from Iran’s approach to Africa after its war with Israel
Atlantic Council
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July 3, 2025
The twelve-day war between Iran and Israel, which the United States joined with airstrikes against the Iranian nuclear program, has shaken up the foreign-policy calculus for the Islamic Republic. What happens next will have implications for...
Brazil’s English Skills Lag Far Behind Global Standards
The Rio Times
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June 22, 2025
Brazil faces a big challenge as it prepares to host the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in 2025. The country ranks 81st out of 116 countries on the EF English Proficiency Index, a respected international measure. This means most...
BRICS summit to discuss major world conflicts — South African president
TASS
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July 5, 2025
PRETORIA, July 5. /TASS/. Issues of geopolitics and major crises, including the situation in Ukraine, will be discussed at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said ahead of his flight to Brazil. "I am...