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Thursday, 25 April 2024 21:40
Argentina: massive protests on austerity measures
Hundreds of thousands have rallied in Buenos Aires and other cities, protesting against president Javier Milei's austerity measures. The demonstrations united students, professors, trade unions, leftist political parties, and even conservative politicians against the budget cuts…
Thursday, 18 April 2024 21:38
Middle East Christians: subdued Easter celebrations
This year’s Easter celebrations in the Middle East were subdued. In Gaza City, Christians who have found refuge in the Holy Family Church brought palm branches to the Palm Sunday service. One of their priests said…
Thursday, 18 April 2024 21:33
Australia: two stabbings in Sydney
Sydney is reeling after two knife attacks within three days. At Bondi Junction, Joel Cauchi, who had a history of mental illness, killed six people and injured others. At a church in Wakeley, a teenager injured…
Thursday, 18 April 2024 21:30
North Korea: new proposal for enforcing sanctions
The USA, South Korea, and Japan are proposing a new multinational panel outside the UN to enforce sanctions against North Korea. Russia rejected renewing the UN panel which has monitored sanctions for fifteen years, and China…
Thursday, 18 April 2024 21:25
Africa: USA may need to improve relationships due to shortage of minerals
The USA may need to reassess its relationships with African nations as it faces a potential shortage of critical minerals essential for weapon manufacturing. This comes as it and its allies provide arms to conflict zones…
Thursday, 18 April 2024 21:22
USA: Trump on trial, could face many witnesses
On 15 April Donald Trump became the first former president ever to face a criminal trial. He is accused of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to actress Stormy Daniels (who claims that he…