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Tanzanian president wins landslide amid deadly protests
AFP, Published on 01/11/2025
» DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed on Saturday, after key opponents were jailed or barred from running, leading to days of deadly protests.
Hamas in show of strength as hostages released
Reuters, Published on 13/10/2025
» CAIRO - Hamas deployed fighters in Gaza on Monday as a release of hostages seized in the Oct 7 attacks was under way, Reuters footage showed, in an apparent show of strength by the militant group which President Donald Trump says must disarm.
Trump says Hamas ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing
AFP, Published on 04/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for peace and told Israel to stop bombing Gaza, after the Palestinian militant group declared it was ready to free hostages under his ceasefire plan.
UN debate swerves, slides, but scores
Oped, John J Metzler, Published on 01/10/2025
» US President Donald Trump lambasted the United Nations on opening day for its failure to stop global crises in the midst of major regional wars, humanitarian disasters, looming security threats, never mind costly bureaucratic waste. But as the leader of the most prominent and founding UN member state, he then added that the world organisation isn't living up to its potential, and scathingly challenged, "What's the purpose of the United Nations?" The old rebuke, "You can do better!" Sometimes it works.
Hamas yet to respond on Trump’s Gaza plan
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» JERUSALEM - Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.
Trump blasts UN, repeats claim that he’s ended seven wars
News Agencies, Published on 23/09/2025
» NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday assailed the United Nations for offering nothing but “empty words”, delivering a grievance-laden speech that accused the world body of funding illegal migration and failing to help his efforts to end wars around the world.
UN assembly opens amidst wars, other woes
Oped, John J Metzler, Published on 23/09/2025
» Presidents, prime ministers, kings and potentates are converging on New York for the United Nations General Assembly session. The upcoming General Debate, starting today, will bring together a cast of thousands of delegates for 10 days.
Nam Dinh's Samba stars down Dragons
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 19/09/2025
» Ratchaburi lost their opening game of the AFC Champions League Two, going down 3-1 to hosts Nam Dinh of Vietnam at the Thien Truong Stadium on Wednesday night.
Agenda for tackling debt crisis
News, Martín Guzmán & Mahmoud Mohieldin & Vera Songwe, Published on 23/08/2025
» Following the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in June, we reached a breakthrough moment. Governments, international financial institutions, and civil-society organisations, recognising the need to tackle today's debt and development crises, are ready for action ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September.
Israel approves plan to conquer Gaza City
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» JERUSALEM — Israel's defence minister has approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to carry it out, his ministry confirmed on Wednesday.