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Kwame Brathwaite, photographer of ‘...

Kwame Brathwaite, photographer of ‘Black is Beautiful’ movement...

Kwame Brathwaite, photographer of ‘Black is Beautiful’ movement, dies at 85 **Kwame Brathwaite, Chronicler of Black Empowerment and Aesthetic Revolution, Passes Away at 85** Kwame Brathwaite, a visionary photographer and influential activist whose lens captured and amplified the... read more »

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Madagascar’s coup leader Colonel M...

Madagascar’s coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina sworn in as pr...

Madagascar’s coup leader sworn in as president ## Political Transition Underway in Madagascar as Randrianirina Assumes Presidency **Antananarivo, Madagascar** – Madagascar is undergoing a significant political transition following a week of unrest that culminated in the military seizing... read more »

Middle East: German FM in Turkey with Ga...

Middle East: German FM in Turkey with Gaza in focus

Middle East: German FM in Turkey with Gaza in focus **German Foreign Minister Seeks Dialogue with Turkey Amidst Escalating Gaza Concerns** Ankara – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has arrived in Ankara today for high-level discussions with his Turkish counterpart, focusing primarily on... read more »

Peace prize winner Karl Schlögel: Europe...

Peace prize winner Karl Schlögel: Europe needs a free Ukraine

Frankfurt am Main – German historian and Eastern Europe expert Karl Schlögel has been awarded the prestigious Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for 2025. In a powerful statement to Deutsche Welle, Schlögel emphasized that defending Ukraine’s sovereignty is not just a regional concern... read more »

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John Kerry warns of violence if Israel-Palestinian peace talks fail

John Kerry warns of violence if Israel-Palestinian peace talks fa...

Amman – US Secretary of State John Kerry warned today of a return to violence if faltering peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians ultimately fail. He also rejected suggestions that he... read more »

Syria rebel chief Liwa al-Tawhid Brigade killed in regime strike

Syrian war cost tops $103 bn: UN

Washington – The total cost of Syria’s almost three-year-long conflict has reached over $103 billion in the first half of 2013, the UN... read more »

India seeks result based time line for UNSC reforms

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

New York – Asserting that the credibility of the UN Security Council is at stake, India has sought a results based time line for reforms in the decision... read more »

Singapore prime minister’s office web page hacked

Singapore prime minister's office web page hacked

Singapore – The official website of the prime minister’s office of Singapore was hacked late Thursday by apparent members of international hacker... read more »

30 killed in Iraq violence

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Baghdad – A series of attacks in Iraq, including a double suicide car bombing targeting a military base, killed 30 people across the country, officials... read more »

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Chinese President Xi Jinping Wants ‘Great Wall Of Steel’ In Xinjiang

Xi issued the traditional military rallying call on Friday, during a session of the National People’s Congress, China’s annual parliament in Beijing, The Guardian reported. read more »

Dinosaur Tracks Found In China, Say Scientists

The tracks were found on a rural mountain road in Longjing city in August 2015, Xinhua news agency quoted the scientists from China, South Korea and the US as saying. read more »

Indonesia making no progress against hazardous haze

Pekanbaru, Indonesia | Reuters — Indonesia has sent nearly 21,000 personnel to fight forest fires raging in its northern islands, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday, but smoke... read more »

France opens war crimes inquiry against Assad regime

French authorities have launched a criminal probe against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for alleged war crimes committed between 2011 and 2013, sources said. Paris... read more »

NATO Troops Reach Kunduz to Support Afghan Forces

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: NATO said Wednesday its special forces have reached Kunduz to support Afghan troops after the Taliban seized the northern city, repelled a counter-attack and advanced on the... read more »