In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he was appalled to learn that multiple drone strikes on 4 December had hit a children’s nursery and a hospital in Kalogi, where the injured were being treated. Echoing those concerns, the head of UN World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that Kalogi […]
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Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), an aggressive counter‑move that disrupts Netflix’s recently announced $72 billion equity deal for key WBD assets. The surprise offer escalates what has already been one of the most consequential takeover battles in modern media, with the future of Hollywood’s most valuable […]
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Ireland has approved a record €159 million in funding under the latest round of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF), marking one of the State’s most significant investments in next‑generation research and commercial innovation. The announcement follows the approval of seven additional projects worth €39 million, bringing the total number of funded initiatives under Call […]
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A compact, multi‑sector snapshot of the continent’s latest economic, political, technological and human‑rights developments. BUSINESS & MACRO SPAR Group Restructures After Heavy Losses South Africa’s SPAR Group reported R132.4 billion in revenue for the year to September 2025, a 1.6% increase driven by stronger grocery and liquor sales London South East.However, profitability weakened: diluted headline […]
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Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has confirmed that more than €55.15 million in payments is now being issued to 4,858 farmers under the 2025 Organic Farming Scheme (OFS). The rollout marks the latest phase of the State’s ongoing push to expand organic production and support farmers transitioning to more […]
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at 10 Downing Street in London for a pivotal round of talks with European leaders as diplomatic efforts intensify to shape the next phase of the war with Russia. The meeting, hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, brings together France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported continued circulation of all known clades of the mpox virus (MPXV) as countries work to contain outbreaks across multiple regions. In its latest External Situation Report #60, covering data up to late November 2025, the agency notes that while global case numbers are trending downward, the risk of […]
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One year ago, the fall of the Assad regime marked the end of decades of a brutal dictatorship, responsible for the death, disappearance and displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and for the destruction of large parts of the country, with disastrous consequences on the overall fabric of the Syrian society. Its fall gave […]
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Gardaí have issued a nationwide alert as the investigation intensifies into a fatal firebomb attack in Edenderry, Co Offaly, Ireland, that killed four‑year‑old Tadhg Farrell and his 60‑year‑old grandaunt, Mary Holt. Detectives believe the pair were murdered in a petrol‑bomb assault linked to a local drugs gang, in what officers have described as a “reckless, […]
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Nigeria’s government says it has secured the release of 100 children abducted during last month’s mass kidnapping at St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Niger State, one of the country’s worst school abductions in recent years. The children, taken by armed gunmen in late November, were transported to Abuja and are expected to be handed […]
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