To help address the difficult humanitarian situation in Sudan, the European Commission and Member States have pledged €522 million in aid for 2025 at the High-level Conference for Sudan, co-hosted in London today by the Commission alongside the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the African Union. This comes after two years of armed conflict which […]
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The two missiles struck a busy street in the city centre, damaging residential buildings, an educational facility and civilian vehicles, as people were out celebrating Palm Sunday, a major religious holiday in Ukraine. UN Secretary-General António Guterres was deeply alarmed and shocked to learn of the attack his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement. Devastating pattern of […]
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Nvidia has announced plans to invest up to $500 billion over the next four years to manufacture AI supercomputers entirely within the United States. This initiative aims to bolster domestic AI infrastructure, enhance supply chain resilience, and meet the growing global demand for AI technologies. Key Developments: These developments align with the Trump administration’s push […]
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On April 12, 2025, the residence of Bubacar Turé, President of the Guinean League for Human Rights (LGDH), was forcibly entered by unidentified individuals in Bissau. The operation lacked a warrant and occurred in the early hours, causing distress among his family members. Turé, a prominent human rights advocate and jurist, was not present during […]
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Algiers – Tensions between France and Algeria have escalated sharply after Algeria ordered the expulsion of 12 French embassy personnel, giving them 48 hours to leave the country, according to a statement by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday. The diplomatic fallout follows the indictment of three Algerian nationals in France, one of whom […]
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Bayelsa State, Nigeria — Armed groups in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on critical oil infrastructure, threatening a return to instability in a region central to the country’s economic lifeline. Two groups—the Liberation Army of the Niger Delta and Bakassi (L.A.N.D. & B) and the better-known Movement for […]
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Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has joined a growing number of Republican voices criticizing Donald Trump’s aggressive use of tariffs, calling the policy a “misstep” with potentially damaging consequences for the U.S. economy and the Republican Party. In an interview with The Hill earlier this week, Pence warned that the Trump administration’s tariff-heavy trade […]
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Cambridge, MA — In a landmark standoff over academic independence, Harvard University has rejected a sweeping set of policy demands issued by the Trump administration, placing nearly $9 billion in federal funding at risk. The demands—outlined in a letter from a federal task force—called for the dismantling of Harvard’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, […]
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In the span of just three days, the United States experienced three separate aircraft crashes, resulting in multiple fatalities and intensifying discussions about aviation safety. Thursday, April 10, 2025: Hudson River Helicopter Crash A Bell 206 helicopter, operated by New York Helicopter Tours, crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City, New Jersey. All six […]
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President Donald Trump has extended U.S. sanctions against Russia for another year, citing ongoing threats to national security. The sanctions, initially imposed in 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, have been expanded through multiple executive orders under successive administrations. Trump’s recent executive order continues the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660, stating that Russia’s […]
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