Category: International
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UN CHIEF’S SOS: STOP THE KILLING IN IRAN’S ECONOMIC RAGE PROTESTS
Day 10 of Tehran fury over skyrocketing costs, UN boss António Guterres “deeply saddened” by deadly clashes, injuries; demands no more lives lost. Spox Stéphane Dujarric: Uphold free speech, assembly let folks air grievances peacefully. All sides, region-wide: Cool tensions, dodge instability. Vids from Tehran/Yasuj Monday; activists say protests hit most provinces last week. Rights…
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HEAVY GUNFIRE ROCKS VENEZUELA PRESIDENTIAL PALACE AREA POST-MADURO SNATCH
Fresh off US special forces grabbing Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores Saturday (NY drug court not-guilty pleas Monday), Caracas lit up Monday, social media flooded with vids of armored security convoys roaring near Miraflores Palace amid popping gunfire. Posts capture chaos: Shots ringing out, vehicles barricading streets—who’s firing? Venezuela’s wild mix of pro-gov colectivos paramilitaries,…
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VENEZUELA LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE HUNT FOR MADURO ARREST ‘COLLABORATORS’ UNDER EMERGENCY DECREE
BUENOS AIRES – Venezuelan police have mobilized federal, state, and municipal units to track down individuals accused of aiding the U.S. special forces operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, according to an emergency decree made public Monday. The measure, effective immediately from Saturday, directs all law enforcement to pursue suspected collaborators amid reports…
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WORLD POWERS SLAM US: VENEZUELA, RUSSIA, CHINA, UK DEMAND MADURO’S RELEASE
Maduro and wife Cilia Flores in NY court Monday (not guilty pleas), but Venezuela, Russia, China, UK cry foul, blasting weekend US raid as “illegal kidnapping” violating head-of-state immunity and UN Charter. UN Security Council special session: Russia warned of “lawless US domination era”; China nixed “world police” vibes—force breeds crisis. Cuba, Iran, Non-Aligned Movement,…
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NO OCCUPATION, NO NATION-BUILD: GOP LAWMAKERS DOWNPLAY TRUMP’S VENEZUELA RAID DRAMA
Maduro snatched Saturday, in NY court Monday, US troops in Caracas? GOP bigwigs say no occupation or rebuild planned, post-briefing with Rubio, Hegseth et al. House Speaker Mike Johnson: “No forces there, not occupying.” Rep Brian Mast (Foreign Affairs chair): “Not nation-building Trump-style—no endless wars like Afghanistan.” 2.5hr classified session eased fears. Dems fume—Schumer calls…
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TOUADÉRA SECURES THIRD TERM IN CAR WITH 76% MAJORITY AMID OPPOSITION BOYCOTT
BANGUI – Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra won re-election decisively, grabbing 76.15% of the vote in the Dec. 28 presidential poll, provisional results from the electoral commission showed Monday night. Top election official Mathias Morouba announced the tally: Ex-PM Anicet-Georges Dologuele took 14.66%, Henri-Marie Dondra 3.19%, with 52.42% turnout. The 68-year-old leader, in power…
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TRUMP FLOATS MILITARY OPS ON COLOMBIA IN ESCALATING RIFT POST-MADURO VENEZUELA RAID
From shock raid to saber-rattling US President Donald Trump threatened military action against Colombia Monday, days after Special Forces nabbed Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro in a pre-dawn Saturday op, flying him to New York for drug-trafficking trial. Aboard Air Force One, Trump zeroed in on Colombia’s Gustavo Petro: “Country’s very sick, run by a sick…
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UGANDA SLAMS BAN ON LIVE RIOT BROADCASTS AS MUSEVENI ELECTION LOOMS
Tensions boiling pre-vote? Uganda just muzzled live TV/streams of riots, illegal marches, and violence Ministry of Info & Tech says it stops panic and escalation. No inciting, hateful content either. Kicks in days before Jan 15 polls, where 40-year ruler Yoweri Museveni eyes extension against pop-star Bobi Wine (43). Hundreds of opposition nabbed already; Amnesty…
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UN FLAGS CERVICAL CANCER AS PREVENTABLE KILLER – VACCINATE NOW!
The UN spotlights cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide that claims a life every two minutes, as fully preventable and curable through HPV vaccination, early screening from age 30 (25 for HIV+ women), and timely treatment—yet unequal access ravages sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Linked almost entirely to persistent human papillomavirus (HPV)…
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UNIVERSITY OF GAMBIA RENAMES AG FACULTY AFTER ADESINA – DEEP IMPACT HONORED
The University of Gambia renamed its School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences after ex-AfDB President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, spotlighting his transformative 2015-2025 tenure that redefined African development. Insight: Adesina’s High 5s (Feed/Integrate/Industrialise/Power/Quality Life Africa) reached 535M amid climate/food crises; Feed Africa/TAAT boosted yields for 104M farmers—pivotal as Africa feeds 18% globally but imports $50bn food…
