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Aug 27, 2025 - World

Some Iranian officials say readmission breaches law passed after Israel and the US attacked the country in JuneThe partial return of UN inspectors to Iran for the first time since Israel and the US attacked Iran’s nuclear sites has been met with protests by officials in Tehran, who claim the strict preconditions they set have been breached. Some even described the return as criminal.Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, tried to quell the backlash by saying the inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would not be visiting any of the bombed sites and that discussions about these were still to be had. Continue reading...

Aug 27, 2025 - World

Cities in Japan have received thousands of complaints amid confusion over scheme that was intended to foster closer tiesAn attempt to promote friendship between Japan and countries in Africa has transformed into a xenophobic row about migration after inaccurate media reports suggested the scheme would lead to a “flood of immigrants”.The controversy erupted after the Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, said this month it had designated four Japanese cities as “Africa hometowns” for partner countries in Africa: Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania. Continue reading...

Aug 26, 2025 - World

Duma Boko announces urgent funding package for medicines to be distributed with military oversightBotswana’s president has declared a public health emergency due to shortages of essential medicines and equipment, as a downturn in the global diamond market and US aid cuts take a toll on the country’s finances.The announcement came after the Ministry of Health suspended non-urgent surgeries on 4 August, stating that the country was short of medicines to treat hypertension, diabetes, cancer, asthma and eye conditions, as well as supplies including bandages and sutures and those for sexual and reproductive health. Continue reading...

Aug 26, 2025 - World

Activists claim Anant Ambani’s Vantara facility has no plan to return its endangered species to the wildIndia’s supreme court has ordered an investigation into a vast private zoo founded by the son of Asia’s richest person over allegations of illegal wildlife imports and financial misconduct.Home to a reported 200 lions, 250 leopards and 900 crocodiles, Vantara in western Gujarat state describes itself as the “world’s biggest wild animal rescue centre”. It is run by Anant Ambani, a son of Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire head of the conglomerate Reliance Industries, and was one of the venues for his extravagant wedding celebrations last year, where celebrities were encouraged to wear “jungle fever” outfits. Continue reading...

Aug 26, 2025 - World

Comments made by Donald Trump before his meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Oval Office both stunned and baffled a panel on MSNBC on Tuesday morningThe day after the meeting, MSNBC’s Jonathan Lemire summarized for his co-host on “Morning Joe” the criticisms the president has made about the lack of freedom –– but they were not aimed at North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, but instead at his guest.The led co-host Joe Scarborough to interrupt after he had asked why Trump is so enamored of the North Korean strongman, who the host called “the world’s worst dictator.”“This shows you just how topsy-turvy the Trump foreign policy is,” Lemire began. “He spent the last couple of days, including yesterday morning before the meeting really bashing South Korea, suggesting that they were sort of that, that there was undue political and religious persecution there, suggesting that––.”“Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait ,wait, wait,” host Scarborough interrupted. “In Korea?”“In South Korea,” Lemire responded.“You get fed to the dogs just for the hell of it just because they don’t like you?” Scarborough asked incredulously.“Yes. Where there are mass executions. of political foes and the like,” Lemire said of Trump's claims.You can watch below or click the link. - YouTube youtu.be