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Two dead in Houthi speedboat attack on cargo ship in Red Sea
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
Two seafarers on a bulk carrier have been killed in a drone and speedboat attack in the Red Sea blamed on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the second incident in a day after months of calm. The Red Sea, which passes Yemen’s coast, is a critical waterway for...
Two crew wounded, two missing after second attack on ship off Yemen, Houthis say they sank Greek bulk carrier
The Straits Times
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July 7, 2025
ATHENS - Two crew members of a Greek-managed vessel were wounded and two were missing in a drone attack off Yemen on Monday, hours after Iran-aligned Houthi militants claimed an assault on a bulk carrier in the Red Sea, saying the ship had sunk....
Washington Roundup: Trump bill passes; USAID closes; concerns rise over Russia religious persecution
Dialog - Delaware
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July 7, 2025
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on July 3 approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration, meaning the legislation will reach the president’s desk for...
‘A new challenge’: Air Force vet becomes two-time living organ donor
Army Times
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July 7, 2025
Lindsay Gutierrez never planned on joining the military. Raised in Oklahoma with dreams of working in special effects makeup, she earned her bachelor’s degree in theater and set her sights on Hollywood. But life rarely follows the script. By 2009,...
International News Briefs for Monday, July 7, 2025
Havana Times
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July 7, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, July 7, 2025. Trump Signs Bill to Cut Taxes on the Rich, Gut Social Programs and Speed Mass Deportations Jul 07, 2025 President Trump signed...
Russia Unlocking Africa’s Food Security: Model of Connectivity and Collaboration
Pressenza
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July 6, 2025
With geopolitical developments shaping the world, Africa is expectedly to change with the times. It has gone far, particularly with Russia, opening new directions in bilateral economic cooperation after their joint historic summits. It is also...
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on Red Sea, Biofuture Platform and more (Week 117)
The Indian Express
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July 6, 2025
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...
The magic of travel: Three Ukrainian women writers of the 1930s
Global Voices
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July 6, 2025
Portrait of Daria Vikonska. Screenshot of YouTube Channel Запорожская ОУНБ. Fair use. By Julia Stakhivska This story is part of a series of essays written by Ukrainian artists entitled “Regained Culture: Ukrainian voices curate Ukrainian culture.”...
Sudan: One Of The Best Ten Worldwide,Second In Africa
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Rogia al-Shafee Thanks to the huge efforts exerted by a talented and experienced Sudan news agency journalist, Sudan ranking has gone up to forefront within the media sports writing in the AIPS competition. It was a...
Russia Increases Fertilizers and Agricultural Exports to Africa
The News Chronicle
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July 6, 2025
With geopolitical developments shaping the world, Africa is expectedly changing with the times. It has gone far, particularly with Russia, opened new directions in bilateral economic cooperation after their joint historic summits. It is also time...
Michael Mazza On Taiwan: Bombing Iran was good for Asia
Taipei Times
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July 6, 2025
As things heated up in the Middle East in early June, some in the Pentagon resisted American involvement in the Israel-Iran war because it would divert American attention and resources from the real challenge: China. This was exactly wrong....
The All Important Pacific Chessboard As Superpowers Circle The Globe! China’s Moves, America’s Missiles, And Fiji’s Fight For Sovereignty
Inventiva
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July 3, 2025
For military giants like the United States and China, overseas bases are more than just simple outposts, they are instruments of military projection, presence, and persuasion. Thus, the global network of American military installations, stretching...
Is America Prepared for a War with China?
[your]NEWS
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July 1, 2025
World War III may be just over the horizon; the signs are everywhere. Our foe has been preparing to fight us for decades. Yet the most powerful military in world history may have as little as three weeks of supplies to fight a years-long war. And...
Supreme Court Blesses Human Trafficking With No Explanation In Stunning Abandonment Of Rule Of Law
Techdirt
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June 24, 2025
from the shameful-evil dept The Supreme Court just gave the Trump administration a green light to traffic humans to random countries around the world—including war zones where migrants face torture, slavery, or death. And they did so while...
Drone Transfers Between Houthis and Somali Terror Groups Threaten Region
Africa Defense Forum
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July 1, 2025
Shipments of high-tech weapons from Yemen’s Houthi rebels to terror groups in Somalia could undermine security across the Horn of Africa, experts say. The past year has seen a flow of drones and other weaponry across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen to...
OPINION: Diaz - The future of trains and global transport, trends and international impact
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 5, 2025
By Chris Diaz Since the invention of the steam energy in the early 19th century, trains have played a very significant role in human mobility and commerce. From the rapid rail development in Britain and Europe, and thereafter North America and...
Moscow strengthens transport ties with three African countries
Sacramento Sun - California
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Russia, Djibouti, Egypt, and Morocco will form working groups to coordinate projects following talks in Trkiye Moscow has agreed with Djibouti, Egypt, and Morocco to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the transport sector, with a focus on...
Somalia’s biometric border overhaul signals deeper US engagement
Biometric Update
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July 2, 2025
In a move hailed as both technologically significant and strategically vital, Somalia formally launched the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES) at key border control points across the country. Backed by the...
A rhythmic heartbeat is pulsing through Earth beneath Africa
Science Focus
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July 5, 2025
A heartbeat-like pulse has been discovered beating deep beneath East Africa – and it's ripping the continent apart. The strange thumping is caused by a rhythmic surge of molten mantle rock rising and falling under the Earth’s surface, according to...
ISSI celebrates Somalia’s Independence Day
The Nation
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July 2, 2025
ISLAMABAD - The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), in collaboration with Pakistan Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR), yesterday organized an event to...