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  • Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s moment?

    Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s moment?

    Mayeni JonesAfrica correspondent, Johannesburg

    Gallo Images via Getty Images A woman wearing traditional clothing poses with her fist raised. She stands in front of a line of flags from different countries.Gallo Images via Getty Images

    South Africa held a “social summit” ahead of the main event, in a bid to involve civil society voices in the G20’s decisions

    When it assumed the presidency of the G20 last…

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  • Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers | Chemical weapons

    Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers | Chemical weapons

    Sophisticated and deadly “brain weapons” that can attack or alter human consciousness, perception, memory or behaviour are no longer the stuff of science fiction, two British academics argue.

    Michael Crowley and Malcolm Dando, of Bradford…

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  • Zelensky warns Ukraine risks losing US support over White House peace plan

    Zelensky warns Ukraine risks losing US support over White House peace plan

    Zelensky/Telegram Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the nation in front of the presidential office in Kyiv. Photo: 21 November 2025Zelensky/Telegram

    President Zelensky addressed the nation on Ukraine’s Dignity and Freedom Day

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Kyiv risks losing US support over a White House plan on how to end the war with Russia.

    Addressing…

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  • Indian fighter jet crashes at Dubai Air Show, killing pilot

    Indian fighter jet crashes at Dubai Air Show, killing pilot

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Indian fighter jet crashed Friday at the start of a demonstration flight in front of a crowd of spectators at the Dubai Air Show, killing its sole pilot.

    The Indian HAL Tejas smashed into the ground at the vast…

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  • Trump-MBS summit: Good feelings, real commitments, and unresolved questions

    Trump-MBS summit: Good feelings, real commitments, and unresolved questions

    Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince, prime minister, and main decision-maker in Saudi Arabia — who is colloquially also known as MBS — left Washington, DC, and his summit with President Donald Trump with a number of promises…

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  • Complying with Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age Law

    Complying with Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age Law

    This year the Australian government is implementing a new law, the ‘Social Media Minimum Age Act’, which restricts usage of platforms that they deem to be social media, to those 16 years of age or older. For more information on the Australian…

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  • Live: ‘We agree on a lot more than I would have thought,’ Trump says after ‘great meeting’ with Mamdani

    Live: ‘We agree on a lot more than I would have thought,’ Trump says after ‘great meeting’ with Mamdani

    Trump and Mamdani strike a (surprisingly) positive note in Oval Officepublished at 21:27 GMT

    Bernd Debusmann Jr
    Reporting from the White House

    Trump shakes hands with MamdaniImage source, Reuters

    For all the speculation about a potential Oval Office dust-up during…

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  • Trump predicts 'quite civil' meeting with New York's mayor-elect Mamdani at White House – Reuters

    1. Trump predicts ‘quite civil’ meeting with New York’s mayor-elect Mamdani at White House  Reuters
    2. ‘We agree on a lot more than I would have thought,’ Trump says after ‘great meeting’ with Mamdani  BBC
    3. Trump Praises Mamdani After Oval Office Meeting:…

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