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India Has Always Been Maldives’ Friend In Need, Be It For Infrastructure Or Health: Take A Look
News18
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July 25, 2025
Last Updated:July 25, 2025, 14:49 IST On visit to Maldives, PM Modi wrote on X: "I am confident that India-Maldives friendship will scale new heights of progress in the times to come." PM Narendra Modi (left) being welcomed by Maldivian President...
UAE aid convoy enters Gaza with food, medicine and supplies to build pipeline
The National News
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A new convoy of aid sent by the UAE has entered Gaza, it was confirmed on Monday. The convoy of 38 lorries arrived via Egypt's Rafah border crossing, state news agency Wam reported. There were 18 lorries carrying food and medical aid, while...
Puntland Refuses Somalia and Turkey’s Demands to Release Weaponry on Ship
The Maritime Executive
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The standoff continues between the government of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the federal government of Somalia over a cargo ship loaded with Turkish weaponry that is being detained. The government of Puntland insists it is...
MEA Report 2024 Highlights India's Key Diplomatic Engagements, Achievements
MENAFN
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July 27, 2025
(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has released its annual report for 2024, highlighting India's key diplomatic engagements and achievements. he Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has released its annual report for...
Livestock carrier comes under fire off Yemen
Splash 247
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July 24, 2025
The 49-year-old Comoros-flagged livestock carrier Merinos Livestock was approached today by a wooden boat approximately 35 nautical miles south-southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen, according to maritime security specialist Vanguard Tech. The captain...
Kiswahili’s global rise: Tanzania’s leadership and Zanzibar’s proud role
Daily News Tanzania
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July 27, 2025
ZANZIBAR hosted this year’s official World Kiswahili Language Day celebrations on July 7, with growing momentum across Tanzania to reaffirm the country’s commitment to the promotion, preservation, and global expansion of Kiswahili, the most widely...
An investigation into the Beirut explosion
The National News
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In the summer of 2020, Lebanon had already been experiencing some of its worst days, due to a deepening financial crisis and the global pandemic. On August 4, things took a much darker turn. Hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate detonated at the...
TrendingCeasefire in Syria, and Trump in 'no rush' to talk to Iran
The National News
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The Syrian government and Druze leaders reached a ceasefire agreement. US President Donald Trump says he’s in “no rush” to talk to Iran. Israel has told Gaza mediators it plans to create a security zone and evict Palestinians in the north. On...
Assessing infrastructure readiness for scaling digital cash transfers toward ending poverty
The Brookings Institution
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Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Homi Kharas John W. McArthur Jacob Taylor See More Summary Noting the significant major recent disruptions in global development policies and practice, unconditional digital cash...
Data flags hundreds of Russian 'shadow fleet' visits to Irish EEZ
RTE Ireland
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July 24, 2025
Some 245 so-called 'shadow fleet' vessels passed through Ireland’s maritime Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) more than 450 times in the first seven months of this year, according to data obtained by RTÉ. Several countries under international...
SUN CSAs Hold Regional Meeting in Nigeria to Accelerate Progress on Nutrition
This Day
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July 24, 2025
Igbawase Ukumba in lafia Representatives of the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliances (SUN CSAs) from 22 countries in West and Central Africa and the Islands (Comoros and Madagascar), participated in their annual regional meeting held in...
Separatists Off The Coast Of Somalia Seized A Dry Cargo Ship Carrying Weapons Sent By Turkey To The Country's Authorities
Charter 97
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2 Details. Authorities in the unrecognized autonomous region of Puntland, located in eastern Somalia, detained a Turkish cargo ship Sea World, which was heading to the port of Mogadishu. According to The Maritime Executive, the Comoros-flagged dry...
Trump aide confronted with photos of Gaza's starving children
The National News
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An aide to Donald Trump was confronted with photos of starving children in Gaza during a meeting with Tunisia's President Kais Saied. Mr Saied told US envoy Massad Boulos, who is also the father-in-law of the US President's daughter Tiffany Trump,...
'Karim Khan did his job': Founding chief prosecutor on threats against ICC
Middle East Eye
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July 18, 2025
Luis Moreno Ocampo was the International Criminal Court's founding chief prosecutor. He was in the role from 2003 until 2012 and initiated several major investigations. Now the Argentinian lawyer is urging the world to defend the ICC against...
Syria to investigate claims of 'shocking violations' in Sweida
The National News
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The Syrian Defence Ministry has said it is aware of reports of “shocking violations” carried out by fighters wearing military fatigues in the Druze heartland of Sweida, and investigations have been launched into a week of deadly clashes. Sectarian...
EditorialEven amid the Gaza war, Yemen peace talks can be revived
The National News
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Before the Hamas militant group attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, negotiations to end Yemen’s long-standing civil war were more productive than they had been for years. At the very least, there was a horizon for starting a political process. The...
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is a deadly shambles - it's time to end it
The National News
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When it was first established, in February, the main selling point of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was that it was the best of bad options. The foundation’s masterminds, Israel and the US, argued that using private security contractors to hand...
Retegui, El Aynaoui and the glorious rise of multi-sport dynasties
The National News
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The story is told of Mateo Retegui, who this week became the summer’s costliest new arrival in Saudi Arabia’s Pro League, that, but for a chance encounter with a persistent coach, he might never have become a footballer. Retegui had, well into his...
Seafarer abandonments cases surge by 30% in 2025
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 18, 2025
New figures released today by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reveal yet another disturbing surge in the abandonment of seafarers worldwide. So far in 2025, at least 2,286 seafarers on 222 vessels have been left stranded,...
Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza's Deir Al Balah
The National News
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A British charity has accused Israel of “accelerating the systemic dismantling” of Gaza's healthcare system after its clinic in Deir Al Balah was forced to close as Israel widens its military offensive. Medical Aid for Palestinians' staff were...