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UK’s Chagos Islands Deal Faces Backlash as Sovereignty Transfer Bill Paused
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (110+ words) General James Hockenhull (L), Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (R), attend a press conference following a deal on the Chagos Islands at Northwood Military Headquarters in London on May 22, 2025. (Thomas Krych/WPA Pool/Getty Images) The…...
UK Responds to Trump's Criticism Over Chagos Islands Deal
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (293+ words) Supporters protest against the Government's plans to return control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, as an injunction stopping the move is heard at High Court on May 22, 2025 in London, England. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) UK Prime Minister's Chief Secretary…...
Sri Lanka Unveils a Rare Purple Star Sapphire Claimed to Be the Biggest of Its Kind
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (230+ words) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka'A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3,563 carats which is claimed to be the world's biggest of its kind was unveiled on Saturday in the Sri Lankan capital by the owners, who are ready to sell the precious stone which…...
Palau to Take up to 75 Illegal Immigrants From US After Call on Transfer of Third-Country Nationals
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (299+ words) WASHINGTON'Palau will take up to 75 illegal immigrants from the United States as the Pacific Island nation signed a memorandum of understanding with Washington on transfer of third-country nationals in return for additional U.S. aid. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau spoke…...
9 Killed, 10 Injured in South Africa Shooting, Police Hunt for Suspects
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (165+ words) Nine people were killed and 10 wounded in an early morning shooting in a township south-west of Johannesburg and authorities have launched a manhunt for the suspects, the South African Police Service said on Sunday. The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. local…...
Jets Perform Flyover in Christmas Tree Formation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (217+ words) Fighter jets fly in Christmas tree formation over Copenhagen and the Oeresund region on December 16, 2025. Swedish Gripen fighter jets as well as Danish F-16 and F-35 fighter jets participate in Tuesday's flight, according to the Ministry of Defence. The Christmas tree formation…...
Mass Shooting at a South African Bar Leaves 11 Dead, Including 3 Children
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (441+ words) CAPE TOWN, South Africa'A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said. The victims included three children aged 3, 12, and 16. Another 14 people were wounded and…...
US Retakes Leadership of G20, Promising Return to Core Missions
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (224+ words) During its 12-month presidency of the group, the United States plans to focus on driving economic growth and prosperity, according to the U.S. State Department. The next G20 Leaders" Summit will be held in Miami next year during the United States" 250th anniversary....
EU Leaders Discuss Ukraine Peace Deal During Angola Summit
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (52+ words) EU leaders met on the sidelines of the EU'African Union summit in Angola on Monday to discuss peace efforts to end the Russia'Ukraine war. EU leaders met on the sidelines of the EU'African Union summit in Angola on Monday to…...
US to Boycott G20 Over South Africa’s ‘Rights Abuses’ of Afrikaners
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (294+ words) President Donald Trump said on Nov. 7 that no federal government officials will attend Group of 20 summit in South Africa on Nov. 2223, accusing Pretoria of human rights abuses against white Afrikaners and illegal land seizures. "Afrikaners (People who are descended from…...