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Mega-dinghy migrant boats carrying record numbers across English Channel
The number of migrants crammed on to boats making the dangerous English Channel crossing has risen to record levels, with an average of 80 per vessel on some days, analysis by The National can reveal. The highest number to cross in a single boat...
The Return of the Starvation Weapon
In late August, two of the world’s leading food crisis assessments came to the same conclusion about what is happening in Gaza: “famine with reasonable evidence.” One was the UN-affiliated Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC); the...

Italy’s colonial amnesia
Ninety years ago, on 3 October 1935, Italian troops invaded Ethiopia, opening one of the darkest chapters in modern history. Ethiopia, uniquely independent when the Berlin Conference of 1884–85 started the European ‘Scramble for Africa’, suddenly...
Trump administration is said to plan to cut refugee admissions to a record low
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to a record low level in the upcoming year, reserving a bulk of the limited slots for white Afrikaners from South Africa and others facing “unjust discrimination,” according...

Why We Don’t Learn About Africa’s Great Kingdoms
It becomes clear fairly quickly that we don’t know Black history in America. But just as striking, we also don’t know African history — and for the same reason. For centuries, both were deliberately distorted or erased to serve the interests of...

Qatar Is Bankrolling Global Terror—and It’s a Direct Threat to the West
Earlier, we told you about Qatar and the billions it has spent to infiltrate colleges and universities and indoctrinate students into sympathizing with radical Islamists. Such funding poses a threat to our fundamental freedoms and Western...

Exploring the mysteries of the universe and the history of South Africa
Untold mysteries the universe holds Have you ever wondered how vast the universe is? Do our little minds know? Or were you too busy worrying about mundane day to day issues to worry about what's happening up in the sky? Or did you think what is...

Russian Nuclear Energy Diplomacy; New Fano Offensive in Ethiopia: Africa File, October 2, 2025
To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Russia. Russia signed an agreement with Ethiopia to construct a nuclear power plant....

Home is Here: A benefit for Casa Marianella
Location: The Paramount Theatre Date: Nov 28, 2025 Time: Doors at 6:00 P.M. / Show at 7:00 P.M. Supported by KUTX “Home Is Here” is the second annual gathering of Austin musicians benefitting Casa Marianella, a local shelter for men, women, and...

Radical Islamists attempt to seize Evangelical school housing hundreds of Christians displaced by war
By Morning Star NewsTuesday, September 30, 2025 Three women touch a cross as they leave a Catholic church in Shagarab refugee camp on August 15, 2021, in Shagarab, Sudan. Situated about 70 km west of the Eritrean border, the refugee camp exist...
Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction
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Trump eyes Nobel Peace Prize as committee quietly carries on without him
STOCKHOLM, Oct 3 — US President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the Nobel Peace Prize when it is announced next week but experts predict he has little chance against those toiling on forgotten causes outside the limelight. The prestigious...

Experts: Trump wants Nobel but ‘forgotten’ peacemakers more likely
STOCKHOLM: US President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the Nobel Peace Prize when it is announced next week but experts predict he has little chance against those toiling on forgotten causes outside the limelight. The prestigious prize...

How the UAE built a circle of bases to control Gulf of Aden
Newly built runways and ports offer snapshot of Abu Dhabi's regional ambitions and deepening strategic ties with Israel From the islands of Socotra in the Indian Ocean to the coasts of Somalia and Yemen, satellite imagery analysed by Middle East...

HPR Speaker Stresses Need for Building Human Capital to Realize Ethiopia’s Growth, Prosperity
Addis Ababa, October 2, 2025 (ENA) – House of People’s Representatives (HPR) Speaker Tagesse Chafo has emphasized the need for advancing in human Capital to realize Ethiopia’s growth and prosperity. The Ethiopia Human Capital Forum 2025, co-hosted...

Who Supports Putin? Nations That Side With Russia
President Vladimir Putin, a former intelligence officer, was first elected president of Russia in 2000. (He was prime minister from 2008–2012, while Dmitry Medvedev held the presidency. He returned as president in 2012 and has remained since.) A...

'It would be nice if it gave more opportunities to the African riders' - Biniam Girmay says challenging course design made him doubt racing historic Rwanda Worlds
Eritrea's Biniam Girmay has spoken out about his doubts over competing at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, a landmark event held for the first time in Africa, saying the course was too challenging and offered little opportunity for riders...

Trump eyes Nobel next week but unsung heroes may steal the show: Report
US President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the Nobel Peace Prize when it is announced next week but experts predict he has little chance against those toiling on forgotten causes outside the limelight. The prestigious prize will be...

Sudan Nashra: Over 50 Sudanese migrants drown off Libya | AU reinstatement tops PM’s UNGA agenda | Military retakes strategic North Kordofan city, RSF drones strike Obeid | Fasher civilians killed by strikes, hunger
As dengue fever spreads rapidly across Khartoum and Gezira, straining already-limited health services, over 50 migrants from villages on Khartoum’s eastern border with Gezira drowned earlier this month when a migrant boat sank off the Libyan...

Dual Citizenship and the U.S.: Consequences of Acquiring or Surrendering a Second Nationality with Case Studies
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – For many, citizenship is a fixed point of identity. For others, it is a flexible instrument that can be added, traded, or surrendered as opportunities and obligations arise. In an increasingly interconnected world,...