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Mojtaba Khamenei Appears in First Video Since Becoming Iran’s Supreme Leader Iranian media have released a 13-second video showing Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, teaching religious studies to a group of students. The footage marks his first reported appearance on video since succeeding his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after months largely out of […]

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In Zambia, Daddy Zemus is called the Father of Freestyle and the Father of Zam-Rap. He made history as the first rapper to rhyme in a local Zambian language. Freestyling is the art of improvising creative work in real time without a strict plan. In hip-hop culture, it usually means rapping. It can mean making […]

FORMER vice-president Nevers Mumba says Zambia now, more than ever, needs President Hakainde Hichilema to build on the successes he has already recorded. Meanwhile, Mumba says the current political trends do not suggest NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile will win the 2026 general election. Asked on South Africa’s Channel Africa radio station, Thursday, why his […]

RUSSIAN GENERAL CALLS FOR DIRECT STRIKES AGAINST NATO Tensions are rising in Moscow’s rhetoric as retired Russian Lieutenant General and State Duma deputy Andrei Gurulyov reportedly called for direct military action against NATO. Speaking in an interview carried by Tsargrad, Gurulyov argued that Ukraine is being used as a “front line” by Western powers against […]

MOROCCO CONSIDERS SENDING TROOPS TO GAZA AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL STABILISATION FORCE Morocco is reportedly preparing to contribute troops to the proposed International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for Gaza, which is intended to help maintain security and support post-war stabilisation efforts. Under the reported plan, Moroccan forces could be based at a facility inside Israel before […]

TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER: EGYPT TO JOIN MAKKAH JOINT DEFENSE AGREEMENT Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Egypt will join the Makkah Agreement, a joint defense framework currently bringing together Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. Egypt is one of the Arab world’s largest military powers, with significant armed forces and strategic influence in the […]

ISRAEL PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE INDEPENDENT MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN Israel is reportedly preparing for the possibility of launching further military action against Iran without direct U.S. participation, according to Israel’s Channel 13. The Israeli military is said to be maintaining its operational plans for potential strikes against Iranian targets, even as Washington increasingly explores a […]

CHINA’S GOLD RESERVES HIT RECORD VALUE ABOVE $306 BILLION China’s official gold reserves have reached their highest-ever value, surpassing $306.35 billion, highlighting Beijing’s long-term strategy to strengthen financial resilience and reduce reliance on foreign currencies. The accumulation of gold is part of China’s broader effort to diversify its national reserves and gradually reduce exposure to […]