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USA: two children killed in shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis

29 Aug 2025
Tragedy struck Minneapolis when a gunman opened fire during a worship service at a Catholic school, killing two children aged eight and ten and injuring at least seventeen others. The attacker, 23-year-old Robin Westman, heavily armed…

Israel / Gaza: attack on hospital condemned, famine officially declared, Pope’s plea

29 Aug 2025
A deadly double strike on a hospital in Gaza has drawn sharp international condemnation. At least twenty people were killed, including five journalists and four health workers, when two consecutive strikes targeted the facility. The UN,…

Iran: nuclear negotiations resume, executions mount, radicals battle reformists

29 Aug 2025
Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the E3 countries (Germany, France, and the UK) have resumed in Geneva. With a packed agenda, the focus is on lifting sanctions, which have caused severe damage to the country's economy in…

South Africa: opposition leader found guilty of hate speech

29 Aug 2025
Opposition leader Julius Malema has been found guilty of hate speech by the country’s equality court after inflammatory remarks he made at a 2022 rally. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) chief, known for provocative statements, said…