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Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds in Darfur hospital, according to the UN
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Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds in Darfur hospital, according to the UN

30 October 2025
Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people at a hospital, including patients, after they seized the provincial capital of North Darfur over the weekend, according to the U.N., displaced residents and aid workers, who described harrowing details of the atrocities. The 460 patients and their companions were reportedly killed Tuesday 28 October at Saudi Hospital by fighters from the Rapid Support Forces in the city of el-Fasher, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organisation. 
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Startups in Africa take the stage at the Moonshot 2025
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Startups in Africa take the stage at the Moonshot 2025

24 October 2025
Africa’s biggest tech conference, Moonshot 2025, brought thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators together in Lagos this October to discuss the continent’s digital future. The event, organised by TechCabal, with the theme “Building Momentum”, focused on how African startups can compete globally.
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Arab cinematography features prominently in the 74th Cannes film festival
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Arab cinematography features prominently in the 74th Cannes film festival

7 July 2021
The 74th Cannes International Film Festival opened yesterday (06 July) after being cancelled last year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The festival, held in Cannes, France, previews films of all genres, including documentation from all over the world.  This year the festival had a remarkable Arab presence despite the pandemic both at the level of films participating in the official competition or at the level of competition juries.
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Unstable oil prices after Saudi Arabia and UAE fail to agree on supply rates
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Unstable oil prices after Saudi Arabia and UAE fail to agree on supply rates

6 July 2021
Oil prices jumped to a new high after a disagreement between Saudi Arabia and the UAE about oil production quotas. West Texas Intermediate crude advanced to $76.98 a barrel, the highest since November 2014, as the OPEC+ talks are postponed indefinitely. Meanwhile, Brent crude, the global benchmark, maintained its three-year high of about $77 a barrel. 
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Opinion: Containing China is no longer possible despite the fact that many want to
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Opinion: Containing China is no longer possible despite the fact that many want to

28 June 2021
China was on everyone's lips at numerous summits and international gatherings in the last days and weeks, writes Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed for commonspace.eu. "China will be among the key world players throughout the 21st century; it will be the number one economic power, and all have to accept and adapt to this reality. No one has the necessary capacity to contain China, despite the fact that many want to, for the moment for doing that has passed." 
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EU adopts concept on cultural heritage in conflicts and crises
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EU adopts concept on cultural heritage in conflicts and crises

22 June 2021
The Council of the European Union on Monday (21 June) approved conclusions welcoming the EU Concept on cultural heritage in conflicts and crises, which enhances the EU's approach to peace, security and development. The conclusions recognise that cultural heritage can play a key role in promoting peace, democracy and sustainable development by fostering tolerance, inter-cultural and inter-faith dialogue and mutual understanding
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Biden and Putin agree that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought".
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Biden and Putin agree that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought".

17 June 2021
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have committed to nuclear arms control and reaffirmed that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. The leaders' first in-person meeting since Biden became president took place at a lakeside villa in Geneva on Wednesday, 16 June.
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NATO identifies China as a "systematic challenge"
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NATO identifies China as a "systematic challenge"

15 June 2021
The leaders of NATO countries, representing thirty member states in Europe and North America, have identified China as a “systematic challenge” and promised to work together to address this. NATO leaders reaffirmed the Alliance’s dual-track approach of defence and dialogue towards Russia. They also pledged to continue to support NATO partners Ukraine and Georgia, bringing them closer to the Alliance.
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