On 7th October 2023, the clear azure morning skies of Israel were pierced with a barrage of rockets fired by Hamas. In a pre-meditated, provocative, surprise offence, Hamas not only launched rockets at Israel, but also brutally killed unarmed Israeli civilians and took about 200 hostages—including children and the elderly, in response to the continued …

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A youth solidarity march designed to create oneness and understanding among youths in the country is being planned as part of activities marking the country’s 46th Independence Anniversary. Slated for the 19th of February 2011, the event will be in a form of March past from the July 22nd Square to Arch 22nd, where speeches …

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Young people at a Youth Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization received a crash course in geo-politics and international security. Zuki Mqolomba, a 25-year-old South African from Johannesburg, reports. I had the opportunity to attend the NATO Youth Summit in Portugal, Lisbon, held between 19 and 20 September 2010. The summit was held alongside meetings of …

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Young people at a Youth Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization received a crash course in geo-politics and international security. Zuki Mqolomba, a 25-year-old South African from Johannesburg, reports. I had the opportunity to attend the NATO Youth Summit in Portugal, Lisbon, held between 19 and 20 September 2010. The summit was held alongside meetings of …

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A national commemoration to mark the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders during the First World War brings home the tragedy of war and the importance of civic responsibility for Fale Andrew Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland, New Zealand. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia …

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A national commemoration to mark the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders during the First World War brings home the tragedy of war and the importance of civic responsibility for Fale Andrew Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland, New Zealand. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia …

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A Nigerian Islamic terrorist group has been using threats and bombings to try to force the government to impose Shariah law in the country’s northern states, reports Alozie Nonso, a 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Owerri, in southern Nigeria. Nigeria, a west African country of over one hundred and forty million citizens, has experienced a series of unprecedented …

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A Nigerian Islamic terrorist group has been using threats and bombings to try to force the government to impose Shariah law in the country’s northern states, reports Alozie Nonso, a 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Owerri, in southern Nigeria. Nigeria, a west African country of over one hundred and forty million citizens, has experienced a series of unprecedented …

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