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STUBB: CHINA HAS DRAWN A NUCLEAR RED LINE FOR RUSSIA

🟩 GERMANY PREPARES TO FORMALLY BLAME RUSSIA FOR THE LEIPZIG DRONE PLOT

PUTIN TARGETS NAMIBIA’S URANIUM AS RUSSIA PUSHES INTO NUCLEAR ENERGY

JOSEPH KABILA: FROM A CHILD OF EXILE TO PRESIDENT OF THE CONGO

PUTIN REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING NUCLEAR OPTION AGAINST UKRAINE

For Kim Jong Un, sending ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine may serve as a real-world testing laboratory

UKRAINE: MOSCOW PUTS PEACE TALKS ON “DEEP PAUSE”

Russian attack kills mayor among 27 reported victims as Zelensky orders negligence investigation

U.S. Considers Ending Military Aid to Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga Forces

PUTIN & LUKASHENKO: RUSSIA–BELARUS ALLIANCE GROWS STRONGER

NORTH KOREA CLAIMS MISSILE STRIKES ON UKRAINE, REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR RUSSIA

ROYAL NAVY TRACKS RUSSIAN WARSHIPS AND SANCTIONED CARGO VESSELS THROUGH THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

PUTIN’S NUCLEAR WARNING: RUSSIA SAYS “DON’T PUSH US TOO FAR”

Court papers detail CAA3 challenge as Mwonzora presses referendum argument

RUSSIAN DRONES HELP NIGER CRUSH MUTINY

TURKEY AND SOMALIA JUST FREED A HIJACKED CARGO SHIP AND THIS IS WHAT REAL PARTNERSHIP LOOKS LIKE

KIM REPLACES DEFENCE MINISTER IN MAJOR MILITARY SHAKE-UP

LOSSING UPND CANDIDATE SUSAN MULALA PETITIONS DAVID MABUMBA’S  ELECTIONS IN MWENSE

MESSAGES OF CONGRATULATIONS RECEIVED SO FAR FROM HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT

32 CONSTITUENCIES UNDER TIZ SPOTLIGHT:

MSONI APPEALS TO HICHILEMA TO RELEASE DETAINED OPPOSITION LEADERS

God loving’ Kafwaya didn’t deserve to die with ‘militia’ label, says Wife & Pastor … and mourns his killing has robbed her

Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba has called for a fresh national election, arguing that the August 13, 2026 polls

From Mwanfi To Zambezi, Elections Results Face Court Scrutiny

MPUNDU PETITIONS KASAMA CENTRAL ELECTION RESULTS

Heroes Stadium ready for Hichilema’s inauguration — Kangwa

PRESIDENT HICHILEMA A GREAT DEFENDER OF DEMOCRACY- Spuki Mulemwa

Davis Chama puts on 25kg during time in prison, out on bail

Zumani Zimba and CHANODA Ngwira were behind the military training of 3 men in Russia – PF

THE ETHNIC CARD: WHEN “ZAMBIAN” NEEDED A POLITICAL REFERENCE LETTER

Alleged Coup Attempt: Panic as Gunshots and Explosions Rock Niger Republic Airport and Presidential Palace

Davido’s Amused Reaction Fuels Viral Buzz Around Streamer Davrel’s ‘Farm City Runs Girls’ Preaching Mission

ZAMBIA’S 2026/27 RAINFALL FORECAST

THE AMERICAN WHO DISCOVERED THE COPPERBELT

BOTSWANA PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES HH ON RE-ELECTION

EFF VOWS TO REMOVE APARTHEID-Era STATUES, RENAME STREETS, TOWNS AND LANDMARKS, SAYING SOUTH AFRICA’S PUBLIC SPACES MUST REFLECT THE HISTORY, HEROES AND ASPIRATIONS OF ALL ITS PEOPLE

Tanzanian Singer Juma Jux Denies Paternity Claims, Initiates Legal Action

MNANGAGWA DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TO SPEND WEEKEND IN REMAND AS LAWYERS CLAIM ‘FAKE ID’ MAY HAVE BEEN AI-GENERATED

RUSSIA OFFICIALLY DECLARES NATO AN ANTI-MOSCOW ALLIANCE, ACCUSES BLOC OF PREPARING AGGRESSION

Deception is the foundation of Western diplomacy’ – Lavrov

JOBLESS ‘HOUSE-HUSBAND’ LOSES PROPERTY BATTLE AS WIFE WALKS AWAY WITH FAMILY FORTUNE

MNANGAGWA DECLARES STATE OF DISASTER AFTER 27 DIE IN CHIVHU CRASH

SIR WICKNELL DELIVERS ON CAR PROMISE TO MAKANDIWAS

“This is exactly what Putin feared”: A US general explained how Ukraine built a new army

Why Yoruba Filmmakers Now Dominate Nollywood: Francis Duru Weighs In

XI JINPING IS GOING TO EGYPT AND AMERICA SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION

Canadian City Council Votes to Consider Renaming Trump Avenue “Taco Avenue”

Who Blinks First? America and Canada Head Toward a Major Trade Showdown

UKRAINE: KYIV SAYS IT NEEDS 30,000 NEW TROOPS EVERY MONTH TO HOLD CURRENT FRONT LINES

FORMER ISRAELI PM NAFTALI BENNETT SAYS DAUGHTER WAS DENIED ICE CREAM IN CROATIA BECAUSE SHE IS ISRAELI

NERC Report: Togo, Benin, and Niger Owe Nigeria $11M for 2025 Power Supply

‘KING MSWAZI’S FARM WAS TAXI UNDERWORLD HQ’ : BOMBSHELL AT MADLANGA INQUIRY

LAVROV PRAISES CHINA’S ECONOMIC RISE

YOUNG FOOTBALL REFEREE DIES IN KAZUNGULA POLICE CUSTODY (SUSPECTED SU*ICIDE)

Pakistani Pilots Reportedly Downed Five Israeli Fighter Jets, Indian Defence Website Says

Inonge Wina says Kafwaya died defending democracy, justice and fairness

XI JINPING’S SPECIAL ENVOY TO ATTEND PRESIDENT HICHILEMA’S INAUGURATION

Iris Kaingu’s victory in Mwandi has been petitioned by UPND losing candidate

MWANZA QUESTIONS ECZ LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR MANDEVU POLL

‘I refuse’: Bishop Sakala rejects label placed on Mutotwe Kafwaya

TONSE ALLIANCE ARTISTS CHESTER, FELIX PHIRI AND IDC GRANTED BAIL

WHEN A MAN’S TEARS SPEAK WHAT WORDS CANNOT: Stephen Kampyongo broke down at the funeral of Mutotwe Kafwaya

ITS TRUE I HAVE PETITIONED AUGUST 13 POLL RESULTS- UPND losing Mpulungu South Candidate Njenje Chizu

Time for Laura Miti to Step Down: Protecting Mother Zambia While Safeguarding a Hefty Salary Becomes Impossible- Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba

NRPUP IN DIASPORA FALLS APART

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM CONGRATULATES HH ON RE-ELECTION

PETER SINKAMBA URGES ECZ TO EXTEND MANDEVU FRESH ELECTION TO MAYORAL AND COUNCILOR POLLS

The Danger of Missed Cycles – When Destiny Waits but We Don’t Walk In

THE LAW ON BRINGING SOMEONE BACK HOME TO ANSWER CRIMINAL CHARGES

CHURCH MOTHER BODIES CLARIFY ROLE IN MUNDUBILE–ZULU MATTER

Mealie meal prices ease as Zambia’s maize surplus draws Kenyan demand

27 DEAD IN ZIM ROAD IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ACCIDENT

MUTINY ROCKS NIGER’A CAPITAL AS YOUNG OFFICERS TURN ON JUNTA

TANZANIA’S RESIGNED VEEP, EMMANUEL NCHIMBI VANISHES AS TREASON CLAIMS ROCK GOVERNMENT

MALAWI FIRST LADY URGES TIWA SAVAGE TO USE HER INFLUENCE TO FIGHT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

U.S., CANADA, UK, EU AND AUSTRALIA WARN CITIZENS AGAINST TRAVEL TO UKRAINE

Iran Says It Had Been Preparing to Close the Strait of Hormuz Since 1987

US Military Faces Growing Financial Pressure From Iran War, Report Warns of Potential Pay Shortfalls

SCO SUMMIT: PUTIN, XI, MODI AND PEZESHKIAN EXPECTED IN BISHKEK

IRAN SAYS COUNTRIES ENFORCING U.S. SANCTIONS ARE COMPLICIT IN “STATE TERRORISM”

RUSSIA DESTROYS HUMANITARIAN AID MEANT FOR UKRAINIAN CHILDREN

Israel Alarmed by Potential S-400 Transfer That Could Reshape Middle East Airpower

U.S. RENEWS HIGHEST TRAVEL WARNING AS RUSSIA INTENSIFIES ATTACKS

Israeli Elections: Rival Parties Raise a Unified Banner  “No Palestinian State Will Be Established”

Trump Announces ‘Historic’ Venezuela Oil Deal in Potential Blow to Gulf Oil Producers

ZELENSKYY: RUSSIA NOW IMPORTS GASOLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY

RUSSIA JUST DESTROYED 90 PERCENT OF UKRAINE’S FOOD STORAGE AND WINTER IS COMING

AFRIFORUM CALLS FOR JULIUS MALEMA TO FACE 18 MONTHS IN PRISON AND FOR THE EFF TO BE FINED R500,000 OVER CONTROVERSIAL LAND REMARKS

UPND LOOSES 4 SEATS IN NORTH-WESTERN AND 4 SEATS IN WESTERN.  WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Man Down: When Democracy Bled and Kafwaya Fell…a dark page in Zambia’s history – Amb. Anthony Mukwita

CHURCH MOTHER BODIES DENY HANDING OVER BRIAN MUNDUBILE AND MAKEBI ZULU TO POLICE

UN has behaved like Pontius Pilate.8 mother body churches have acted like the chief priests- Amb Emmanuel Mwamba

CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WARN OF DRIER THAN NORMAL RAIN SEASON

Uganda’s army chief says Kampala took the Gaza mission “because everybody else was running away”

More Than 113,000 Russians Reportedly Left for Georgia Last Week Amid Fresh Mobilization Rumors

NETANYAHU: “A NUCLEAR-ARMED IRAN WOULD MEAN THE END OF ISRAEL”

Zelensky Says Ukraine Has Approved Up to 1,000 Drone Launches Per Day

Ghana’s govt rejects 20 million donation from MTN for citizens affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Iranian Academic Hassan Ahmadian Warns Nuclear War Could Destroy Modern Civilization Before 2050

Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world’s youngest monarch, dies at 34 -who became king at 3 years old & was the world’s youngest reigning monarch