Daily Archives: 2021-10-25

2021-10-25: News Headlines

Staff (2021-10-25). Sudan facing full military coup, Information Ministry warns, as military arrest prime minister, raid radio and TV stations. rt.com Sudan's Information Ministry has said the government is facing a coup d'etat, with the prime minister having been arrested and taken to an unknown location. Radio and TV studios in the capital have also been stormed by troops. | On Monday morning, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was detained by security forces and taken to an unknown location, according to a Facebook post by the country's Information Ministry. | The update came just hours after Dubai-based Al-Hadath TV reported that troops had besieged the home of the prime minister and placed him under house arrest. According to the Information Ministr…

TASS (2021-10-25). Sudanese PM calls on supporters to carry out peaceful protests — TV. tass.com Abdalla Hamdok had managed to issue the statement before he was detained and taken to an unknown location…

TASS (2021-10-25). Sudan's capital completely blocked by army — TV channel. tass.com According to the news reports, the military also surrounded Khartoum airport…

TASS (2021-10-25). Sudanese Prime Minister placed under house arrest – TV. tass.com Mass arrests began in the country at night after the meeting of the head of the country's Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burkhan and Hamdok…

MEE, agencies (2021-10-25). Sudan: Military coup feared as Hamdok and other civilian leaders detained. middleeasteye.net Sudan: Military coup feared as Hamdok and other civilian leaders detained | Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok tells Sudanese to defend the revolution peacefully as reports of a military coup emerge
| Mon, 10/25/2021 – 06: 00 | A protester against the prospect of military rule pictured in Khartoum just days before reports of a military coup emerged (Reuters) | Sudanese Prime Minister Abdall…

MEE staff (2021-10-25). Sudan coup 2021: Internet 'severely disrupted' after military takeover. middleeasteye.net Sudan coup 2021: Internet 'severely disrupted' after military takeover | Internet monitor NetBlocks says connectivity dropped to levels unseen since 2019 massacre | Mon, 10/25/2021 – 12: 32 | Internet usage dropped to 24 percent capacity in hours after arrests of prime minister and other officials, says monitor (AFP) | Internet services in Sudan have been "severely disrupted" since military forces arrested the…

MEE staff (2021-10-25). Sudan coup 2021: Army head declares emergency, dissolves government. middleeasteye.net Sudan coup 2021: Army head declares emergency, dissolves government | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says he will form a 'competent' government hours after raids and arrests of ministers | Mon, 10/25/2021 – 11: 44 | Sudan's Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he will form a 'competent' government (AFP) | Sudan's ruling council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has declared a state of emergency across…

Susan Price (2021-10-25). Sudan: Urgent appeal for international solidarity after military coup and campaign of arrests. greenleft.org.au The Sudanese Communist Party issued an urgent appeal for international solidarity after a military coup took place in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on October 25, reports Susan Price.

TASS (2021-10-25). Several ministers arrested in Sudan, army blocked entrances to the capital — TV. tass.com –ê—Ä–º–∏—è –ø–µ—Ä–µ–∫—Ä—ã–ª–∞ –≤—Å–µ –≤—ä–µ–∑–¥—ã –≤ —Å—Ç–æ–ª–∏—Ü—É –∏ –º–æ—Å—Ç—ã…

Kevin Mwanza (2021-10-25). Introducing The eNaira: Nigeria's New Digital Currency Taps Into Crypto Popularity. moguldom.com After several years under development, Nigeria's new digital currency, the eNaira, was launched today by the Central Bank of Nigeria, aimed at improving the payment system in the West African Nation. The eNaira was initially set to debut on Oct. 1 but was postponed due to "other key activities lined up to commemorate the country's …

MEE, agencies (2021-10-24). Sudan pro-civilian rule faction warns of 'creeping coup'. middleeasteye.net Sudan pro-civilian rule faction warns of 'creeping coup' | Forces for Freedom and Change issue warning during news conference that unidentified mob sought to prevent | Sun, 10/24/2021 – 10: 20 | Tensions between the two civilian factions in Sudan have heightened after a failed coup attempt on 21 September (AFP) | A Sudanese faction calling for a transfer of power to civilian rule warned on…

Gideon Polya (2021-10-24). Racist Western Monopoly Media Ignore Colin Powell's Horrendous War Crimes. dissidentvoice.org The pro-Apartheid Israel former African-American military commander, mass murderer and genocidal liar, Colin Powell, has just died. Mendacious, racist and pro-war Western Monopoly media and politicians have been fulsome in their praise for the first Black US Secretary of State, white-washing his deadly lies over non-existent Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and ignoring the …

scorinoco (2021-10-24). Israeli Delegation Forced to Change Seats After Algerian Opposition at European Conference. orinocotribune.com An Israeli diplomatic delegation participating in a recent European conference of parliament speakers in Greece was forced to change its location at the event, after Algerian envoys strongly protested to the organizers against the order and refused to sit behind representatives of the Tel Aviv regime. | According to a report published by the independent Algerian daily newspaper Ennahar, Israeli delegates were initially supposed to sit in front of the Algerians, but had no option but to change their seats in the face of the latter's vehement opposition and threats to withdraw from the event. | Parliament speakers…

sputniknews (2021-10-24). Top UK Army Bosses Accused of 'Covering Up' Killing of Kenyan Woman by British Soldier. sputniknews.com 21-year-old Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru disappeared in March 2012; her body was later discovered in a septic tank of the Lions Court Inn in Nanyuki, close to a UK army camp, two months later, with a post-mortem revealing she'd died as a result of stab wounds to her chest and abdomen.

_____ (2021-10-24). Police Increasingly Cite Climate Disasters When Seeking Military Gear. popularresistance.org When locals learned that the Johnson County, Iowa, sheriff's office had gotten hold of a massive, mine-resistant vehicle, Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek reassured a skeptical public that officers would primarily use it during extreme weather events in order to save residents from the state's extraordinary blizzards or floods. | "Essentially it's really a rescue, recovery and transport vehicle," Pulkrabek said in 2014. | But in the seven years since, the vehicle — which comes from the Pentagon's much-maligned 1033 Program that arms local law enforcement with weapons, gear and vehicles leftover from the country's fo…

UFCLP, FSP, Si Cobus, (2021-10-24). Wednesday 10/27: Solidarity Rally For Fired Namibian Rossing Miners. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate | 1450 Laguna St/Geary St. | San Francisco…

Staff (2021-10-24). Twitter's Dorsey warns of surging inflation after his platform 'mistakenly' censors GOP lawmaker's video about… inflation. rt.com Jack Dorsey may have to censor himself after the Twitter CEO tweeted that hyperinflation will soon grip the US and global economies. The observation, which does not align with the mainstream media narrative, drew pushback online. | Hyperinflation is going to change everything. It's happening.— jack‚ö°Ô∏è (@jack) "Hyperinflation is going to change everything," Dorsey said on Friday night. "It's happening." When Nigerian businessman Tayo Oviosu — who, like Dorsey, i…

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