🚨 STATEMENT:
🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to Donald Trump:
"Twenty-three years ago, the U.S. dragged us into Iraq over claims of weapons of mass destruction. None were found. You cannot fool us twice."
What a disgusting, repellent, racist pig. We all stand with you @KMbappe against this shameful woman who I sincerely hope is hounded out of her job asap. How the hell is she an elected senator in Paraguay?
What a disgrace! Racism is not a joke, a personality trait, or an excuse rooted in ‘where I come from.’ It’s a violation of basic human dignity, full stop. Public figures, especially elected officials, have a heightened responsibility to reject hatred, not rationalize it. Kylian Mbappé deserves an apology, and so does everyone who has been targeted by this kind of language. Human dignity for all is not a slogan. It’s a commitment. #France #Paraguay
The Sudanese army has recaptured the strategic border town of Kurmuk in the Blue Nile region following fierce battles. #Kurmuk is located directly on the international border between Sudan and #Ethiopia.
🚨 José Mourinho on Argentina vs. Egypt:
“This is daylight robbery. It’s a shame what football is becoming. How do you let the play continue, allow the goal to be scored, and only then decide to go back and cancel it? If there was a foul, stop the game immediately. Don’t wait until after the goal.
Then I ask another question—why wasn’t Argentina’s first goal reviewed with the same attention when it looked very close to offside? Why was every incident involving Argentina checked, while Egypt didn’t seem to get the same treatment?
VAR is supposed to bring fairness, not confusion. Today, it looked like every important decision went in Argentina’s favour. Football deserves better.”
Ethiopia Moves to Block Tigray Students from National Exams
#Tigray says more than 15,000 students risk missing the 2025/2026 national secondary school‑leaving examination after paper‑based exam materials —scheduled to be supplied by the federal gov’t— failed to arrive on time.
#Tigray's Cabinet Rejects Changes to Ethiopian National Examination Process, Demands Fair Treatment for Students
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The Cabinet of the National Regional Government of Tigray has rejected changes to the administration of the 2025/2026 academic year grade 12 national examination, arguing that they unfairly affect students in Tigray.
In a statement, the Cabinet said that although the Federal Ministry of Education had initially planned to administer the examination nationwide through Computer-Based Testing, shortages of computers and related infrastructure led to a nationwide agreement to use both computer-based and paper-based examinations.
According to the statement, 29,755 students are registered to sit the examination in Tigray. Of these, 14,406 (48.4%) were assigned to the computer-based examination, while 15,349 (51.6%) were assigned to the paper-based examination. The Cabinet said all required preparations had been completed and confirmed that the computer-based examination began on 30 June 2026.
However, the Cabinet alleged that the 15,349 students assigned to the paper-based examination were excluded from the process after examination materials, coordinators, and funding were reportedly dispatched to other regions but not to Tigray.
The regional government described the move as unjustified and called on the Federal Ministry of Education to implement the examination according to the original nationwide agreement. It also advised students not to report for paper-based examinations scheduled for 10 July 2026 or 13 July 2026 unless the original examination arrangements are reinstated, adding that it remains committed to protecting students' right to education.
🚨 BREAKING:
The United Nations has officially declared Gaza a genocide zone, noting that Israel is deliberately targeting children and infants.
It took them three full years to reach this conclusion.
The Greatest Man to walk the continent of Africa Patrice Lumumba was born on this day 101 years ago. The first president of Congo he was murdered and dismembered by British and Belgian colonialism then dissolved in acid.