Wed 08 July 2026: The Israeli military is preparing to release around 10,000 reservists by the end of July as it grapples with mounting financial pressures, according to local media on Sunday. The Israel Hayom newspaper said the number of reservists on active duty is expected to decline from about 60,000 to around 50,000, reflecting […]
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Wed 08 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ The Ramaphosa ‘snub’ that never was: The Presidency has dismissed reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa requested a state visit to Ghana, saying no such visit had been planned. The claims, first published by several Ghanaian media organisations before spreading across West Africa […]
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Wed 08 July 2026: US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire deal with Iran is “over”, adds dealing with Tehran is a “waste of time”. His comments come after the US said it launched “powerful strikes” against Iran following attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, including Qatari and Saudi tankers. “I think it’s over. I don’t […]
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Tue 07 July 2026: Yang Youlin, an ex-official in the eastern city of Nanjing, accepted bribes in exchange for business favours, court says. A Chinese court has sentenced a former senior official in the eastern city of Nanjing to death for accepting bribes. Yang Youlin illegally accepted money and property totalling more than 2.2 billion […]
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Tue 07 July 2026: The Vienna Regional Court on Monday sentenced two former high-ranking officials of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad‘s regime to eight years in prison. The first official, named only as Khaled al-H. under Austrian privacy rules, was the head of the General Intelligence Directorate’s Branch 335 in Raqqa from at least 2009 until 2013. The other […]
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Tue 07 July 2026: Yemen’s fragile truce is facing its gravest challenge since 2022 after fierce clashes between government forces and the Houthi group sparked military mobilization, heightened regional tensions and renewed concerns over a return to full-scale war. Violent clashes erupted Sunday on the Jabal Dabbas front in southern Hodeidah province, leaving dozens of […]
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Tue 07 July 2026: A French appeals court has handed far-right politician Marine Le Pen a three-year sentence, with two years suspended and one with an electronic bracelet, in a long-awaited ruling over the embezzlement of EU funds. The court also ruled on Tuesday that Le Pen would lose her eligibility to hold public office for 15 […]
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Tue 07 July 2026: A classified European intelligence report warns that Russia’s banking sector faces an explosive crisis. Domestic lenders are buckling under the immense financial burden of Moscow’s war economy, exposing deep vulnerabilities as the EU prepares a raft of severe new sanctions. A classified European intelligence report has warned that Russia faces an […]
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Tue 07 July 2026: Every so often, a completely random advert stops me in my tracks and makes me wonder what on earth went on in the room where it was created. For me, that moment came this past weekend, courtesy of a bubblegum-pink, cheerfully surreal advert for Pepto-Bismol. Pepto-Bismol has been around since 1901, when […]
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Tue 07 July 2026: Trump warns NATO members ahead of summit, as European nations prepare to announce record defence spending. NATO leaders are meeting in Ankara, Turkiye on Tuesday and Wednesday. The summit gets underway as US President Donald Trump renews pressure on member states over defence spending. European nations are expected to respond with billions […]
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