Sat 21 March 2026: Chad intends to deploy 800 police officers and gendarmes to Haiti this year to participate in an international force to help Haiti’s police fight powerful armed gangs, a senior Chadian police official told Reuters. The Chadian forces are expected to arrive by June after receiving training from “European and American partners”, […]
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Sat 21 March 2026: Have you visited a petrol station recently? You might have been in for a shock – and not just because the price on display was probably over A$2 a litre. As the world grapples with one of the most severe energy shocks in decades, Australians have flocked to the fuel pump in their thousands, […]
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Sat 21 March 2026: The Trump administration is planning options to secure or extract Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, with discussions centring on deploying the elite Joint Special Operations Command for the mission, CBS News reported on Friday, citing multiple people briefed on the matter. No decision had been made, one source told CBS, and the timing […]
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Sat 21 March 2026: Iran’s intelligence service has been deploying malware through the Telegram messaging app to target dissidents, opposition journalists and anti-government groups around the world, the FBI said Friday. The agency’s Cyber Division said actors working on behalf of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) were using the platform as a command-and-control infrastructure to distribute the malware, […]
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Sat 21 March 2026: Poland will ban cellphone use for minors under 16 in the nation’s schools, the education minister announced Wednesday. “We are currently finalizing work on a major legislative change, crucial for schools, which will result in a ban on mobile phone use in primary schools from September 1, 2026,” Barbara Nowacka told […]
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Sat 21 March 2026: Following Palestine allegations, FIFA clears Israeli settlement clubs but fines Israel FA for discrimination breaches. FIFA fined the Israeli Football Association (IFA) 150,000 Swiss francs ($190,700) for “multiple breaches” of its anti-discrimination obligations. A report on Thursday by the disciplinary committee of world football’s governing body found the IFA “failed to […]
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Sat 21 March 2026: The gold coin comes in addition to Trump’s efforts to have his face stamped on a $1 coin, in violation of federal law. The United States Commission of Fine Arts, a federal agency, has approved plans for a commemorative gold coin that features one of Donald Trump’s recent presidential portraits. The […]
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Fri 20 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️Motorists warned against fuel panic buying: The Fuels Industry Association has advised motorists not to purchase more fuel than necessary at gas stations. The organisation stated that changes in consumer behaviour can have a detrimental effect on fuel stability. Amid concerns about potential […]
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Fri 20 March 2026: Officials in Saudi Arabia believe that the price of oil could rise to $180 per barrel if disruptions persist in the Strait of Hormuz through the end of April, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing multiple unnamed sources. Oil prices have been fluctuating wildly since the war began on 28 […]
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File photo Fri 20 March 2026: Israeli authorities have banned Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, citing security restrictions imposed amid the war against Iran, Anadolu reports. Palestinians called Friday on worshippers to gather near the Old City to perform prayers as close to Al-Aqsa as possible for marking the end of […]
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