An oil tanker that ignored the closure of the strait of Hormuz appears to be on fire on 1 March. Wed 04 March 2026: President Donald Trump has said the US Navy could escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary and has ordered Washington to provide insurance guarantees for vessels crossing the […]
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Wed 04 March 2026: Discarded food is a biological reservoir, a petri dish for one of the most pressing health crises of our time: antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In a bustling market on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, the midday sun beats down on mountains of discarded kale, bruised tomatoes, and unsold mangoes. For Wanjiku Mwangi, […]
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Wed 04 March 2026: The UK government awarded £90,000 ($114,000) in public funds to an Israeli research initiative whose findings around alleged sexual violence on 7 October were later used to mobilise support for the Gaza genocide, according to reporting by Novara Media. Documents released following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request show that the Foreign, […]
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Wed 04 March 2026: The CIA is working to arm Iranian Kurdish forces as part of an effort to foment a popular uprising in Iran, according to multiple people familiar with the plan who spoke to CNN. The discussions, involving the Trump administration and Kurdish leaders in Iraq, center on using armed Kurdish groups to […]
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Wed 04 March 2026: At its peak, the BRICS coalition of economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – was seen as a serious attempt to move away from the United States dollar and the domination of Western economic institutions like the World Bank, Group of Seven (G7), and International Monetary Fund (IMF). […]
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Wed 04 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ A Litmus Test for BRICS Solidarity and Unity: Two events in 2026 create urgency for reconsidering the founding arrangements of the BRICS bloc in 2009. The first one is the BRICS naval exercises in South Africa’s waters from 9 to 16 January 2026, […]
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Thu 26 February 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa thanks Putin: “President Ramaphosa has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Vladimir Putin who responded positively to his call to support the process of returning the men home,” Magwenya said. Relatives of the men told the BBC that when they had arrived […]
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Thu 04 December 2025: Meta has started removing Australian users under 16 from Instagram, Threads, and Facebook in preparation for the country’s groundbreaking social media age ban for minors. “While we are working hard to remove all users who we understand to be under the age of 16 by 10 December, compliance with the law […]
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Thu 04 December 2025: Venezuelan leader expresses hope phone call marks beginning of ‘respectful dialogue’ between Washington and Caracas. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed speaking with United States President Donald Trump by phone late last month amid a US military buildup that has raised fears of war. Speaking to state-run Venezolana de Television on […]
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Thu 04 December 2025: Roskomnadzor, the Russian federal executive agency responsible for monitoring, controlling and censoring mass media and the internet, blocked access to the US-based online gaming platform Roblox on Wednesday, the agency’s press service told reporters. The agency cited the persistent circulation of materials promoting or justifying extremist and terrorist activity, according to […]
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