White South Africans demonstrate in support of President Trump in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on Feb. 15. Tue 19 May 2026: The Trump administration has proposed raising the cap on refugee admissions for fiscal year 2026 to 17,500 specifically for White South Africans. The proposal is outlined in an emergency […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Authorities have said they “neutralised” the threat after an “active shooter” incident at a complex that includes a mosque and an Islamic school in San Diego, California, the US. Taha Hassane, the imam at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), said after the incident on Monday that the children are […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defense pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war. The deployment, the full scale of which is reported by […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Nearly 1 in 5 users aged 13 to 15 told Meta that they saw “nudity or sexual images on Instagram” that they didn’t want to view, according to a court filing. The document, made public on Friday as part of a federal lawsuit in California and reviewed by Reuters, includes portions […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Many countries across Africa have embraced universal basic education policies in recent decades. But recent data has revealed that more than 100 million children and adolescents remain out of school, out of a total potential population of 469 million. The latest statistics suggest that after some years of progress, the situation […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: The International Labor Organization (ILO) warned Monday that the ongoing Middle East crisis is increasingly weighing on global labor markets, threatening millions of jobs, reducing incomes, and worsening working conditions far beyond the region. The ILO report said higher energy costs, disrupted trade and transport routes, supply chain pressures, weaker tourism, […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: In repeat of a familiar pattern, the Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that the historic Kamal Maula mosque is a temple dedicated to a Hindu goddess. For decades, the Kamal Maula mosque in Dhar, in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state, has been like a second home for 78-year-old Mohammad Rafiq. Rafiq […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Reform UK’s recent electoral success should not be dismissed as a simple protest vote against the political establishment. It reflects a deeper shift in British politics: the growing ability of right-wing populism to transform public frustration over immigration, economic insecurity and declining trust in mainstream parties into a politics of resentment. […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: French magistrates are investigating possible offences involving French perpetrators who facilitated Epstein’s crimes. A prosecutor in France has revealed that about 10 new suspected victims have come forward in the European country’s probe into the network of late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking with the RTL broadcaster, Paris Public Prosecutor […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Demonstrations against asylum policies and healthcare cuts have taken place in several Dutch cities, though turnout was lower than organizers had hoped, according to local media reports on Saturday. The protests, held under the banner “National Protest,” were staged in nine cities, including Amsterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. In most locations, […]
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