Thu 14 May 2026: Pope Leo has decried rising European military expenditures that grew by the highest amount since the end of the Cold War last year. Leo, who has drawn President Trump’s ire in recent weeks after criticising the US-Israel war on Iran, told university students in Rome the world is being “maimed by […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: An estimated 43,000 people of the 172,000 injured in Gaza since October 2023 have sustained life-changing injuries, including around 10,000 children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Reinhilde Van de Weerdt, the WHO representative for the occupied Palestinian territory, said the updated estimates reflect the […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Western Cape Flood Disaster: 10 dead, nearly 90,000 displaced: Authorities have warned that several river systems in the province are experiencing high flow volumes. The Clanwilliam Dam is 103% full, with all sluices open. Downstream communities are being monitored to ensure public […]
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Wed 13 May 2026: The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates secretly during the US-Israeli war with Iran, The Times of Israel reported quoting Prime Minister’s office. Netanyahu met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. “This visit led to a historic breakthrough in relations […]
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Wed 13 May 2026: The national jobless rate surged in the first quarter of 2026, with millions of citizens without work. South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 32.7 percent during the first three months of 2026. Data from Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) shows a 1.3 percentage point increase from the previous quarter. This rise […]
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Wed 13 May 2026: In Britain today, no one is truly winning. Even when Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, steps forward to celebrate what some newspapers have called a “political earthquake,” the picture—on closer inspection—looks far less solid than advertised. His “victory” is not a mandate; it is a cry of anger from a […]
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Wed 13 May 2026: Belgian prison workers staged a nationwide strike Monday, citing overcrowding, escalating violence, and excessive workloads, Belga News Agency reported. The strike began at 6 am local time (0400GMT) after talks between trade unions and the office of Belgian Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden ended without agreement on measures to address overcrowding and […]
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Wed 13 May 2026: New allegations of cow-related vigilante violence have emerged in Haryana after videos spread online allegedly showing two Muslim men being beaten, humiliated, and forced to drink what appears to be cow urine by a self-proclaimed cow protection group. The incident this week has triggered anger among minority groups and rights activists, […]
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Wed 13 May 2026: As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta, in announcing the policy reversal, said it had done so because few people used the feature. But this has raised questions about its impact on user privacy and whether it will improve child safety on the platform. Instagram […]
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Wed 13 May 2026: Mexico’s government and the CIA have rebutted a report claiming that US intelligence agents have participated in the targeted assassinations of alleged drug cartel members in the Latin American country. The denials on Tuesday came after CNN reported that the CIA has been deeply involved in deadly operations aimed at dismantling Mexico’s drug cartels. CIA operatives have “directly participated” in several attacks […]
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