Mon 11 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ MK Party submits motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa: He said the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the prima facie evidence relating to the robbery on Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in 2020 warrants a full investigation. He said this casts a “very dark” cloud […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: One person was killed and several others were injured on Sunday after Somali security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, demonstration organizers and local police said. The protests are part of a broader mobilization led by the Somali Future Council and other prominent opposition figures, […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: A senior Iraqi security official denied Sunday media reports claiming Israel had established a secret military base in Iraq’s desert to support airstrikes against Iran, Anadolu reports. The official, speaking to Anadolu on condition of anonymity, said the reports about Israel currently operating a secret military site in Iraq’s western desert are “false.” […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: A prominent Buddhist monk has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in the highest-profile case involving a local religious leader. Authorities took 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana into custody on Saturday from a private hospital in the capital, Colombo, where he had checked in for treatment as […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: A report by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights has documented 34 alleged incidents of anti-Muslim violence, mosque attacks, demolitions and intimidation in West Bengal in the aftermath of the BJP’s victory in the state assembly elections. The APCR said the incidents occurred across the state following the Bharatiya Janata […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: An educational platform used by thousands of schools and universities has been partially restored following an international cyberattack that caused major chaos as students prepare for end-of-year exams. ShinyHunters, a hacking group, claimed responsibility for crashing the web-based educational platform Canvas, created by tech firm Instructure. The group said it had […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: A cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak arrived off Spain’s Tenerife Island, where passengers and crew are set to disembark and return to their home countries, media reports said early Sunday. The MV Hondius reached waters near Granadilla Port early Sunday at around 5.30 am local time (0430GMT), with authorities […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: Israel released on Sunday two activists of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, Brazilian Thiago de Avila and Spanish activist of Palestinian origin Saif Abukeshek, and deported them, following their extended detention. Their release came “after their investigation was completed,” said the Israeli Foreign Ministry on the US social media company X. […]
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Mon 11 May 2026: Thousands of German students walked out of class Friday to protest a new military service law, arguing it reflects a wider shift toward militarization. The demonstrations, organized by the “School Strike Against Conscription Initiative,” were held in nearly 130 cities nationwide, including Berlin, Hamburg, Bonn, and Munich. “We remember the historic […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: Germany is preparing legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes, Environment Minister said Friday, pointing to a rise in fires at waste processing plants linked to the devices. Minister Carsten Schneider said the federal government intends to submit a draft bill to parliament in the coming months that would effectively end the sale […]
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