MACRON VISITS EAST AFRICA TO COUNTER CHINA, RUSSIA INFLUENCE, REDEFINE FRANCE’S AFRICA STRATEGY

  President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi receives the President of the French Republic in the New Alamein City. Sun 10 May 2026: Paris seeks to repair economic and security ties while countering rising anti-French sentiment across Africa. French President Emmanuel Macron has started a tour of East Africa as Paris seeks to rebuild its influence on […]

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TRUMP’S TRUTH SOCIAL PARENT COMPANY REPORTS $400M LOSS AS CRYPTO SLUMPS

Sun 10 May 2026:  Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, posted a loss exceeding $400 million in the first quarter of 2026, largely due to falling cryptocurrency values. In a March 31 filing, TMTG reported revenue of roughly $870,000 for the quarter, marking a 6% increase in net sales compared […]

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DEATH OF A PARTNER, FINANCIAL STRESS MAY RAISE ALZHEIMER’S RISK, RESEARCH FINDS

Sun 10 May 2026: Stressful life events may harm brain health, according to a new study. Researchers found that grieving the death of a partner is linked to biological changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, while unemployment and financial loss correlate with structural differences in the brain. The findings come from a joint study by the […]

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POOREST EUROPEANS FACE GREATER RISK OF DYING FROM EXTREME TEMPERATURES: STUDY

Sat 09 May 2026: A study published Friday by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) finds that socioeconomic inequality sharply raises the risk of dying from extreme temperatures across Europe. The study analyzed more than 161 million deaths recorded between 2000 and 2019 across 32 European countries and quantified for the first time how […]

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BRITISH PM RESHUFFLES TEAM AFTER HIS LABOUR PARTY BATTERED IN LOCAL ELECTIONS

Sat 09 May 2026: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer moved to shore up his leadership on Saturday after the Labour Party suffered heavy election losses across England, Scotland, and Wales. Starmer appointed former Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, and named former deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman as adviser on […]

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CAN’T AFFORD A GYM MEMBERSHIP OR FITNESS CLASS? 3 THINGS TO INCLUDE IN A DIY EXERCISE PROGRAM

Sat 09 May 2026: With the rising cost of living, gyms memberships and fitness classes are becoming increasingly unaffordable. But the good news is you can make just as much progress at home. Cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength and flexibility are the most important components of fitness. And each can be trained with little or no equipment. Let’s look […]

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NIGER SUSPENDS 10 FRENCH MEDIA ORGANISATIONS FOR ENDANGERING ”INSTITUTIONAL STABILITY”

Sat 09 May 2026: Niger has suspended some 10 media organisations from former colonial ruler France, saying they threatened public order. A statement read on state television on Friday said the suspended bodies had repeatedly broadcast “content likely to gravely endanger public order, national unity, social cohesion and the stability of the institutions” of Niger. […]

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BRITAIN QUIETLY APPROVES $11.85M ARMS LICENCE TO ISRAEL DESPITE GAZA BAN

Sat 09 May 2026: The UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has granted two new licences for the export of military equipment to Israel, including an £8.7 ($11.85) million licence covering “components and technology for targeting equipment”, the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has revealed. The licences were issued despite the British government’s September 2024 suspension of […]

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EUROPE WITHOUT TÜRKIYE ‘INCOMPLETE, VULNERABLE IN MANAGING CRISES’: PRESIDENT ERDOGAN

Sat 09 May 2026: Marking Europe Day, Erdogan says global crises require more inclusive EU, stressing Türkiye remains ‘essential and indispensable’ partner for Europe’s future Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that a European architecture that does not include Türkiye in its rightful place would “remain incomplete and vulnerable in managing crises.” In […]

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MASSIVE OIL SPILL SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGES NEAR IRAN’S KHARG ISLAND EXPORT HUB

Sat 09 May 2026: Massive oil slicks were spotted near Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s main oil export terminal, with satellite imagery showing suspected leaks spreading across Gulf waters, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported. It said images captured by the European Copernicus Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 satellites between May 6 and 8, showed traces of […]

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