Thu 19 March 2026: Two ships carrying Russian oil and gas are due to arrive in Cuba, marking the island nation’s first energy deliveries in three months, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing maritime intelligence companies. A Hong Kong-flagged vessel believed to be transporting around 27,000 tonnes of Russian gas was expected to arrive on […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: Oil and gas prices have continued rising after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East in retaliation to Israel’s strike on its South Pars gasfield. Early Thursday, Brent futures topped $115 a barrel, their highest in more than a week. Gas prices have also surged by 30 percent. Prices are […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: The deployments could help provide Trump with additional options but would further entrench the US in a foreign war, the like of which he has repeatedly promised never to do. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering deploying thousands of troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East, as the United […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Human Rights Day shadowed by SA’s gun crisis: Yet gun violence continues to take lives across our country. Research drawing on police and public health data suggests that around 30 people are killed with a gun every day in SA. Many guns used […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: The foreign ministers of Qatar, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates have issued a joint statement calling on Iran “to immediately halt its attacks” after they held a meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday. They called on Iran to “refrain from any measures […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that 201 Ukrainian anti-drone specialists have been deployed across the Middle East to help counter Iranian Shahed drones, while an additional 34 stand ready to support these efforts. “Our teams are already in the Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and on the way to Kuwait. We […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: Saudi Arabia has invited foreign ministers from a number of Arab and Islamic countries to talks in Riyadh on Wednesday evening, its Foreign Ministry said, amid the Iran war in the Middle East. The talks are aimed at promoting consultation and coordination to support security and stability in the region, the […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, as progress in reducing child mortality slowed sharply, according to a UN report released Wednesday. While under-5 deaths have declined by more than half since 2000, the pace of reduction has slowed by over 60% since 2015, raising concerns […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: NATO to deploy a new Patriot missile defence unit to southern Turkiye’s Incirlik Air Base. Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defence has said NATO is sending another Patriot missile defence unit to its Incirlik Air Base, after several ballistic missiles Ankara says were fired by Iran were downed heading towards or in […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ All eyes on Mkhwanazi: Mkhwanazi’s testimony is highly anticipated, as he is expected to respond to allegations raised by previous witnesses and provide clarity on key issues that have emerged since his last appearance before the committee in October. He is expected […]
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