Wed 15 April 2026: Israeli soldiers have told the Haaretz newspaper that the Israeli military is demolishing villages in southern Lebanon in “methods similar to those used in the Gaza Strip”. “We’re behaving just like we did in Gaza,” one army source told Haaretz. “There’s a list of homes to be demolished, and we measure […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: ABC News Correspondent Jonathan Karl says Trump has said that he is not considering an extension of the ceasefire with Iran. According to Karl, the US president suggested during an interview that the conflict’s resolution is imminent, stating, “I think you’re going to be watching an amazing two days ahead.” Trump […]
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Tue 14 April 2026: Iran demanded compensation from five Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan, accusing them of participating in US-Israeli strikes on Iran. In a Monday letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN Security Council President Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Iran’s UN Envoy Amir Saeid Iravani claimed those […]
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Tue 14 April 2026: The trial will, once again, seek to determine if Maradona’s medical team was responsible for his death in November 2020. A new trial over the death of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona will begin on Tuesday, a year after a scandal involving a judge caused the first trial to collapse. Maradona, considered […]
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Tue 14 April 2026: Sudanese children are being born into conditions ‘no child should ever face’, Save the Children says. At least three babies a minute are being born in Sudan into conditions “no child should ever face”, an international charity has warned, as a ruinous conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid […]
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Tue 14 April 2026: The IEA’s oil ‘demand destruction’ report comes after its chief said unnamed countries are hoarding stocks. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has sharply cut its forecasts for global oil supply and demand growth, saying both are expected to fall from last year’s levels as the United States-Israel war on Iran disrupts […]
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Tue 14 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ US doubles down on investigation into SA: US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell, recently expressed Washington’s frustrations with the local government’s refusal to engage on these points. Regardless, there have been positive indications, from both sides, that a workable trade […]
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Mon 13 April 2026: Pope Leo XIV has said he is “not afraid” of the administration of Donald Trump and vowed to “speak out loudly” after the US president criticized him as “weak” following his remarks on the US and Israel’s war against Iran. According to a report by ANSA, the pontiff talked to reporters […]
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Mon 13 April 2026: Many people resorting to eating leaves and animal feed to survive in North Darfur and South Kordofan states. Millions of people in Sudan are surviving on just one meal a day, as the country’s food crisis deepens and threatens to spread, according to a report published by a group of nongovernmental […]
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Mon 13 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Elon Musk alleges bribery plot in SA Starlink licence battle: SpaceX and Tesla boss Elon Musk has alleged that his internet-satellite service, Starlink, was given the opportunity to “bribe” its way to a telecoms licence in the country, by pretending that a black […]
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