OVER 300,000 EUROPEANS’ DATA ON SALE ON DARK WEB AFTER DECEMBER CYBERATTACK ON EURAIL: REPORT

Fri 24 April 2026: Netherlands-based company, which sells Interrail passes for rail travel across Europe, confirmed data stolen during breach, including passport numbers, names, contact information, home addresses, and birth dates, The Guardian reports Hundreds of thousands of people across Europe have been affected since a December cyberattack on Eurail exposed sensitive personal data of […]

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MORE THAN 6 MILLION SOMALIS FACE HUNGER AMID CLIMATE SHOCKS AND CONFLICT

Fri 24 April 2026: Drought, failed rains, and conflict drive 6.5 million Somalis into hunger; children face acute malnutrition risks. On the outskirts of Somalia’s southern port city, the land has become an open graveyard for cattle. Some are left where they fell, while others are buried in shallow graves after consecutive failed rainy seasons. […]

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UK, FRANCE AGREE TO NEARLY $900M DEAL TO CURB SMALL BOAT CROSSINGS

Fri 24 April 2026: Britain and France have agreed to a nearly $900-million deal aimed at reducing small-boat migrant crossings across the English Channel, with the two countries expected to sign the deal on Thursday. Riot-trained police will be sent to beaches in France as part of a new £662-million ($893-million) deal with the UK […]

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IRAN ALLEGEDLY LAYS NEW MINES AS US SENDS 3RD AIRCRAFT CARRIER: REPORT

Fri 24 April 2026: Iran’s navy has allegedly placed fresh underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz this week while the United States dispatched a third aircraft carrier to the region, according to an Axios report on Thursday. The report, citing a US official and a separate source familiar with the matter, said American forces […]

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NEARLY 8,000 PEOPLE DIED OR DISAPPEARED ON MIGRATION ROUTES IN 2025: IOM

Thu 23 April 2026: More than four in every 10 deaths and disappearances occurred on sea routes to Europe, the UN agency says. Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe the most deadly, according to the United Nations. The UN’s International Organization for Migration said that […]

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SOUTH AMERICAN MIGRANTS DEPORTED TO DRC SAY FACING PRESSURE TO RETURN HOME

Thu 23 April 2026: Rights advocates have accused the Trump administration of using third-country deportations to intimidate asylum seekers and migrants. Fifteen South American migrants and asylum seekers recently deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) say they are facing pressure to return to their countries of origin, despite concerns for […]

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ICC CONFIRMS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY TRIAL OF FORMER PHILIPPINE LEADER RODRIGO DUTERTE

Thu 23 April 2026: The former president will face trial after the court confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his ‘war on drugs’. Judges ⁠at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have confirmed all three counts of murder as crimes against ⁠humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and committed him to trial. The judges […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | THURSDAY – 23 APRIL 2026

Thu 23 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa faces tough choice: The clock is ticking for President Cyril Ramaphosa as he weighs the fate of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. With Masemola now embroiled in a criminal case tied to a scandal tearing through the South African Police Service (SAPS), […]

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