Sat 19 September 2026: Washington backs Canadian miner’s Dasa project two years after US troops withdrew from the West African country The United States has approved a debt facility of up to $414.2 million for a major uranium project in Niger, according to Canadian mining company Global Atomic, marking a renewed commercial engagement with the […]
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Sat 19 September 2026: The U.S. military says it will proceed with mandatory testosterone screening for service members 30 and older, after earlier putting the plan on hold amid pushback from medical experts. On Friday, the Pentagon issued updated guidance for the policy, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has promoted. Hegseth first announced the policy in July, […]
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Sat 19 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa extends Madlanga commission’s final report deadline: Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson to the president, said the new deadline allows the Commission to process additional evidence, including the testimony of various experts who have made recommendations relating to the commission’s terms of reference.The commission handed […]
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Fri 18 September 2026: Explosives-laden vehicle strikes mosque inside Kohat police compound as gunmen exchange fire with officers At least 16 people have been killed and 57 others wounded after a suicide car bomb struck a mosque inside a police compound in Kohat, in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack occurred during Friday prayers, […]
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Fri 18 September 2026: Report by nonpartisan research body finds that replenishing depleted munitions stockpiles could take up to five years. The US war on Iran is worsening inflation and straining the country’s munitions stockpiles, a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found. The report, released on Tuesday, found that the cost of the […]
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Fri 18 September 2026: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ruled out deploying combat troops in response to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, saying South Korea would not send military personnel in a manner that could draw it into an overseas conflict. “Let it be clear. There will be no dispatch of troops […]
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Fri 18 September 2026: Nigerian officials have opened probes following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners while they were held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, in the country’s center. The NSCDC said the deceased were among people detained as suspected illegal miners during enforcement raids in the […]
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Fri 18 September 2026: Proposed drawdown could cut the American military presence in Europe by nearly one-third as Washington pushes NATO allies to shoulder more of the defense burden The Pentagon is weighing plans to withdraw at least 25,000 US troops from Europe, a move that could reduce the American military presence on the continent […]
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Fri 18 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ More than 100,000 cellphones smuggled into prisons by guards: Correctional Services Commissioner Thobakgale told the Madlanga Commission on Thursday that not only were cellphones confiscated during the period, but also 158,137 cellphone accessories, 59,788 sharpened objects, drugs valued at 657,801.71 and more […]
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Thu 17 September 2026: Inflation, collapsing wages and the weakening rial are pushing thousands of Afghan migrants to return from Iran Thousands of Afghans are returning from Iran as the country’s economic crisis, soaring inflation and the sharp decline of the rial erode jobs, wages and savings, Reuters reported Thursday. Iran’s consumer prices have increased […]
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