Two-week-old Ahmed lies in the neonatal unit at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Born with hydrocephalus – a buildup of excess fluid on the brain – doctors link his condition to the malnutrition and contaminated water his mother was exposed to during the war [Screen grab/Al Jazeera] Wed 22 April 2026: As the impacts of […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: While global food prices have risen modestly so far, the full impact of the conflict has yet to be felt, analysts say. In the nearly two months since the start of the Iran war, prices of fuel and fertiliser have surged worldwide. The question now preoccupying economists and policymakers is when […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: Global rights group says leaders of three countries behind devastating wars inspire other states to carry out abuses. London, United Kingdom – The heads of Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights, Amnesty International has said, describing them as “voracious predators” intent upon economic and […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ ‘SA fuels Gaza deaths’: BDS claims that allowing mining companies to continue exporting SA’s coal to Israel was contradictory because by so doing, the country was indirectly supporting the genocide against the people of Palestine, while the government had approached the International Court […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: Soldiers rescue civilian captives held by the Allied Democratic Forces, a group linked with ISIL (ISIS). Ugandan and Congolese forces have reported the rescue of at least 200 civilians from captivity by an ISIL (ISIS)-linked rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The captives were freed last […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom has completed the evacuation of its employees from the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, its head Alexey Likhachev said on Monday. More than 600 people have been evacuated, 20 volunteers remain directly at the nuclear plant site, and another four people remain in Tehran, Likhachev […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: The director of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron warned Tuesday that displaying the Star of David atop the site represents a “dangerous precedent” amid escalating Israeli measures in the occupied West Bank. Speaking to Anadolu, Mutaz Abu Sneineh said Israeli authorities illuminated the Jewish symbol on the roof of the mosque, calling it part of […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: NASA announced on Monday that it will cooperate with relevant federal agencies in investigating the deaths and disappearances of 11 nuclear and space scientists. “NASA is coordinating and cooperating with the relevant agencies in relation to the missing scientists. “At this time, nothing related to NASA indicates a national security threat,” […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Top cop Masemola faces court as Saps admits public trust has ‘eroded’: “For us as the Saps, this is a defining moment, not only for the National Commissioner of the Saps, but for the organisation as a whole, for the mere fact […]
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Mon 20 April 2026: Several pregnant women and children have been rescued from a “baby factory” in Nigeria’s main city, Lagos, the authorities said. A raid on the facility located the Badagry area of Lagos State led to the rescue of 18 pregnant women and 10 children, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) […]
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