Mon 01 June 2026: A provision in the 2027 draft US defence bill could bind the two countries’ weapons industries closer than ever. A provision in a bill before the United States Congress could tie the US and Israeli militaries far more closely together, deepening their cooperation on weapons research, production and technology. The proposal, […]
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Mon 01 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ DA, RISE Mzansi account for nearly 90% of donations declared to IEC: Five political parties made declarations during the reporting period, including late and cumulative declarations. Democratic Alliance – R57 317 303 | RISE Mzansi – R30 000 000 | ActionSA – […]
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Sun 31 May 2026: More than seven million people in conflict-torn South Sudan — around half the population — are in dire need of food aid, the United Nations warned on Friday. The UN’s World Food Programme denounced the “alarming situation” in the world’s youngest sovereign state, saying the organisation was in “a tight race against time” to scale up its response. […]
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Sun 31 May 2026: A drone hit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russian-controlled southern Ukraine, the UN nuclear agency has said, citing local officials. The International Atomic Energy Agency posted on social media that the Russian-run plant’s operator informed it that a drone had hit the turbine building on Saturday, “reportedly causing a hole […]
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Sun 31 May 2026: Warning comes as Western Europe experiences a heatwave, with temperatures reaching highs not typically expected until the summer. The hottest year since records began is almost certain to occur within the next five years, according to the weather agency of the United Nations. In a report published on Thursday, the World […]
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Sun 31 May 2026: The Trump administration sought to reassure immigrants and employers over a recent green card policy change, saying it will not prevent qualified applicants from obtaining permanent residency in the US, media reports said Saturday. The clarification came after concerns that new guidance issued by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) could […]
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Sat 30 May 2026: The White House released a physician’s memorandum Friday claiming US President Donald Trump is in “excellent health” following his May 26 annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The memo, signed by the physician to the president Capt. Sean Barbabella, alleged Trump’s cardiac age is approximately 14 years younger […]
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Sat 30 May 2026: A majority of Europeans now support a more independent foreign policy for the European Union, moving away from reliance on the United States, according to a new survey released on Friday. The Eupinions study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, supported by the King Baudouin Foundation, found that 73% of EU citizens believe […]
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Sat 30 May 2026: Muslim pilgrims on Saturday concluded their annual Hajj pilgrimage with the farewell circumambulation at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, western Saudi Arabia. The pilgrimage was concluded in “an atmosphere of faith filled with tranquility,” Saudi state-run TV Al-Ekhbariya reported. On Tuesday, the Saudi statistics authority said the total number of pilgrims […]
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Sat 30 May 2026: The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is advancing faster than the response effort to contain it, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Saturday, saying the scale and severity of the epidemic remain unclear amid major gaps in testing and logistics. In a statement released during a […]
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