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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Mon 13 April 2026: Leo, who last year became the first US-born pope, has emerged as an outspoken critic of the US-Israeli war on Iran. United States President Donald Trump has unleashed a storm of criticism at Pope Leo XIV, calling him “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy”. Trump delivered the unusual criticism […]
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Mon 13 April 2026: Asian stocks fall as naval blockade threat injects new turmoil into financial markets. Oil prices have risen sharply following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade of Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than 8 percent on Sunday to top $103 a barrel. It was the first […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: The first round of talks between the US and Iran opened in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday to seek a permanent ceasefire following a two-week temporary truce between the two warring sides, official sources told Anadolu. The two delegations are holding separate meetings with Pakistani officials at a five-star hotel […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: US intelligence suggests China may supply Iran with new air defense systems in the coming weeks, even as a delicate ceasefire with Washington remains in place, CNN reported on Saturday citing sources familiar with recent assessments. The report claimed that Iran may be taking advantage of the ceasefire to restock certain […]
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