Sat 11 April 2026: 2-week ceasefire calms markets for now but backlog of ships in Strait of Hormuz continue to bottleneck global supply chains, while shipping industry moves to security-focused model, leading to massive freight, insurance costs, expert says The structural damage on global supply chains threatens to fuel inflation worldwide for years to come, […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: Russian casualties are mounting, its recruitment is falling and its territorial acquisitions are dwindling, recently released figures suggest. The casualty rate for Russian soldiers in Ukraine increased to a new monthly high in March, according to Ukraine’s armed forces. They say drone production enabled a record number of strikes. Ukraine tallied Russian casualties […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Workers in SA could get paid for reporting their employer: Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has gazetted the Protected Disclosures Bill for public comment, which proposes rewarding whistleblowers. Kubayi said that there have been several instances where whistleblowers have suffered occupational […]
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Fri 10 April 2026: Cuba’s Diaz-Canel vows to resist US pressure to resign as Trump escalates threats, tightens oil blockade on the island. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says he will not bow to pressure by the United States to resign. “Stepping down is not part of our vocabulary,” he said in an interview with US […]
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Fri 10 April 2026: Iran targeted seven Arab countries, most of them in the Gulf, with at least 6,413 missiles and drones, in addition to an attack involving two fighter jets, over the past 41 days, including the first and second days of a Washington-Tehran ceasefire, according to an Anadolu tally. The attacks continued through […]
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Fri 10 April 2026: Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that the attacks carried out in recent weeks by Iran against the kingdom’s energy infrastructure killed one person and impacted its oil production capacity. The attacks have targeted “infrastructure for oil and gas production, transport and refining, as well as petrochemical plants and power facilities in Riyadh, […]
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Fri 10 April 2026: Humanity & Inclusion says people with disabilities face extreme challenges amid war and humanitarian crisis. The humanitarian situation has reached “catastrophic levels” for civilians and is even more critical for persons with disabilities three years into the war in Sudan, the nongovernmental organisation Humanity & Inclusion says. The war between the […]
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Fri 10 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa Phala Phala scandal IPID flags SAPS officers for alleged cover-up: The report details how Rhoode allegedly led an unofficial operation to track down suspects and recover the stolen money. It found that suspects were interviewed at the farm, and that individuals […]
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Fri 10 April 2026: Melania calls for Congress to holding survivors’ hearing but does not say why she chose to speak on the issue. United States First Lady Melania Trump has denied any connection to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a rare speech delivered from the White House. During the brief address on […]
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Thu 09 April 2026: Britain deployed its armed forces to deter Russian submarines from attacking its cables and pipelines when they spent around a month in British waters earlier this year, defence minister John Healey said on Thursday. Healey said British forces and allies including Norway tracked and deterred malign activity by the Russian vessels, […]
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