Mon 11 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ MK Party submits motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa: He said the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the prima facie evidence relating to the robbery on Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in 2020 warrants a full investigation. He said this casts a “very dark” cloud […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: A senior Iraqi security official denied Sunday media reports claiming Israel had established a secret military base in Iraq’s desert to support airstrikes against Iran, Anadolu reports. The official, speaking to Anadolu on condition of anonymity, said the reports about Israel currently operating a secret military site in Iraq’s western desert are “false.” […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: An educational platform used by thousands of schools and universities has been partially restored following an international cyberattack that caused major chaos as students prepare for end-of-year exams. ShinyHunters, a hacking group, claimed responsibility for crashing the web-based educational platform Canvas, created by tech firm Instructure. The group said it had […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: A cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak arrived off Spain’s Tenerife Island, where passengers and crew are set to disembark and return to their home countries, media reports said early Sunday. The MV Hondius reached waters near Granadilla Port early Sunday at around 5.30 am local time (0430GMT), with authorities […]
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President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi receives the President of the French Republic in the New Alamein City. Sun 10 May 2026: Paris seeks to repair economic and security ties while countering rising anti-French sentiment across Africa. French President Emmanuel Macron has started a tour of East Africa as Paris seeks to rebuild its influence on […]
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Sat 09 May 2026: A study published Friday by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) finds that socioeconomic inequality sharply raises the risk of dying from extreme temperatures across Europe. The study analyzed more than 161 million deaths recorded between 2000 and 2019 across 32 European countries and quantified for the first time how […]
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Sat 09 May 2026: Marking Europe Day, Erdogan says global crises require more inclusive EU, stressing Türkiye remains ‘essential and indispensable’ partner for Europe’s future Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that a European architecture that does not include Türkiye in its rightful place would “remain incomplete and vulnerable in managing crises.” In […]
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Sat 09 May 2026: Massive oil slicks were spotted near Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s main oil export terminal, with satellite imagery showing suspected leaks spreading across Gulf waters, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported. It said images captured by the European Copernicus Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 satellites between May 6 and 8, showed traces of […]
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Sat 09 May 2026: Russia and Ukraine confirmed Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire set for May 9-11. President Donald Trump said he hopes the truce will be extended beyond that window. Earlier on Truth Social, Trump announced the temporary halt in fighting and said the two sides, at war for […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today:* 👇🏼 ◼️ President Ramaphosa responds: President Cyril Ramaphosa respects the Constitutional Court’s judgment and reaffirms his commitment to the Constitution, the independence of the Judiciary and the rule of law. President Ramaphosa has been consistent in providing his full assistance to the various enquiries […]
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