Fri 15 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ New US bill proposes sanctions against former SA President’s daughter: The proposed piece of United States legislation is titled ‘The Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act’. The proposed piece of United States legislation is designed to penalise entities involved […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: The UN’s agency for children, UNICEF, has warned that hundreds of thousands of Lebanese children are at risk of developing chronic mental health issues due to persistent conflict in the country and mass displacement. In a statement, UNICEF estimates that more than 770,000 children are enduring “heightened distress from repeated exposure […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: The report by a UK-based NGO documents rape, gang rape and threats of sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls in Rakhine State. Sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls is becoming rampant along with illegal detention and coercion under the armed rebel group Arakan Army in the northern parts of […]
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Zimbabweans trafficked to Russia are being forced to fight in its war in Ukraine [Ezra Sibanda/Al Jazeera] Sat 16 May 2026: Families call on governments in Moscow and Harare to secure the return of loved ones from Ukrainian front lines. Harare, Zimbabwe – Elvis Sitshela remains deeply unsettled by the sudden departure of his brother, Dumisani, […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: US President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him that Beijing would not provide military equipment to Iran and expressed support for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. “When you say ‘support,’ they’re not fighting a war with us or anything,” Trump said when asked if he discussed China’s support for Iran when he met Xi earlier […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: New Delhi hosts foreign ministers of 11-member bloc, including Iran, which is currently observing a ceasefire with the US after war began on Feb. 28 There is a “growing expectation” that BRICS will play a “constructive and stabilizing role,” India said Thursday as New Delhi hosted top diplomats of the emerging […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: The summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping was “extremely positive,” US President Donald Trump said Thursday, extending an invitation for Xi this September. “Thank you again, President Xi, for this beautiful welcome. And tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you and Madam Peng to visit […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: Pope Leo has decried rising European military expenditures that grew by the highest amount since the end of the Cold War last year. Leo, who has drawn President Trump’s ire in recent weeks after criticising the US-Israel war on Iran, told university students in Rome the world is being “maimed by […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: An estimated 43,000 people of the 172,000 injured in Gaza since October 2023 have sustained life-changing injuries, including around 10,000 children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Reinhilde Van de Weerdt, the WHO representative for the occupied Palestinian territory, said the updated estimates reflect the […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Western Cape Flood Disaster: 10 dead, nearly 90,000 displaced: Authorities have warned that several river systems in the province are experiencing high flow volumes. The Clanwilliam Dam is 103% full, with all sluices open. Downstream communities are being monitored to ensure public […]
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