Tue 24 March 2026: Children across the Middle East are facing a “devastating price” since the US-Israeli war with Iran started last month, a senior official at UNICEF warned Monday. “Twenty-three days into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, children across the region are paying a devastating price. “A further descent into a wider […]
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Tue 24 March 2026: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday said it has struck more than 9,000 targets inside Iran, including dozens of naval vessels, as part of an ongoing operation, which began last month. According to a fact sheet from CENTCOM, the US has damaged or destroyed more than 140 vessels. The US […]
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Tue 24 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Fuel rationing sets in as farmers battle under supply shortages: The United States and Israel’s war in Iran has ignited global panic, with the conflict expected to severely impact fuel prices and supply and businesses across the Garden Route, Klein Karoo and Hessequa. […]
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Mon 23 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ We will not be bullied: Public frustration with the United States’ involvement in South Africa’s internal affairs is mounting, as a large march in Johannesburg over the weekend showed. Protesters held placards declaring “We will not be bullied” and “In defence of our […]
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Sun 22 March 2026: Death and suffering caused by the war in the Middle East are a “scandal to the whole human family”, Pope Leo has said, renewing his plea for an immediate ceasefire. The American pope and head of the Roman Catholic Church said that he continues to follow with “dismay” the situation in […]
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Sun 22 March 2026: The attack on a teaching hospital in al-Daein, the capital of East Darfur state, has rendered the facility non-functional. An attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed at least 64 people, including 13 children, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO). In a social media […]
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Sun 22 March 2026: The left-wing Brazilian president is critical of US actions throughout Latin America, though he does not name Trump. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticised what he called the return of a colonial approach towards developing nations during a summit in Colombia. But while Lula did not mention United […]
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Sun 22 March 2026: Tehran responds to Trump’s threat by saying all US energy infrastructure in the region will be targeted if Iran is attacked. United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if freedom of navigation is not fully restored at the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic […]
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Sat 21 March 2026: Chad intends to deploy 800 police officers and gendarmes to Haiti this year to participate in an international force to help Haiti’s police fight powerful armed gangs, a senior Chadian police official told Reuters. The Chadian forces are expected to arrive by June after receiving training from “European and American partners”, […]
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Sat 21 March 2026: The Trump administration is planning options to secure or extract Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, with discussions centring on deploying the elite Joint Special Operations Command for the mission, CBS News reported on Friday, citing multiple people briefed on the matter. No decision had been made, one source told CBS, and the timing […]
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