Tue 17 March 2026: Cuba has not received oil shipments since early January amid US pressure, worsening the humanitarian crisis on the island. United States President Donald Trump has promised to take over Cuba as the island nation plunged into total darkness after its national power grid collapsed amid an ongoing oil blockade imposed by […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA to stay on prolonged rate hold: Surging oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict are likely to push South African inflation higher and see policymakers keep interest rates unchanged for months, according to Morgan Stanley. Based on an outlook that oil […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Pakistan denies the claim, saying it targeted military sites in Kabul and Nangahar on Monday. Afghanistan has accused Pakistan’s military of launching an air strike on a hospital treating drug users in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 400 people. Pakistan dismissed the claim as “false and aimed at misleading public […]
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Mon 16 March 2026: The UK will not be drawn into a wider war in the Middle East, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, as tensions in the region continue. Speaking at a news conference, Starmer said his government would continue working toward a swift resolution, stressing that the priority was to bring the fighting to an end. He […]
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Mon 16 March 2026: Fires at Iran’s oil storage facilities and refineries have released large amounts of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the atmosphere, potentially worsening air quality in neighboring countries. Air quality alerts have been issued in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, while pollution could also affect western Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to the […]
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Mon 16 March 2026: At least one person killed in Abu Dhabi. Dubai flights disrupted, and fire breaks out in Fujairah after Iranian attacks. The United Arab Emirates has announced the diversion of some flights from Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest, after a drone attack sparked a fire near the facility as […]
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Mon 16 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ SA notes Israel’s response filing to the ICJ: The State of Israel filed its response on Thursday, 12 March 2026. The Court had initially ordered Israel to respond by 28 July 2025 to South Africa’s Memorial – which was filed on 28 […]
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Mon 16 March 2026: The South African government has noted the filing of Israel’s response to South Africa’s written pleadings in the case of Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The State […]
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Sun 15 March 2026: Israel has approved an $827m emergency budget allocation for military purchases, according to Israeli media, as the US-Israel war on Iran entered its third week. The 2.6-billion-shekel package was approved over the weekend by cabinet ministers during a telephone meeting, the Haaretz daily reported. It will be used for “security purchases” […]
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Sun 15 March 2026: Authorities say a local communist party office was lit on fire during rare antigovernment demonstration on the island. Protesters in central Cuba have torched a local communist party office, as conditions on the island continue to deteriorate under severe restrictions from the United States meant to squeeze the economy. Authorities said on Saturday that […]
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