Sun 15 March 2026: United States President Donald Trump has said “many countries” will dispatch warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, without offering details about which states are on board. This comes as the waterway that carries a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas remains effectively closed on the 15th day […]
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Sun 15 March 2026: Incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso, 82, is running for a fifth term in an election boycotted by major political parties. The Republic of Congo is voting in a presidential election widely expected to extend Denis Sassou Nguesso’s decades-long rule by another five years, with limited active opposition and little uncertainty about the result. […]
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Sat 14 March 2026: 6 days into his reign, Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen or heard. His own government is circulating AI-generated videos of him giving speeches that never happened. There is so little verified footage of the new leader that government news outlets and state-backed social media channels have resorted to circulating AI-generated […]
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Sat 14 March 2026: Ivory Coast welcomed the return of the “Djidji Ayokwè” talking drum from France on Friday, the first artifact repatriated from the former colonial power. The 3-meter drum looted in 1916 symbolizes growing pressure on Europe to return stolen cultural heritage. The return of the Djidji Ayokwè talking drum to Ivory Coast […]
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Sat 14 March 2026: Tehran frames potential tanker access as part of plan to manage strategic waterway traffic, Iranian official says Iran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on the condition that the cargo is traded in Chinese yuan, a senior Iranian official told CNN […]
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Sat 14 March 2026: Israel is preparing a major ground invasion of Lebanon aimed at seizing territory south of the Litani River and dismantling Hezbollah’s military infrastructure, officials say, in what could become the largest offensive since 2006. Israel is preparing to significantly expand its military operations in Lebanon with plans for a large-scale ground […]
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Sat 14 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:*👇🏼 ◼️ GNU splits on Bozell: The Government of National Unity has suffered another ruction, this time based around the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s decision to démarche US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell, over comments made at a conference this week. At […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: The Turkish National Defense Ministry said a ballistic munition fired from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was intercepted and neutralized by NATO air and missile defense systems in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Turkish National Defense Ministry confirmed that NATO air and missile defense units deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean destroyed the […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Kyiv is seeking a major agreement with the US on drone production. In a statement on Telegram, Zelenskyy said he hopes Washington will show greater interest in signing the agreement following the escalation of the conflict. “We wanted to sign a major agreement with […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Mbalula and AfriForum in war of words over US ambassador’s remarks: The situation escalated further when Bozell remarked that he “didn’t care” about South African court rulings regarding the apartheid struggle song “Kill the Boer”, arguing that the chant constitutes hate speech. […]
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