Sat 15 August 2026: Russia has initiated unprecedented gasoline imports from India to mitigate a severe domestic fuel crisis stemming from relentless Ukrainian strikes on its oil refineries. The inaugural shipment from the South Asian nation arrived in Russia on August 5. Ship-tracking data from Kpler indicates the lengthy transit route highlights an increasingly critical […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: The Ebola outbreak currently raging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is advancing more rapidly than health officials can control and is projected to become the most lethal in history, the World Health Organization reports. On Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that if the epidemic continues at its […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: At least 22 of the Gaza Strip’s 34 oxygen stations have been forced out of service, the Palestinian Health Ministry warned Saturday, saying the remaining facilities also risk shutting down amid the Israeli blockade and a severe shortage of spare parts. The ministry said in a statement that the 12 stations […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would be soon declaring the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, escalating his rhetoric over the vital waterway that carries a significant share of global oil supplies. Trump told Fox News on Friday that the United States will hit Iran hard economically as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa tells African leaders that South Africans are ashamed of the actions of anti-illegal migration movements: “The criminal actions of a few within our communities are a repudiation of the solidarity upon which this southern African is built. We cannot preach integration at […]
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Fri 14 August 2026: The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM) is pushing for the resumption of attacks on Iran, including strikes on oil, gas and electricity facilities, to increase pressure on Tehran, Israeli media claimed Thursday. Israel’s Channel 13, citing unnamed informed political sources, said Adm. Brad Cooper presented the proposal during a visit […]
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Fri 14 August 2026: The findings come days after chief minister Pema Khandu rejected reports of Chinese encroachment in Arunachal Pradesh’s Taksing area. New Delhi: A fact-finding team formed to assess the ground situation in Arunachal Pradesh have alleged that Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) personnel have effectively denied Indian forces access to key patrolling […]
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Fri 14 August 2026: Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has won back his parliamentary seat after defeating his chief rival Count Binface in a by-election he forced by resigning the previous month. Farage received 22,239 votes in the Clacton by-election compared with 9,455 for serial joke candidate Binface, who wears a rubbish can on his […]
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Fri 14 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ South Africa’s healthcare crisis: South Africa had 1 518 vacant medical posts at the end of March, but the National Department of Health says it does not know how many doctors who completed community service remain unemployed. The disclosure comes as […]
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Fri 14 August 2026: Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will group senior ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under a military pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkey’s defence ministry said on Thursday. The three Sunni Muslim U.S. allies, alarmed by a regional conflagration that has brought Iranian missile fire […]
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