Tue 28 April 2026: The Home Office is challenging top judges who ruled that the proscription of the group as a terrorist organisation was unlawful. London, United Kingdom – The United Kingdom is set to appeal the High Court’s landmark ruling that the government’s ban on Palestine Action was illegal. The two-day hearing, which begins on Tuesday at […]
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Tue 28 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ US signals thaw with SA after months of diplomatic strain: “On behalf of the US, I extend warm greetings to the people of South Africa as you commemorate Freedom Day,” Rubio said in the statement issued by the state department. “More than three […]
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Mon 27 April 2026: US lawmakers push to grant American soldiers serving in the Israeli army the same legal protections as US troops, in a move without precedent for any other foreign army. The bill would place some 20,000 dual citizens fighting for Israel on a legal par with Americans serving the US. Details of […]
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Mon 27 April 2026: Pope Leo’s four-nation Africa tour featured firm denunciations by the pontiff of despotism and war and also unprecedented attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump that grabbed headlines. But a smaller moment, in which the pope said the Catholic Church should prioritise questions of inequality and justice over those of sexual ethics, may prove to be of […]
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Mon 27 April 2026: Plan aims to end war quickly by bypassing uranium enrichment dispute, US reviewing proposal, Axios says Iran has proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war while postponing nuclear negotiations to a later stage, a media report said Sunday. The proposal was conveyed to the US through mediators, including […]
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Librarian el-Habot, one of the last few in Chinguetti [Shola Lawal/Al Jazeera] Sun 26 April 2026: Chinguetti was once a popular desert library town attracting scholars from the Muslim world with its rare books. Chinguetti, Mauritania – Bookkeeper Muhammad Gholam el-Habot gently pulled a pair of white gloves onto his slender hands and set about […]
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Mon 27 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ SA draws line on summit ‘summoning’ culture: President Cyril Ramaphosa will not attend the Africa Forward Summit hosted by France in Kenya. Diplomats said that there is growing discontent over how individual European nations can call on African leaders at short notice. This […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: First trials of transitional justice in Syria involve Atef Najib and other fugitives, including ousted regime leader Bashar Assad and his brother Maher Atef Najib, a cousin of ousted President Bashar al-Assad and former political security chief in Syria’s Daraa city, appeared on Sunday before the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus, […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: Ipsos survey shows declining confidence in Labour leadership and doubts over election prospects amid ongoing political scandal Half of Britons believe Prime Minister Keir Starmer should step down, according to an Ipsos UK Political Pulse survey released on Sunday, which also found widespread doubt about Labour’s chances at the next general […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: Suspect arrested as the US president evacuated from the stage after firing at the White House correspondents’ dinner. Police in the United States have arrested a suspected gunman who stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, attended by US President Donald Trump, at a hotel in Washington, […]
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