Thu 06 August 2026: Armed forces from Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland state have attacked a camp held by federal government troops, in the latest flare-up between regional leaders and the Somali government. Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni told a news conference on Wednesday in the regional capital Garowe that the assault was “a planned security operation” […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday vowed to return home this December for the first time since her dramatic overthrow two years ago. “I want to return to my people. I may be detained, may be in jail. But I will return to do my duty to the people,” she […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: Yemen’s Houthi group claimed Wednesday that it struck the Saudi oil tanker Daisy with a ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden, marking its second claimed attack on a Saudi tanker in a single day. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on the US social media platform X that the attack […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering holding a public inquiry into the UK activities of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones told the BBC on Wednesday. Davies-Jones said Burnham was “looking into” the possibility of holding a public Epstein inquiry and had agreed to meet Epstein’s […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: The European Union has received €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) in windfall profits generated from immobilized Russian central bank assets, with the funds set to support Ukraine, the European Commission announced on Wednesday. The latest transfer is the fifth of its kind and covers revenues accumulated during the first half of 2026, […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: Israel’s military has said that it’s unclear if an Israeli reservist killed in a July settler attack in the occupied West Bank was killed by Palestinian or Israeli fire. The attack in the village of Tal on July 24 saw four Palestinians, the reservist and an Israeli soldier killed. Israeli reports […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ MPs slam McKenzie’s failure to submit breakdown of R31m World Cup spend: “What is the basic information that we need as a portfolio committee? It’s the money. How the money has been spent. We have received a general presentation without finances, and […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: New Delhi, where Hasina is in exile, says it has nothing to do with her ‘private’ event as Dhaka bans media from covering the virtual address. India has denied any role in organising a virtual speech by former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to mark the second anniversary of the uprising […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: The US, Iran and Oman are nearing an interim agreement aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restoring a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, with a possible announcement expected as early as Wednesday, the Axios news site reported Tuesday. Citing two regional sources and a US official, the report said […]
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Tue 04 August 2026: Netanyahu and board director Maldenov meet amid tensions over Gaza disarmament roadmap and recent Israeli attacks. The US-led Board of Peace has said that an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza will only take place after the disarmament of Hamas is complete, following a meeting between the body’s director, Nickolay Mladenov, and Israeli […]
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