NATO TO EXPAND LOW-COST COUNTER-DRONE DEFENCES

Wed 30 September 2026: Mark Rutte says alliance wants to avoid using expensive fighter jets against cheaper aerial threats along its eastern flank NATO will strengthen lower-cost counter-drone systems to reduce the need to deploy advanced fighter aircraft against relatively inexpensive unmanned aerial threats, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday. Speaking alongside Lithuanian […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | WEDNESDAY – 30 SEPTEMBER 2026

Wed 30 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ National shutdown: Following its June 30 protests, the group warned that it would launch another mass action after three months. That mass action is now set to take place on Wednesday, 30 September. It said that marches will take place in Pretoria, Joburg, […]

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WHO WARNS HEALTH SYSTEM IN YEMEN NEARING ‘BREAKING POINT’ AS CASUALTIES, DISPLACEMENT RISE

Tue 29 September 2026: Yemen’s latest conflict escalation is pushing its already fragile health system toward a “breaking point,” with casualties and displacement rising while essential services face mounting pressure, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday. Annette Heinzelmann, WHO regional emergency director for the Eastern Mediterranean, told journalists in Geneva that 4,481 casualties, including […]

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‘CUBA’S ALREADY FALLEN,’ US SECRETARY OF STATE SAYS

Tue 29 September 2026: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that Cuba has already “fallen,” describing the island as a failed state with a dysfunctional economy and government. In an interview with Fox News, Rubio argued that Cuba’s political and economic systems have failed to provide meaningful benefits to its population and said […]

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THAILAND FLOODS KILL 23, AFFECT 2.6 MILLION ACROSS 29 PROVINCES

Tue 29 September 2026: At least 130 people have been killed as heavy rains and flooding battered parts of Thailand, India and Myanmar, affecting millions of people, local authorities and media reported on Tuesday. In Thailand, flooding has killed 23 people and affected more than 2.6 million across 29 provinces and the capital Bangkok, The […]

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‘DISGRACEFUL’: MALAYSIA BEGINS REPATRIATION OF THOUSANDS OF MYANMAR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Tue 29 September 2026: Human rights groups warn returnees could face persecution and forced military service under Myanmar’s military government Malaysia has begun repatriating thousands of asylum seekers from Myanmar under a controversial agreement with the country’s military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing, in a major shift in Kuala Lumpur’s approach to the Myanmar refugee crisis. […]

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US BAN ON $1B OF IMPORTS FROM CANADA TAKES EFFECT AS TRADE DISPUTE ESCALATES

Tue 29 September 2026: Restrictions target selected alcohol, dairy products and vehicles as Washington and Ottawa impose competing trade measures The United States has imposed a ban on roughly $1 billion worth of selected imports from Canada, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motor vehicles, marking another escalation in the trade dispute between the two […]

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HUMAN REMAINS FOUND AS NIGERIAN POLICE INVESTIGATE MASS ABDUCTIONS OF 80+

Tue 29 September 2026: Armed gangs abduct farmers and women in Niger and Zamfara as police recover 28 skulls and bones in Abia forests At least 87 people, most of them women, have been reported missing after separate attacks by armed gangs in northern Nigeria, according to reports by AFP citing security sources and local […]

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NETANYAHU ASKED UAE PRESIDENT TO DENY PRE-OCT. 7 WARNING: REPORT

Tue 29 September 2026: Secret Abu Dhabi meeting comes amid renewed scrutiny over alleged intelligence warnings before the 2023 Hamas attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly asked United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed to deny claims that the Emirati leader had warned him of an impending Hamas attack before October 7, 2023, during […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | TUESDAY – 29 SEPTEMBER 2026

Tue 29 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ The False ‘White Genocide’ Claim Reshaping US-SA Relations: Speaking to New Lines, Rasool said he’s not surprised by the punitive visa measures, which he’s been expecting since his own visa was revoked. He maintains his view that Trump traffics in the politics […]

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