Mon 03 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ How Africans were lured to fight for Russia: This account of a Zimbabwean prisoner of war (POW) told of a familiar passage for most of the dozen African POWs interviewed about how they ended up fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine and […]
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Sun 02 August 2026: The UN on Wednesday warned of “major public health risks” facing civilians in the Gaza Strip, with rodent and ectoparasite infestations reported in 83% of displacement sites assessed earlier this month. Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said during a news conference that […]
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Sun 02 August 2026: Supreme Court in India on Saturday issued notice on a petition seeking a complete ban on polygamy among Muslims and stronger legal protections for women. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana directed the Centre to file its response and ordered that […]
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Sun 02 August 2026: The top US commander in Europe privately warned the Pentagon that he lacks enough naval forces to keep defending Israel from ballistic missile attacks, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, head of US European Command, told senior Pentagon officials that without another Navy destroyer, he would have to prioritize […]
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Sun 02 August 2026: Clashes near Sheraro mark one of the most serious threats yet to the fragile 2022 Pretoria peace deal. Fighting has broken out in western Tigray, in one of the most serious breaches yet of the three-year-old peace deal between Ethiopia’s federal government and fighters in the northern region. Tigray’s regional government […]
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Sat 01 August 2026: Officials declare the outbreak the fastest spreading ever, warning the world to ‘pay much more attention’. More than 3,500 people have been infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), making it the world’s second largest outbreak on record. Confirmed cases have reached 3,532, the DRC Ministry of Communication and […]
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Sat 01 August 2026: US embassies in several Middle Eastern capitals warned American citizens to beware an “unforeseen escalation” in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave. “Americans in the region should consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation,” said a security alert, versions of which were […]
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Sat 01 August 2026: A Sri Lankan court sentenced two ex-security officials to death on Friday for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. In a majority decision, a three-judge bench ruled that former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former defence ministry secretary Hemasiri Fernando failed in their duties […]
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Sat 01 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Oprah Winfrey to close her school for girls in SA: At the end of the 2027 academic year, the expansive boarding school campus near Johannesburg is to be handed over to local education authorities as per the original agreement, her statement says. Since […]
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Sat 01 August 2026: UN chief Guterres calls for halt to new fossil fuels as El Nino induces heatwaves, floods, and drought worldwide A rapidly intensifying El Nino event is set to dominate global weather patterns in the coming months, unleashing extreme weather across the planet, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned. The United Nations […]
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