Mon 13 July 2026: Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces have carried out a strike at Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing there. The Yemeni capital, Sanaa – and much of northern Yemen, including the port city of Hodeidah on the country’s western Red Sea coast – is controlled by the […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Wildfires burning in France’s Fontainebleau forest have led to home evacuations and caused disruptions to train and motorway traffic, as a heatwave continues to affect Western Europe. The wildfires broke out near a motorway outside Fontainebleau, located about 60km (42 miles) southeast of Paris and home to one of France’s best-known royal palaces. By Monday […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: For the BJP-VHP-RSS holy trinity, the donations scam in the Ram temple has grown into more than just a risk of electoral loss. It has also become a loss of ideology and of face. I am in a cab in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, where our family village home […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Russia said Monday it would give an “appropriate response” to the latest sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom and the European Union over alleged Russian cyber and hybrid operations across Europe. “Moscow will give an appropriate response,” the Russian Foreign Ministry told state news agency RIA in response to a question […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Brent crude oil prices rose about 5% on Monday after renewed US-Iran attacks heightened concerns over shipping and energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. The international benchmark climbed to around $80 per barrel as of 0550GMT after both sides carried out fresh missile and drone strikes over the weekend. The […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ SA plans first strategic oil boost since apartheid era: The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy proposed that 60 days of demand be covered by reserves, of which about two-thirds will be crude and the remainder oil products, according to a draft […]
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Sun 12 July 2026: UNICEF warned Saturday that around half a million civilians are at risk in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, capital of the North Kordofan state, as intense fighting continues to force families and children to flee. “Intensified fighting in Al Obeid, Sudan, is forcing children and families to be displaced and seek […]
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Sun 12 July 2026: Iran claims attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman as the United Arab Emirates also reports intercepting Iranian missiles and suicide drones. The US military says it struck more than 140 targets in Iran with explosions reported in the southern port cities of Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Chabahar, Bandar-e Deyr, Jask and Asaluyeh The […]
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Sun 12 July 2026: The United States was the first to slash billions in foreign assistance in 2025, but other major donors have followed suit. At least one million women and girls have been cut off from life-saving support over the last 18 months due to global aid cuts, according to new findings by the […]
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Sun 12 July 2026: Lindsey Graham, a prominent Republican senator in the United States and a key ally of President Donald Trump, has died aged 71. Graham passed away on Saturday evening after a brief and sudden illness, the communications director for his office said in a post on X early Sunday. “Senator Graham’s family […]
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