Sun 05 July 2026: A mass funeral prayer was held in Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday for the country’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque. The funeral ceremony for Khamenei and his family members drew hundreds of thousands of mourners, many of whom arrived at the venue in the early hours […]
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Sun 05 July 2026: The European Parliament is poised to launch a formal procedure against the Europe of Sovereign Nations alliance, the political party housing the Alternative for Germany and other regional far-right groups. A finding that the alliance failed to maintain the core tenets of the European Union would result in the loss of […]
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Sun 05 July 2026: Iranians interviewed by AFP from Paris explain why they won’t be attending late supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral, with some fearing for their safety and others not wishing to take part in a lavish ceremony while the Iranian economy suffers. In the capital Tehran, residents reported fewer people than usual were […]
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Sat 04 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️BEE billionaires feasting: Econometrix chief economist Dr Azar Jammine says parts of South Africa’s BEE policy have been used to facilitate cronyism and corruption, with state procurement being the main feeding ground. Almost every government contract or tender requires middlemen to fulfil, making […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: Russia has commenced seaborne gasoline imports from India and secured supply guarantees from Kazakhstan to navigate an intensifying domestic fuel crisis. The development marks a significant operational shift for the world’s leading energy producer, which is struggling to stabilize its domestic market amid ongoing Ukrainian attacks on its infrastructure. Emergency procurement […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: The US has withdrawn most of the military personnel it deployed to Nigeria earlier this year for a joint counterterrorism operation in the Lake Chad Basin, but will continue intelligence sharing and broader security cooperation. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Commander of US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: Official delegations from several countries arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday to attend funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian media. Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran on Feb. 28, triggering weeks of war and escalating tensions across the region. […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: European Union monitors say the first half of 2026 was ‘marked by sustained and exceptional ocean warmth’ and forecast more to come. The world’s oceans experienced their “warmest June ever observed” and could see further record-breaking highs in the months ahead as El Niño and climate change push temperatures higher, according to a […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: The U.S. government has issued multiple intelligence warnings to Warsaw detailing Russian blueprints for an armed provocation on Polish territory, according to sources close to Polish President Karol Nawrocki. The planned operation aims to test the strategic resolve of the NATO alliance. Intelligence assessments indicate the Kremlin intends to execute the […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ ‘A slap in the face for South Africans’: It’s these images of Zuma and Ajay together that have led to several questions directed at Ronald Lamola, Dirco Minister. On Wednesday, he finally responded. Lamola said while Zuma was entitled to certain privileges […]
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