Sun 27 September 2026: The UN Human Rights Office on Friday added 61 companies to its database of businesses involved in specified activities related to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, bringing the total to 214 companies from 11 countries. The companies listed are based in Israel, South Africa, China, the US, Luxembourg, […]
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Community members in Carletonville, where 17 people were killed at a tavern, say these incidents are not isolated. Sun 27 September 2026: Incidents in Wedela southwest of Johannesburg and Lwandle near Cape Town come days after Durban mass shooting. At least 27 people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in two shootings […]
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Sat 26 September 2026: South Africa and Malaysia convened a high-level meeting on Friday at UN headquarters in New York, bringing together foreign and justice ministers, and senior diplomats from 40 states to discuss ways to strengthen enforcement of international law. “We reaffirm our conviction that the authority of international law derives not merely from […]
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Sat 26 September 2026: The US Army Reserve is examining whether it could provide military police, medical personnel and other support units to US Southern Command within the next four months as part of continued planning focused on Cuba, media reports said on Friday. An internal Army message reviewed by the network does not mention […]
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Sat 26 September 2026: US President Donald Trump has turned down a seven-day truce offer from Iran and told aides he expects to launch new strikes once November’s midterm elections are finished, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Friday. The Journal, citing officials familiar with the matter, said Iranian negotiators floated the offer through […]
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Sat 26 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️‘Dangerous, misleading narrative’: South Africa’s ambassador to the United States (US), Roelf Meyer, has rejected claims of “political persecution” against white farmers, warning that such rhetoric risks damaging bilateral relations and misrepresenting the country’s crime crisis. Meanwhile, Afrikaners for South Africa (Afsa) slammed lobby […]
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Sat 26 September 2026: Some 71,000 children have been forced from their homes in Yemen over the past three weeks amid escalating conflict, UNICEF said Friday, warning that hunger and displacement are putting children at growing risk. Akhil Iyer, UNICEF’s country representative in Yemen, told reporters in Geneva that nearly 130,000 people, including 71,000 children, […]
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Sat 26 September 2026: More than 45,000 students across Germany walked out of class on Friday to protest proposals for compulsory military service, after hundreds were summoned for medical exams. The School Strike Against Conscription initiative said demonstrations took place in more than 100 cities after the German Defense Ministry began calling in 18-year-old men […]
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Fri 25 September 2026: US President Donald Trump told visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping this week that Beijing providing any assistance to Iran would be “totally unacceptable,” according to the US ambassador to China. Speaking to CNBC on Friday, David Perdue said the issue of Chinese support for Iran has been a recurring subject in […]
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Fri 25 September 2026: Two election commissioners reportedly objected 14 times to decisions linked to voter registration, electoral databases and the Special Intensive Revision India’s Election Commission is facing renewed scrutiny after an investigation reported that two of its three commissioners repeatedly raised concerns about decisions involving the country’s electoral rolls and voter-registration systems. The […]
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