Thu 18 June 2026: At least 8,500 attacks on education took place globally in 2024 and 2025, marking an increase of more than 40 percent from the previous two-year period, according to a report by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA). The report, titled Education Under Attack 2026, published on Monday by […]
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Thu 18 June 2026: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed Wednesday the need for cheaper and more sustainable ways to counter drone threats. He said at a news conference in Brussels alongside Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs that the alliance cannot rely indefinitely on expensive interceptor missiles to neutralize low-cost unmanned systems. Rutte pointed to […]
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Thu 18 June 2026: China has unveiled new measures to accelerate Shanghai’s development as a global financial center and promote wider international use of the yuan, the South China Morning Post reported Wednesday. Speaking at the annual Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai, People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng said authorities would launch a pilot program […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the deal announced with Iran this week is a “Memorandum of Understanding” and remains subject to change. “If I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: African leaders on Tuesday convened a high-level virtual summit to rally support for the continent’s $518 million response plan to curb the Ebola outbreak in East Africa. Noting that the outbreak had 800 cases and 200 new deaths, the summit emphasized the importance of improving national and regional response plans, strengthening […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: The US military utilized a version of Elon Musk’s Grok artificial intelligence to orchestrate rapid-strike operations during the war with Iran, a senior Pentagon official revealed in a court declaration. “MSS (Maven Smart Systems) frontier workflows enabled US forces to deploy over 2,000 munitions to 2,000 distinct targets within 96 hours […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: The Israeli army is preparing for a prolonged presence in Lebanon despite a US-Iran agreement that ended the war across multiple fronts, Israeli media reported Tuesday. The army is “ready to remain in Lebanon for a long period” if instructed to do so by Israel’s political leadership, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the Russian frigate’s warning shots near British waters “troublesome” and said they “should not have happened”, but stated they weren’t connected to the UK’s seizure of a Russian shadow fleet ship over the weekend. The incident involving a British couple traveling on a yacht occurred […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ BRICS bank throws R16 billion lifeline to SA: The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved a $1 billion (R16 billion) loan to South Africa for upgrading infrastructure in its eight metros, home to about 22 million people. The decision was made during a […]
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Tue 16 June 2026: Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip received the announcement on Monday of a framework agreement between the United States and Iran, brokered by Pakistan, amid growing concerns that the coastal enclave may be absent from a broader regional settlement despite hopes that the deal could help bring an end to Israel’s war on […]
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