Sat 17 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA probes Iran’s role in BRICS+ naval drills: South Africa’s defence ministry has launched a probe into Iran’s participation in the BRICS+ naval exercises held near Cape Town this week, after reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa had asked Iran to withdraw to avoid […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: Israel and several Arab partners have urged US President Donald Trump to hold off on any military strike against Iran, warning that an attack could trigger a wider regional conflict, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing senior US and regional officials, Anadolu Agency reports. According to the report, Israeli Prime […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: Around 55 million people in West and Central Africa are expected to face acute food insecurity during the lean season between June and August 2026, the UN food agency warned on Friday, citing the latest regional food security analysis. Jean Martin Bauer, director of food security and nutrition analysis at the […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: A senior UN official on Thursday highlighted the “deepening” humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, noting that there is more than “60 million (metric) tonnes (66 million tons) of rubble” in the enclave due to Israeli destruction. “I have just returned from Gaza, where a humanitarian crisis is deepening,” Jorge Moreira […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: US raising pressure on Hamas to disarm as phase 2 of ceasefire deal launches while Israel yet to act on withdrawal, aid. President Donald Trump has issued a new demand, accompanied by threatening language, that Hamas disarm, as the second phase of the United States-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel gets underway. Trump pledged […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: The White House said Thursday that Iranian authorities had “halted” 800 scheduled executions amid weeks of protests, adding that Washington is “closely monitoring” the situation. “The president understands today that 800 executions that were scheduled and supposed to take place yesterday were halted,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ US voices ‘concern and alarm’: The US has expressed “concern and alarm” that Iran took part in joint naval exercises off South Africa’s coast, calling its participation “unconscionable”. The naval drills last week, held as part of the BRICS grouping of nations, included […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: The US has expressed “concern and alarm” that Iran took part in joint naval exercises off South Africa’s coast, calling its participation “unconscionable”. The naval drills last week, held as part of the BRICS grouping of nations, included vessels from China, Iran, Russia and the UAE. But the US embassy in […]
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Thu 15 January 2026: Reuters reported early on Thursday, quoting US officials, that Washington plans to enter talks with Hamas focusing on disarmament and the possibility of granting the group an amnesty, according to the officials. The officials said the United States would engage with Hamas on the next phase in Gaza, which would centre on […]
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Thu 15 January 2026: UN Human Rights Office has stressed ‘open access to communication & information is key to free & genuine elections’. Uganda is on edge as polls have opened, with President Yoweri Museveni expected to extend his four-decade rule amid a police crackdown on the opposition, fears of violence and an internet shutdown. The East […]
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