Thu 24 September 2026: TPLF launches offensive in Afar and Amhara as fears grow of renewed Ethiopian civil war TIGRAY, Ethiopia — Tigrayan rebels have taken control of airports in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and launched attacks against federal government positions in the neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions, raising fears of a renewed wider conflict. […]
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Thu 24 September 2026: Rare airport welcome, tariff truce extended and a packed three-day agenda United States President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping as he arrived in the US for a three-day trip focused on issues such as security, trade and technology. Trump took the rare step of meeting the Chinese leader […]
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Wed 23 September 2026: The UK on Tuesday vowed to “stand firm” against challenges to its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, drawing an immediate response from Argentina at the UN General Assembly, where Buenos Aires reiterated its claim to the archipelago and denounced what it called an “illegal occupation.” “This is about upholding the UN […]
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Wed 23 September 2026: A former Rwandan official has gone before a UK court after being accused of directing six murders in the opening days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Vincent Brown, 65, a doctor previously known as Vincent Bajinya, is the first person charged in Britain in connection with the genocide, which killed more […]
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Wed 23 September 2026: The suicide bombings were the deadliest attacks in the country since the end of its civil war in 2009. Fifteen of the 24 people accused of being directly involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have been found guilty of charges including murder and conspiracy to commit terrorism. Here’s what […]
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Wed 23 September 2026: Saudi monarch’s rare condemnation hints at sense of urgency in the kingdom amid ramped-up attacks from Yemen. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has branded Yemen’s armed Houthi movement a “terrorist militia” and accused the Iran-allied group of repeatedly targeting the holy city of Mecca. The 90-year-old Saudi monarch made the […]
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Wed 23 September 2026: France, Canada and the United Kingdom used the UN General Assembly to press for Palestinian statehood, with President Emmanuel Macron accusing the international community of failing to confront Israel’s limits on aid to Gaza and calling that failure shameful.His forceful speech on Tuesday followed reports that Israeli forces killed at least […]
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Wed 23 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ More woes for Mchunu: Monday’s raid is the second to have been conducted at Mchunu’s home where gadgets have been confiscated. According to Mshengu, the other confiscated gadget had not been returned to Mchunu. General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the KZN police commissioner, on […]
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Tue 22 September 2026: New York, USA — South Africa is pushing for greater African representation on the United Nations Security Council, with the country using ongoing intergovernmental negotiations on UN reform to advance the African Union’s position for permanent representation. This is according to South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Ambassador […]
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Tue 22 September 2026: Pope Leo, who has warned of the risk that AI could lead the world down a path of unending war, on Monday urged the development of AI systems that do not foster divisions in society but strengthen peace initiatives. “In a world marked by conflict and division, the development of artificial […]
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