FRANCE HEARING 10 ‘NEW’ SUSPECTED VICTIMS OF SEX OFFENDER EPSTEIN, PROSECUTOR SAYS

Mon 18 May 2026: French magistrates are investigating possible offences involving French perpetrators who facilitated Epstein’s crimes. A prosecutor in France has revealed that about 10 new suspected victims have come forward in the European country’s probe into the network of late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking with the RTL broadcaster, Paris Public Prosecutor […]

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ISRAELI MILITARY TO IMPLEMENT DEATH PENALTY AGAINST PALESTINIAN ATTACKERS IN WEST BANK

Mon 18 May 2026: Hebrew media reported that Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has instructed the implementation of the death penalty against Palestinians accused of carrying out attacks in the occupied West Bank, a move previously pushed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.  Israel’s Channel 14 said that, under Katz’s instructions, the death penalty “will be […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | MONDAY – 18 MAY 2026

Mon 18 May 2026:   Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ How Correctional Services explained the R726 cooking oil controversy: This comes after Parliament uncovered staggering food price inflation within the DCS, revealing that the state was paying inflated prices on cooking items. It found that the department was paying R3,700 for gravy powder […]

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KREMLIN REAFFIRMS NUCLEAR WEAPONS AS ‘CORNERSTONE’ OF RUSSIAN SECURITY

Sun 17 May 2026: Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Sunday that nuclear weapons are the “cornerstone” of Russia’s national security, according to Russian media outlet Vesti. Peskov said Russia’s nuclear arsenal protects the country from threats to its existence. “A nuclear power cannot be threatened; its existence cannot be threatened. This is what gives us […]

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RWANDA GENOCIDE SUSPECT FÉLICIEN KABUGA DIES IN THE HAGUE DETENTION

Sun 17 May 2026: Felicien Kabuga, accused of financing the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, died in a hospital in The Hague, Netherlands, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) announced Saturday. In a statement, the mechanism said the medical officer of the United Nations Detention Unit (UNDU) was immediately notified, while […]

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GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARED OVER EBOLA SPREAD IN DR CONGO AND UGANDA

Sun 17 May 2026: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern” after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths were reported. In a social media post on Sunday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]

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BRICS TALKS END WITHOUT JOINT STATEMENT AS DIVISIONS OVER IRAN WAR DEEPEN

Sat 16 May 2026: Iran’s foreign minister had urged member states to condemn ‘violations of international law by the United States and Israel’. The BRICS alliance of major developing economies has failed to issue a joint statement after their two-day meeting in India, amid internal divisions over the Iran war which is affecting several members. India hosted […]

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ISRAELI ATTACKS ON GAZA INCREASED BY 35% SINCE IRAN CEASEFIRE: REPORT

Sat 16 May 2026: Conflict monitor ACLED notes the increase in Israeli attacks on Gaza in April in its latest report. Israel has drastically escalated its attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the United States of Iran, redirecting its firepower to the devastated Palestinian enclave. […]

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ACUTE HUNGER GRIPS NEARLY 20 MILLION PEOPLE IN WAR-BATTERED SUDAN, SAYS IPC

Sat 16 May 2026: Both a lack of access to food and health facilities will ultimately lead to death for many, warned the Norwegian Refugee Council. More than 40 percent of Sudan’s population is facing acute hunger, according ⁠⁠to a report by a global hunger monitor, the three-year civil war having created one of the […]

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