Sat 02 May 2026: Caesarean Awareness Month is observed in April. Conditions in Gaza can lead to risks for mothers who undergo the procedure. Gaza City, Gaza Strip – On a mattress placed on the floor of a half-destroyed apartment, Duha Abu Yousef sits holding her newborn baby with great difficulty after an emergency caesarean section […]
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Sat 02 May 2026: Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer says banning some pro-Palestinian marches could be justified. Starmer is under pressure to act after a spate of anti-Jewish incidents, including this week’s stabbing of two men in the north London suburb of Golders Green, which is home to a large Jewish community. Starmer, a former human rights […]
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Sat 02 May 2026: From heatwaves to wildfires and shrinking ice cover, Europe is facing a ‘severe’ impact from climate change, UN body says. Nearly all of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025, a year that included record-high marine temperatures and wildfires from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The United […]
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Sat 02 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ IEC reassures public that local elections won’t disrupt school exams: “Around that time, it would be the beginning of exams, and not a lot of our learners would be writing exams. We wanted to hold the elections before the exams are in […]
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Fri 01 May 2026: US President Donald Trump is set to receive a briefing on new plans for potential military action in Iran on Thursday from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, Axios reported Thursday, citing sources. According to the report, the briefing signals that Trump is seriously weighing a return to large-scale combat operations, either […]
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Fri 01 May 2026: In the face of worsening geopolitical tensions, Gulf nations are resuming cooperative projects aimed to mitigate risks Gulf leaders gathered in Riyadh this week for their first in-person meeting since the outbreak of the US–Israel war with Iran. Alongside security concerns, they also discussed expediting longstanding joint projects. Under the umbrella of the Gulf Cooperation […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: Aid agencies warn that time is running out to avoid an ‘irreversible humanitarian catastrophe’. Nearly eight million people in South Sudan are at risk of acute hunger as conflict and displacement worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis, according to a United Nations-backed report. Published on Tuesday, the report warns that 7.8 […]
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Fri 01 May 2026: ‘Strikes across the Gaza Strip continue to hit residential areas and disrupt basic services,’ says spokesman UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday that a majority of families in the Gaza Strip are struggling to access clean water, as continued strikes and damage to infrastructure deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis. “Turning […]
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Fri 01 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Hate on parade: The marches and heightened anti-foreigner sentiment drew a warning from UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Speaking on SA’s Freedom Day on Monday, 27 April, a UN statement said: “…the Secretary‑General is deeply concerned by reports of xenophobic attacks and acts of […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: US Central Command has requested to deploy Dark Eagle hypersonic missile system in Middle East for “possible use against Iran,” Bloomberg reported on Thursday citing sources. If approved, the request would mark the first time Washington deploys the system, which has not yet been declared fully operational. The report said the […]
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