Sat 25 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ SA’s top envoy to Ghana summoned over attacks on foreigners: Earlier this week, video clips were shared online showing vigilante groups attacking and confronting people they believed were in South Africa illegally – in one of them they challenge a Ghanaian man […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly underwent treatment for prostate cancer, he said Friday as he publicized the results of his annual medical examination. Netanyahu has said he is “in excellent physical condition” after the publication of his annual medical report revealed he had a malignant tumour removed. The revelation comes as Netanyahu […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: An email has circulated within the United States Defense Department laying out potential measures the US could take against NATO allies it believes have not sufficiently supported its war on Iran, such as Spain and the United Kingdom, according to a US official quoted by the Reuters news agency. The internal email […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ President Ramaphosa suspends police chief over $21m contract: The police minister, national commissioner and his deputy have all now been suspended or placed on leave in a rare concentration of upheaval at the top of the force. Masemola is accused of flouting procurement […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Netherlands-based company, which sells Interrail passes for rail travel across Europe, confirmed data stolen during breach, including passport numbers, names, contact information, home addresses, and birth dates, The Guardian reports Hundreds of thousands of people across Europe have been affected since a December cyberattack on Eurail exposed sensitive personal data of […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Drought, failed rains, and conflict drive 6.5 million Somalis into hunger; children face acute malnutrition risks. On the outskirts of Somalia’s southern port city, the land has become an open graveyard for cattle. Some are left where they fell, while others are buried in shallow graves after consecutive failed rainy seasons. […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Britain and France have agreed to a nearly $900-million deal aimed at reducing small-boat migrant crossings across the English Channel, with the two countries expected to sign the deal on Thursday. Riot-trained police will be sent to beaches in France as part of a new £662-million ($893-million) deal with the UK […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Iran’s navy has allegedly placed fresh underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz this week while the United States dispatched a third aircraft carrier to the region, according to an Axios report on Thursday. The report, citing a US official and a separate source familiar with the matter, said American forces […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: More than four in every 10 deaths and disappearances occurred on sea routes to Europe, the UN agency says. Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe the most deadly, according to the United Nations. The UN’s International Organization for Migration said that […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill raises the legal age for buying tobacco by one year, every year, starting with people born […]
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