Thu 23 April 2026: Rights advocates have accused the Trump administration of using third-country deportations to intimidate asylum seekers and migrants. Fifteen South American migrants and asylum seekers recently deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) say they are facing pressure to return to their countries of origin, despite concerns for […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: The former president will face trial after the court confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his ‘war on drugs’. Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have confirmed all three counts of murder as crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and committed him to trial. The judges […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa faces tough choice: The clock is ticking for President Cyril Ramaphosa as he weighs the fate of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. With Masemola now embroiled in a criminal case tied to a scandal tearing through the South African Police Service (SAPS), […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is causing concern in Europe, which relies heavily on imported jet fuel. The European Union is mulling jet fuel imports from the United States and new minimum reserve quotas as it eyes options amid a supply crunch due to the Iran conflict. Despite mounting […]
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Two-week-old Ahmed lies in the neonatal unit at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Born with hydrocephalus – a buildup of excess fluid on the brain – doctors link his condition to the malnutrition and contaminated water his mother was exposed to during the war [Screen grab/Al Jazeera] Wed 22 April 2026: As the impacts of […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: While global food prices have risen modestly so far, the full impact of the conflict has yet to be felt, analysts say. In the nearly two months since the start of the Iran war, prices of fuel and fertiliser have surged worldwide. The question now preoccupying economists and policymakers is when […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: Global rights group says leaders of three countries behind devastating wars inspire other states to carry out abuses. London, United Kingdom – The heads of Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights, Amnesty International has said, describing them as “voracious predators” intent upon economic and […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ ‘SA fuels Gaza deaths’: BDS claims that allowing mining companies to continue exporting SA’s coal to Israel was contradictory because by so doing, the country was indirectly supporting the genocide against the people of Palestine, while the government had approached the International Court […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: Soldiers rescue civilian captives held by the Allied Democratic Forces, a group linked with ISIL (ISIS). Ugandan and Congolese forces have reported the rescue of at least 200 civilians from captivity by an ISIL (ISIS)-linked rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The captives were freed last […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom has completed the evacuation of its employees from the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, its head Alexey Likhachev said on Monday. More than 600 people have been evacuated, 20 volunteers remain directly at the nuclear plant site, and another four people remain in Tehran, Likhachev […]
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