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US President calls off new military strikes on Iran after breakthrough talks
US President Donald Trump has called off new military strikes on Iran, citing a breakthrough in talks to end the war. The move comes hours after he threatened to escalate the war by seizing…
US strikes Iran after downing of US Army Apache helicopter off Oman coast
The US military has launched strikes against Iran in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter off the Oman coast. US officials said the helicopter was brought down by an…
Gwede Mantashe Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 as South Africa’s Petroleum…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Mantashe, Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources of the Republic of South Africa, has been confirmed as a featured speaker at the upcoming African Energy…
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Welcomes Pandemic…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (www.AfricaCDC.org) has welcomed a US$220.6 million emergency financing package from the Pandemic Fund…
Trump-Iran Peace Talks Advance but No Final Settlement Reached Yet
Washington: Amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the months-long U.S.-Iran conflict, President Donald Trump has not yet finalized any comprehensive peace agreement with Iran, despite…
IAEA chief expresses concern over reported drone strike at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has expressed concern after a reported drone strike on a turbine building at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power…
WHO chief calls for reconsideration of travel bans as DR Congo battles Ebola outbreak
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged countries that have imposed travel bans or closed borders in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic…
Trump $250 Bill Incoming: “The Most Beautiful Currency You’ve Ever Seen”
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In a move financial historians are already calling “either the boldest monetary innovation since the gold standard or the weirdest episode of The Apprentice yet,”…
US and Iran reach tentative framework for 60-day truce – awaiting Trump’s sign-off
American and Iranian negotiators have agreed on the framework of a memorandum of understanding for a 60-day ceasefire extension, but the deal still requires final approval from President…
IRGC says it targeted American airbase in region, after US strikes on southern Iran…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it targeted an American air base in the region, after fresh US strikes on southern Iran overnight. Kuwait, which hosts a US base,…