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May 11, 2026
South Africa to establish impeachment committee after president's cash scandal is revived
The South African Parliament said Monday it will establish an impeachment committee to reinvestigate four-year-old allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa committed serious misconduct by hiding the…
May 11, 2026
CARPHA seeks to reassure the region about hantavirus
The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Monday sought to reassure people in the Caribbean region that there is no need for panic in light of the recent outbreak of the hantavirus…
May 11, 2026
Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax
President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
May 10, 2026
Iran responds to ceasefire proposal as drones target Gulf nations
(AP) — Iran has sent its response to the latest United States ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, Iran’s state-run media said…
May 9, 2026
US isn’t looking at imminent military action in Cuba
The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump’s repeated threats that “Cuba is next” and that American warships deployed in the Middle East…
May 9, 2026
Preparations in full swing to evacuate over 100 aboard Hantavirus cruise
Spanish authorities have begun preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said…
May 9, 2026
Salvadoran news outlet says assets frozen over reporting on president
Salvadoran investigative outlet El Faro has said two of its members’ assets, including a bank account and property, were frozen, in what it denounced as an escalation of political persecution for its…
May 9, 2026
Festus Mogae, former president who prioritised HIV/AIDS fight, dies
Festus Mogae, Botswana’s former president who made the fight against HIV and AIDS a national priority during his tenure from 1998 to 2008, has died at the age of 86, the government said on Friday. No…
May 9, 2026
Starmer says he won’t quit after local election losses
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted yesterday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labour Party suffer big losses and the hard-right Reform UK make major…