Shifting Powers in Washington

Shifting Powers in Washington

A decade after their initial Mar-a-Lago summit, Washington and Beijing engage in high-level talks shaped by $1.2 trillion in trade surplus, critical mineral control, and advancing AI self-reliance. When the motorcade clears Washington’s avenues this week, the Chinese leadership steps out to meet the United States presidency under fundamentally transformed geopolitics. Nearly a decade ago,…

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Bloodshed in KwaMakhutha

Bloodshed in KwaMakhutha

Eleven people, including a pregnant woman, were killed when three gunmen stormed a township house party near Durban, highlighting South Africa’s worsening illegal arms crisis and police enforcement struggles. A social gathering inside a residential home in KwaMakhutha township, located approximately 30 kilometres south of Durban along South Africa’s eastern coast, turned into a scene…

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US News Outlets Sue Trump Over White House Ban

US News Outlets Sue Trump Over White House Ban

Three prominent American news organisations filed a joint federal lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump on Monday, 21 September 2026, challenging an executive decision to ban their journalists from the White House grounds. CNN, Politico, and MS NOW notified government lawyers that they are seeking an emergency injunction in the US District Court…

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Iran Warns America Against Imminent Strikes

Iran Warns America Against Imminent Strikes

Iran’s military command declared on Monday that its armed forces are fully prepared for a direct confrontation with the United States and Israel. Tehran claimed to possess credible intelligence indicating that Washington is preparing a fresh wave of large-scale military assaults. Revolutionary Guard officials warned that any new aggression would trigger immediate retaliation against American…

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US Approves $2.7bn Air Defence Sale to Ukraine

US Approves $2.7bn Air Defence Sale to Ukraine

The United States State Department has approved a potential $2.68bn military sale to reinforce Ukraine’s battered air defences, according to a formal congressional notice issued on Friday. The transaction marks an important operational shift in Western security assistance. Rather than dipping into shrinking American stockpile reserves, Washington is helping Kyiv buy custom hardware and modernisation…

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Philippines Records Third Deadly School Shooting in Four Months

Philippines Records Third Deadly School Shooting in Four Months

When classes resumed after the midday break on Friday afternoon at Banga National High School, students in the quiet southern province of South Cotabato, Mindanao, expected the usual routine of afternoon lessons. Instead, the corridors erupted into panic, chaos, and gunfire – shattering the sense of sanctuary traditionally afforded to secondary educational institutions in the…

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Canada Increases Visa Wait Times for Nigerians

Canada Increases Visa Wait Times for Nigerians

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has raised its processing wait times for Nigerian citizens seeking study permits and visitor visas. The revision, published on 16 September 2026, pushes the standard study permit review period from nine weeks to ten weeks. Nigerians seeking ordinary visitor visas must now wait 87 days, while super visa applications require…

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