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South Africa to establish impeachment committee after president's cash scandal is revived
May 11, 2026 - World 
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 theft of more than half a million dollars in cash, which had been stashed in a sofa at his game ranch.
Indigenous Amazon groups urge the U.N. to curb organized crime, not militarize territories
May 11, 2026 - World
Indigenous organizations from across the Amazon and Latin America will send a letter Monday to the United Nations warning that organized crime - including illegal mining, drug trafficking and logging - is driving violence and accelerating environmental destruction in rainforest communities. However, they urged governments to avoid heavily militarized responses in Indigenous territories.
Ukraine says battlefield 'stabilizing,' Kyiv destroying most Russian drones
May 11, 2026 - World
Ukraine has emerged from what officials have said was its most challenging winter of the war with a stabilized front line and an air defense capable of knocking down the vast majority of incoming Russian drones, Kyiv's top diplomat said Monday in Brussels.
Weather tracker: US and Mexico brace for heatwave as deadly floods hit South Africa
May 11, 2026 - World 
Temperatures soar in California and Arizona, while deluge continues across Western and Northern CapeHeat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasonal norm. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 10-15C above average in some areas.The US National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for parts of California and Arizona, with extreme heat warnings in force on Monday and Tuesday in places such as Palm Springs, where temperatures could reach 40-43C (104-110F). More broadly, temperatures are expected to climb into the high 30s celsius before the heat shifts eastwards towards the midwest later this week. Continue reading...
Body of missing US soldier recovered off coast of Morocco
May 10, 2026 - World
1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr was participating in military exercise among US, Nato allies and African countriesA search team recovered the body of a US soldier who went missing near a cliff during a training exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, the US army said on Sunday.Moroccan searchers found the remains on Saturday in the water within a mile (1.6km) of where the soldier went missing on 2 May, the army said in a statement. Continue reading...
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