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‘Attacked 28 times in a day’ – BBC visits heavily targeted US-UK base in Iraq
Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.
THURSDAY, 30 APRIL 2026, 04:03

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Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.

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An interim report also says policing arrangements for Jewish holidays should be extended to other ‘high-risk’ events.

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After visiting the 9/11 Memorial, Queen Camilla read to children at the New York Public Library and King Charles visited a community organisation in Harlem.

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Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword.Clue of the week:8 Gees is very important before event starts (4)

South Africa
The M7 Durban Bound was closed for hours whilst emergency personnel worked on the scene.

South Africa
March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma says the campaign seeks the return of undocumented migrants

South Africa
Accused two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, has concluded his testimony.

South Africa
Accused number four in the Lusikisiki trial admits that he wasn’t assaulted during questioning

World
A severe storm outbreak has been battering parts of the Midwest and Southern United States for nearly a week.

World
The first man to run a marathon in under two hours in a competitive race received a hero’s welcome from supporters and family when he arrived home.

World
The RBI is mulling measures to tackle rising cases of digital fraud in India – but will they work?

World
Canada is weighing whether a year-round northern trade route to Europe from Churchill, Manitoba, is viable, as climate change speeds Arctic warming.

Africa
Malagasy prosecuters used a Whatsapp group as evidence for the detained individuals alleged crimes.

Africa
Botswana’s Collen Kebinatshipi urges African federations to offer better support for athletes amid concerns of a talent drain from the continent.

Africa
The 28-year-old was arrested in February after a man had been shot at his home in Johannesburg.

Africa
Last weekend’s attacks came as the Africa Corps withdrew from a key base in northern Mali.

Business
Elon Musk was cross-examined on the third day of the trial over his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI.

Business
Marine farmer Suzie Flores also hopes the crop can revitalise the US’s small fishing towns.

Business
Future base rate changes are hard to predict as analysts judge the economic impact of the Iran war.

Business
The family dynasty behind Samsung is so complicated it regularly makes headline news in South Korea.

Politics
Some branches still maintain that there are issues of material irregularities and disputes.

Politics
ANC NEC is visiting the KwaZulu-Natal after appointment of new leadership.

Politics
The Boksburg Magistrate’s Court granted Kagiso Lerutla and Julius Mkhwanazi bail of R30 000 each.

Politics
The first draft report has been shared with committee members.

Sport
Arsenal close the gap on leaders Manchester City to eight points with two games in hand, after a 7-0 win over Leicester City – who will finish bottom of the Women’s Super League.

Sport
Neil Robertson plays a red off the cushion and into the yellow to divert the ball into the middle pocket, in his quarter-final match up with John Higgins at the World Snooker Championships.

Sport
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes that the penalty awarded against Atletico Madrid for a foul on Eberechi Eze was not a “clear and obvious error”, meaning VAR did not need to intervene and the original on-field decision to give the penalty should have stood.

Sport
BBC Sport experts Stephen Warnock and Nedum Onuoha analyse the difference between the attacking trios of Bayern Munich and PSG in their Champions League semi-final first leg.

Education
England’s higher education regulator must rebuild trust with troubled sector after series of blunders under previous leadership
In its brief and unhappy life, England’s Office for Students has been offered a series of challenges it has largely failed to meet. This week the latest and most embarrassing of those was unveiled, when the high court decisively rejected the higher education...
Education
[Nile Post] Uganda has earned international recognition after being selected among a small group of countries honoured at the Islamic University of Madinah Distinguished Alumni Awards (Fifth Edition, 1447 AH / 2026).

Education
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman’s portrait hangs discretely in a building that promises cultural clout and architectural poise – yet can seem rather bland and bloodless
When the wealthy Paduan banker Enrico Scrovegni commissioned the building of his eponymous chapel in the 14th century, he made sure that he was immortalised in the lavish frescoes adorning its interior. Florentine artist Giotto...
Education
[New Times] You have the grades, the idea or the drive. What you might need is backing.

Lifestyle
A Joburg man shared how competing in the Rocomamas Fire Wing Challenge landed him in the emergency room…

Lifestyle
Our story about Jeanette Kidiemetse Moses generated 183 comments. Almost none of them read it.

Lifestyle
Peet Viljoen – the husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star Mel Viljoen – has spoken out on their experience in a US ICE detention centre.

Lifestyle
‘Apex’ climbs Netflix’s Top 10 as Charlize Theron faces a deadly cat-and-mouse chase in the Australian wilderness.

Entertainment
‘It is one of the biggest areas we need to improve – a consistency in our mindset and in our behaviour going forward,’ said the Chiefs co-head coach.

Entertainment
A win took them to 61 points, two clear of Orlando Pirates after 26 matches.

Entertainment
Lehlohonolo Seema’s Siwelele picked up just their seventh league win of the season.

Entertainment
A total of R98 million in jackpots is up for grabs tonight. Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results for 29 April 2026.

Science/Tech
Tensions flared on the third day of trial in Musk v. Altman as OpenAI’s lawyers cross-examined Musk.
Science/Tech
A federal judge denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, calling his claims of DOJ witness intimidation “wildly conspiratorial” and unsupported by the record. Judge Lewis Kaplan said (PDF) the FTX founder’s motion appeared tied to a pre-indictment plan to recast himself as a Republican victim of Biden’s DOJ in hopes of gaining sympathy, leniency, or even a Trump pardon. Ars Technica...
Science/Tech
Canonical’s plan to add AI features to Ubuntu has sparked pushback from users who are concerned it could follow Windows 11’s AI-heavy direction. “After Canonical’s announcement earlier this week that it’s bringing AI features to Ubuntu, replies included requests for an AI ‘kill switch’ or a way to disable the upcoming features,” reports The Verge. Canonical says it has no plans for a “global AI...

Science/Tech
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft all reported their financial performance at the same time on Wednesday

Motoring
Car manufacturers experienced a turbulent first quarter of 2026 in South Africa.
Motoring

Motoring
The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has outlined its plans for the year, including the first phase of the AARTO rollout.
Motoring

Health
A new scan technique could spot areas of endometriosis missed by conventional scans, scientists say.

Health
The case, which opened in the High Court on Wednesday, originally involved 3,000 claimants and is set to become the largest product liability case in UK history.

Health
What are the main symptoms and causes of bowel cancer, and how can you reduce your risk of getting it?

Health
Researchers stress that simple lifestyle changes can still significantly reduce the risk of cancer.