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Italy suspends renewal of defence agreement with Israel, reports

Tuesday at 12:42 PM, via Daily Maverick

ROME, April 14 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that her government had decided to suspend the automatic renewal of a defence agreement with Israel, given ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

School shooting in Turkey leaves 16 wounded, governor says

Tuesday at 12:06 PM, via Daily Maverick

ANKARA, April 14 (Reuters) – A teenager opened fire at a high school in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, including students and teachers, before killing himself, Governor Hasan Sildak said.

Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Phil Collins to join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Tuesday at 11:36 AM, via Daily Maverick

April 13 (Reuters) – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveiled its list of inductees for 2026 on Monday, including 1990s Britpop icons Oasis and American hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and adding Phil Collins as a solo performer 16 years after he was honored as part of progressive rock band Genesis.

Andile Mngxitama’s inconsistency and the politics of denigration and opportunism

Tuesday at 11:14 AM, via Mail & Guardian

I remain close to the places where ordinary black life meets the police, the farmer, the mine and the state face to face. That ground has no patience for fashionable radicalism. That ground exposes every counterfeit. Speaking from the safety of a donor-funded human rights NGO is ‘Butlerism’ on steroids. So is abandoning the Black Land First formation for the security of a career in Parliament

SPOTLIGHT: Ramaphosa’s choice of health director-general will reveal his commitment to building a capable state

Tuesday at 11:09 AM, via Daily Maverick

When push comes to shove, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s talk of building a more capable state hasn’t always been backed up by the appointment of committed and capable people to key government positions. His decision regarding a new director-general for health will say a lot about how serious he actually is about addressing the country’s many health challenges.

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