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Organized, Deadly, Spreading: South Africa's Anti-Migrant Violence Enters Month Three

At least seven people are dead — five Ethiopians and two Nigerians — in an organised anti-migrant campaign led by named groups with political ambitions. South Africa's government calls the evidence 'fake' and insists there is no xenophobia.

Von Clause May 11, 2026

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They Made Him Dig Up His Father's Fresh Grave. The UN Calls It 'Emblematic.'

Armed settlers gave Mohammed Asasa an ultimatum: exhume your father yourself, or we'll use a bulldozer. Israeli soldiers watched. The UN calls it emblematic of Palestinian dehumanisation.

Von Clause May 11, 2026

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Putin Says the War Could End Soon. His Choice of Messenger Says Otherwise.

Putin says the Ukraine war is "coming to an end" and wants Gerhard Schröder — an 82-year-old Putin ally who works for Russian energy firms — to broker peace. German officials called the proposal "not credible."

Von Clause May 11, 2026

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Six Dead in a Texas Boxcar: The Silent Toll of a Border Crossing

Six people were found dead inside a freight boxcar in Laredo, Texas. Police are investigating. The deaths follow a grim and well-documented pattern.

Von Clause May 11, 2026

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Two 'Unidentified Flying Objects' Struck a Korean Ship in Hormuz. Nobody Will Say What They Were.

South Korea's investigators confirmed two airborne objects hit the HMM Namu on May 4, leaving a 7-meter gash in the hull. They captured the strike on CCTV. They cannot — or will not — say what the objects were.

Von Clause May 11, 2026

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Two Superpowers, One Table: Trump and Xi Converge on Beijing as the World's Crises Pile Up

Iran's closed strait, a fragile trade truce, and the rare earth supply chain that keeps both militaries running — all of it lands on one table in Beijing this week.

Von Clause May 11, 2026

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Ceasefire Dead, Stakes Raised: Netanyahu Demands Iran's Uranium Be Removed

Iran offered to dilute some uranium and send the rest to a third country. Trump said 'TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.' Netanyahu went on CBS and said the material must be physically removed. The diplomatic window is shut, and nobody's war aims overlap.

Von Clause May 10, 2026

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Iran Answered the US Ceasefire Plan. Nobody Gets to Know What It Says.

Iran has formally replied to Washington's 14-point ceasefire proposal delivered through Pakistani mediators. What Tehran actually said is classified — even as Iranian drones strike cargo ships in Qatari waters and commanders vow 'surprising' new warfare if attacked again.

Von Clause May 10, 2026

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One Tanker Made It Through Hormuz. The Strait Is Far From Reopened.

Iran let one LNG tanker through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday — a calculated gesture to two mediator nations. The strait remains effectively closed to everyone else, and the ceasefire is fraying.

Von Clause May 10, 2026

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39 Dead in Lebanon as Ceasefire Unravels, Tehran Stalls on US Plan

Israel killed at least 39 people in a single day of strikes on Lebanon, including a 12-year-old girl targeted directly by a drone that had already killed her father. In Tehran, the US peace proposal sits unanswered.

Von Clause May 10, 2026

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Putin Offers to Meet Zelensky Abroad. The Fine Print Says: Not Yet.

Putin says he'll meet Zelensky in a third country — once a peace deal is already done. Meanwhile, his army is using the ceasefire to rearm for its next push.

Von Clause May 10, 2026

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Israel's Secret Iraq Base Reveals the Iran War's Hidden Front

Israeli warplanes fired on Iraqi troops to defend a secret base Baghdad never knew existed. The Iran war had a hidden front, and a third country paid the price.

Von Clause May 10, 2026

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Putin Declares Ukraine War Is Ending. His Own Kremlin Disagrees.

Putin told reporters the war was "coming to an end." Hours earlier, his own spokesman called peace "a very long way" off. The gap between those two statements reveals more about Moscow's predicament than either does on its own.

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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No Tanks, No Triumph: Putin's Scaled-Back Victory Day Exposes Russia's Strain

For the first time since 2008, no tanks or heavy weapons rolled across Red Square. Putin's response was to declare that victory "has always been and will be ours."

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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China's Exports Surge 14% as Weakened Trump Heads to Beijing

Xi Jinping's economy just posted a 14.1% export surge in April. Donald Trump arrives in Beijing next week navigating a war, court setbacks, and sliding polls.

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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Mount Dukono Eruption: Three Dead, Two Located Near Crater Rim

A thermal drone has located two missing Singaporean hikers just 20 metres from the crater rim of a still-erupting Indonesian volcano. Police say three climbers are dead — but rescuers cannot reach the mountain.

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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NATO Ally Turkey's ICBM Promo Shows Strikes on US

An AI-generated promo video simulates a Turkish ICBM striking American nuclear sites. The missile is a mockup, but the diplomatic rupture between two NATO allies is real.

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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Africa's Hormuz Crisis: Paying for Someone Else's War

Libya's largest refinery has gone dark and fertilizer prices across Africa have doubled. Forty-five million people face hunger — all from a blockade in a waterway most Africans will never see.

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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Three Days of Ceasefire. The Last One Didn't Last.

Both sides agreed to a three-day ceasefire and a swap of 1,000 prisoners each. The last declared ceasefire dissolved into hundreds of drone strikes within hours.

Von Clause May 08, 2026

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Victory Day, Defeated: Hundreds of Drones Fly as Russia and Ukraine Shred Their Own Ceasefire

Russia declared a Victory Day ceasefire. By dawn, its air defenses had shot down 347 Ukrainian drones. The war's most theatrical truce lasted roughly as long as it took to announce.

Von Clause May 08, 2026