Cape Town is witnessing its worst water crisis. The dams that supply water to the city have all dried up, thanks to the lack of rain for the last 3 years. Authorities have issued a cap on water usage per person per day. If the situation does not come under control, all taps in Cape Town may have to be turned off after mid-April.
8:5A Haaretz investigation alleges that UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu roughly 10 days before the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, warning that Yahya Sinwar was planning a major operation.
8:7German police launched a major security operation after suspected improvised rocket-launch devices were reportedly discovered near a power substation close to the Weisweiler power plant in western Germany.