South Africa’s top court sentences ex-President Jacob Zuma
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail by the country’s highest court.He has been given five days to...
International
Inaugurating embassy in UAE, Israel tells region: “We’re here to stay”
Reuters :Israel’s new foreign minister inaugurated its embassy in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and offered an olive branch to other former adversaries, saying:...
UN urges immediate dismantling of systemic racism
AFP :The UN rights chief called on Monday for systemic racism against black people to be immediately dismantled around the world to avoid repeating outrages...
HK pro-democracy media buckles under China
BBC Online :The continued targeting of pro-democracy journalists and publications is sending a chilling message to Hong Kong’s media, with experts warning of a devastating...
Swedish PM resigns
AFP :Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, one week after he lost a vote of no confidence, leaving it up to the speaker...
US carries out air raids on Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
Al Jazeera :The United States carried out another round of air raids against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq and Syria, in response to drone attacks...
30 killed in al Shabaab attack in Somalia
Reuters :An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town in the country’s semi-autonomous state...
Ukraine, US to start Black Sea military drills despite Russian protest
Reuters :Ukraine and the United States will start a military exercise involving more than 30 countries in the Black Sea and southern Ukraine on Monday,...
Trump revenge tour kicks off in Ohio
Reuters :Several hundred supporters of former President Donald Trump lined up for a rally on Saturday in Ohio, his first since the deadly attack on...
Iran says nuclear deal salvageable but will not negotiate forever
Reuters :Iran said on Saturday it believes a reinstatement of its 2015 nuclear deal with major world powers is possible but warned that Tehran “will...
Sudan stumbles toward peace, but standoff over corpses
The New York Times :Two years after more than 100 young Sudanese were killed in a revolution that toppled a dictator, their bodies lie in...
Thousands descend on London for anti-lockdown march
AFP :Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters marched through central London on Saturday, with the prime minister’s Downing Street residence and parliament both pelted with tennis balls.England...