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South Africa’s Madlanga inquiry is turning a corruption probe into a public civics lesson
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt. Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s July 2025 press conference set it off. A year later, the Madlanga Commission is still driving...
Daughter Tells South African Court She Begged Mother Not to Go Back for Missing Phone
A South African court heard emotional testimony this week from a daughter who said she begged her mother not to return to the home of
Toxic sulphur fire at Port Adelaide is out, but residents warned to stay alert
A major fire inside an industrial shed at Port Adelaide has been extinguished, but emergency crews are still warning nearby residents to watch for changing
India Gives Zuckerberg Three Days to Apologise Over Modi Video Removal, Warns of Legal Exposure
India has given Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg three days to apologise after Facebook briefly removed a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a move that
Woman in custody after four men stabbed in London’s Covent Garden
A 47-year-old woman is in custody after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden, one of central London’s busiest tourist districts, on Wednesday afternoon. Po...
South African women accused of plotting mother’s killing to claim funeral insurance
Two daughters in South Africa are on trial over allegations they helped kill their mother so a R40,000 funeral policy could be claimed. The victim’s
Giant migrant dinghy catches fire in the Channel, triggering major rescue
A massive inflatable carrying 173 migrants caught fire in the English Channel on Tuesday morning, forcing a large joint rescue by British and French crews.
Judge rebukes Cape Town mayor over spatial apartheid claims in land dispute
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has been sharply reprimanded in court after a judge told him he appeared not to grasp the realities of spatial
South African court finds son guilty of killing father in bid for family wealth
A Gauteng man has been found guilty of murdering his father and trying to kill his mother in what prosecutors said was a cold-blooded attack
Michigan Democrat Shri Thanedar Ousted in Primary by Progressive Challenger Donavan McKinney
U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar has lost his Democratic primary in Michigan to state Rep. Donavan McKinney, a win that strengthens the party’s progressive wing and
Pope Leo sets November Latin America tour with stops in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
Pope Leo XIV will spend nearly two weeks in Latin America in November, with visits to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru that will take him to
Rijiju Rules Out Any Extension of India’s Parliament Monsoon Session
India’s government has shut down speculation that Parliament’s monsoon session will be stretched beyond its scheduled end. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kir...
Badenoch defends Tory decision to back ex-neo-Nazi for council run
SOMERSET — Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has defended her party’s decision to let Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi jailed for antisemitic abuse, ...
Witness says Johnson set Masemola up to mislead Parliament, inquiry told
Former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson allegedly kept National Police Commissioner Gen. Fannie Masemola in the dark about an...
South Africa’s Suspended Police Deputy Chief Arrested Again in Murder Probe—Fourth Detention in Months
Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi, suspended deputy chief of Johannesburg's Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department, was detained Wednesday on allegations tied to a brut...
Australia delays major migration overhaul as Labor weighs backlash and final details
Australia’s Labor government has put off a closely watched speech that was expected to unveil sweeping cuts to migration, delaying a move that had been
South Africa’s DA says anti-corruption unit has lost credibility and should be scrapped
The Democratic Alliance is pressing South Africa to shut down the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption and replace it with a new body outside the Nat...
Air India passengers hospitalised after sudden 300-foot drop in turbulence over India
An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi jolted passengers and crew Monday when severe turbulence sent the aircraft dropping about 300 feet mid-air. At
Cape Town Airport Reopens After Disabled Kenya Airways Jet Blocks Main Runway
Cape Town International Airport reopened its main runway on Tuesday evening after a Kenya Airways jet was left disabled on the strip, triggering hours of
Australia’s Literacy Crisis Deepens as One-Third of Students Fall Behind National Standards
Australia's education system faces a mounting crisis as newly released standardized test results show one-third of students are failing to meet basic literac...
Ukraine strikes Russian warehouses and Moscow industrial zone as drone war intensifies
Five people were killed and 10 others wounded after a Ukrainian drone strike hit an industrial zone outside Moscow, local authorities said on Tuesday. The
Jharkhand Students Protest Exam Irregularities, Tired of Waiting for Jobs That Never Come
Rain pooled on the ground at Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium. Students stayed anyway. For many in Jharkhand, the anger now spilling into the streets
Missouri Voters Reject Income Tax Phaseout in Major Blow to Kehoe
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected Amendment 5, a proposal that would have let state lawmakers expand sales and use taxes to
Parliament Warned Against Using Criminal Standard in Ramaphosa Impeachment Case
South Africa’s parliament has been advised not to judge President Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment case by the rules used in criminal courts. The legal opinion ...