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UK ruling on Assange extradition ‘resets the game’. What happens…
Legal experts are voicing hope and caution after London’s High Court ruling this week allowed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal his extradition to th
Load shedding & water woes: Can South Africa fix its…
“I set up my company several years ago. The power cuts were bad then, lasting up to five hours a day,” said Lezanne Viviers, who works in the fashion indust
Why is Biden ratcheting up the trade war with China?
US slaps tariffs on Chinese goods, and Beijing launches an anti-dumping inquiry in response.Chinese imports have helped push down the cost of products like vide
Germany’s AfD bans top candidate from EU poll events over…
Maximilian Krah recently said Nazi SS members ‘not all criminals’, prompting French far-right allies to shun party.The far-right Alternative for Germany (Af
Russia launches ‘space weapon’ in path of US satellite: Pentagon
US believes Russia’s recently launched satellite can inspect and attack other satellites in low Earth orbit.The United States says Russia has launched a satel
Photos: Mourners in Tehran for Iran President Raisi’s funeral procession
Massive crowds of Iranians thronged the streets of the capital, Tehran, for the funeral procession of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a h
State announces 500 well-paying nursing jobs in Qatar, how to…
Some 500 Kenyan nurses are set to work in Qatar after Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore announced 500 job opportunities in the Asian country. The CS noted
Vietnam’s security chief To Lam becomes new president
Lam’s appointment comes after a major anticorruption drive that analysts say he has weaponised for his benefit.Vietnam’s rubber-stamp parliament has approve
Norway, Ireland, Spain to recognise Palestinian state
The leaders of Norway, Ireland and Spain have said their countries will formally recognise Palestine as a state next week for the sake of “peace in the Middle
Photos: Protesters assail US top diplomat over Israel’s war on…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was repeatedly interrupted by protesters condemning the US policy towards ally Israel and its war on Gaza as he testified befo
Shaken passengers from turbulence-hit flight arrive in Singapore
One person died and dozens are being treated in hospital in Bangkok after their original flight struck ‘sudden extreme’ turbulence.More than 140 passengers
India-Pakistan classics, shocks, records: History of the T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council (ICC) hosts the ninth edition of its men’s T20 World Cup from June 1 in the Caribbean and the United States. Cricket’s sho
