South Africa's president unveils new Cabinet

Jul 02, 2024

Cape Town [South Africa], July 2: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Cabinet on Monday, confirming the handover of 12 ministerial posts to...

Opinion poll round-up with three days to go until UK general election

Jul 02, 2024

London [UK], July 2: Four opinion polls for Thursday's UK general election have been published in the last 24 hours, all showing Labour ahead of...

Poland's Tusk issues warning after far-right gains in France

Jul 02, 2024

Warsaw [Poland], July 2: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a warning on Monday following far-right gains in the first round of the French parliamentary...

Biden's family urges him to stay in White House race

Jul 02, 2024

Washington [US], July 2: Democratic President Joe Biden's family has urged him to ignore calls to step aside following his disastrous debate against Republican Donald...

Emergency declared in Russia's Sakha

Jul 02, 2024

Moscow [Russia], July 2: The authorities in the Sakha (Yakutia) region in Russia's Far East have declared an emergency in response to devastating wildfires...

S Koreans surge to sign online petition to impeach president

Jul 02, 2024

Seoul [South Korea], July 2: An online petition calling for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to be impeached experienced delays and disruptions due to...

UK govt, BA sued over 1990 Kuwait hostage crisis

Jul 02, 2024

London [UK], July 2: Passengers and crew of a British Airways flight who were taken hostage in Kuwait in 1990 have launched legal action against...

Ruto insists not to blame for Kenya protest deaths

Jul 02, 2024

Nairobi [Kenya], July 2: Hundreds of people marched in the Kenyan capital Nairobi Sunday, to honor those who died in anti-government demonstrations this week, as...

Rockets fired into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza

Jul 02, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], July 2: The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as fighting raged in Gaza and...