# Turkish police have raided the offices of opposition broadcaster Halk TV in Istanbul, stopping its live broadcasts. The station says hundreds of members entered the building early today. Staff were prevented from entering, and recorded programmes replaced live coverage. A government-appointed manager has taken control of the channel. Prosecutors say the operation is linked […]
# The number of people wounded in a stabbing attack at a shopping centre in Incheon, South Korea, has risen to ten. Police arrested a 59-year-old man after Tuesday’s attack. He allegedly stabbed shoppers on different floors of the building before bystanders helped subdue him. One victim remains in a critical condition, but no deaths […]
# Russian missile and drone attacks have left at least 600-thousand people without electricity in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky says the overnight strikes hit energy facilities in the capital of Kyiv and the city of Kharkiv. At least three people were killed and 21 injured. Zelensky says the attacks damaged dozens of energy facilities, raising […]
# Iran is changing its tactics and stepping up attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Officials told Reuters Tehran wants to keep oil prices high and put pressure on the United States ahead of next month’s midterm elections. A US military official says Iran is using the crews of small, unarmed boats to […]
# Die Britse eerste minister, Andy Burnham, ontvang vandag die Oekraïnse president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Downingstraat 10. Die ontmoeting vind plaas teen die agtergrond van die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, se besluit om sanksies op Russiese diesel te verlig. Burnham sal waarskynlik tydens die besoek versnelde militêre steun aan Kiëf en verdere sanksies teen Moskou […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys, Buti Manamela, sê Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite moet die samelewing dien, onafhanklike denke aanmoedig en studente toerus vir die toekoms. Hy het tydens ‘n nasionale webinaar gesê befondsing, studenteskuld en bestuur bly die grootste uitdagingings. Manamela vra volhoubare universiteitsbefondsing, wyer toegang tot onderwys en beter voorbereiding vir ‘n wêreld gevorm deur […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, sê die toenemende skuldlas op Afrika belemmer sy ontwikkelingsdoelwitte. Hy het tydens die Afrika- en Europa-dialoog in Pretoria gesê 25 Afrikalande het die afgelope paar jaar meer bestee aan skuld-delging as aan gesondheid en onderwys. Lamola sê lande in die Globale Suide moet tot ses-persentasiepunte […]
# The Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape is urging residents to plant more trees to help communities cope with rising temperatures and future heatwaves. The approaching El Niño weather cycle and forecasts of soaring summer temperatures could make 2027 a challenging year for South Africans. The municipality’s spokesperson, Herman Pieters, says planting […]
# Die Internasionale Monetêre Fonds se hoof, Kristalina Georgieva, waarsku kunsmatige intelligensie kan werksgeleenthede bedreig, veral vir jongmense wat die arbeidsmark wil betree. Sy beskryf K-I as ʼn stadig-bewegende tsunami en sê maatskappye gebruik toenemend die tegnologie om roetine-take te verrig. Georgieva sê jongmense wat die eerste keer werk soek, kan die ergste geraak word. […]
