# United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, says the US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities marks a perilous turn in the Middle East, a region that cannot endure another cycle of destruction. He addressed an emergency UN Security Council meeting in New York on Sunday. Guterres has called for a halt to fighting and a […]
# Motorsport: MotoGP championship leader Marc Márquez of Ducati continued his bid for a seventh world title by winning the Italian Grand Prix, his 93rd career victory across all classes. His brother, Alex of Gresini Racing, finished second with VR46 Racing’s Fabio Di Giannantonio in third. South Africa’s Brad Binder finished ninth for KTM Factory Racing. […]
# Iran’s United Nations ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, has accused the US of recklessly choosing to sacrifice its own security merely to safeguard Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This comes after the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend, which Tehran has warned will have irreparable consequences. During an emergency UN Security Council meeting […]
# Cricket: The West Indies Women beat South Africa by six wickets to level the three-match T20 series one-all in Barbados. Spinners Afy Fletcher and Karishma Ramharack took two wickets each as South Africa were restricted to 113 for six in their 20 overs. In reply, captain Hayley Matthews scored an unbeaten 63 off 56 […]
# The US State Department has issued a worldwide caution for Americans, saying the Israel-Iran conflict has resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure of airspace across the Middle East. It says there is the potential for demonstrations against US citizens and interests abroad. Meanwhile, the US Department of Homeland Security has warned of […]
# Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has alleged that Iran’s nuclear programme was not meant to be for energy, but for death and destruction. This is despite Tehran repeatedly insisting that it is not building a nuclear bomb. Danon told an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on Sunday […]
# The Construction Education Training Authority denies claims of tender irregularities and board nomination manipulations, both of which allegedly involve CEO Malusi Shezi. According to the Sunday Times, documents by former CETA employee turned whistleblower, Tumiso Mphuthi, allegedly show that multi-million-rand tenders were granted to companies that did not submit bids. Minister of Higher Education […]
# Tennis: World number two Carlos Alcaraz defeated big-hitting Czech Jiri Lehecka to clinch a second Queen’s Club title in London. The 22-year-old Spaniard won 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, to win his fifth title of the season and his 21st career title. Meanwhile, in Germany, Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik beat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 7-6, to win the […]
# Iran’s Foreign Ministry has warned that the attacks by Israel and the US leave the Middle East in an unprecedentedly dangerous position. The US claims it has devastated the Iranian nuclear programme after bombing three sites at the weekend. The ministry is calling for intervention by the United Nations, the UN Security Council and […]
