# US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today that directs the Department of Defense to be known as the Department of War. This would restore a name the agency last held in the 1940s. According to documents seen by the BBC, the aim is to “project strength and resolve”. The new name […]
# Die gewapende vleuel van die Palestynse militante groep, Hamas, het vandag videomateriaal vrygestel wat oënskynlik twee lewende gyselaars wys wat gevange geneem is gedurende die aanval van 7 Oktober 2023 op Israel. Die videos is laat verlede maand in Gaza-stad geneem en wys ‘n gyselaar in ‘n motor wat deur ‘n woonbuurt met verwoeste […]
# Cabinet has reviewed progress on phase two of the Lesotho Highlands water project, aimed at securing Gauteng’s water supply. Construction of the Polihali Dam and transfer tunnel is underway, with water expected to start flowing by 2028. Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told the media the project is set for completion by 2029 […]
# The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas released footage today purporting to show two hostages seized during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel alive in Gaza City late last month. The video shows one hostage in a car being driven through a neighbourhood with destroyed buildings, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
# China sê hy is gekant teen oproepe deur Amerika se president, Donald Trump, op Europese lande vir ekonomiese druk op China oor die oorlog in Oekraïne. China het nog nooit Rusland se oorlog veroordeel of gevra dat hy sy troepe aan Oekraïne onttrek nie, terwyl talle van Oekraïne se bondgenote glo China staan Rusland […]
# Beijing says it strongly opposes calls to put economic pressure on China, after US President Donald Trump urged European countries to do so over the war in Ukraine. China has never denounced Russia’s war nor called for it to withdraw its troops, and many of Ukraine’s allies believe that Beijing has provided support to […]
# Die Tony-bekroonde musiekblyspel Hamilton word dié naweek in teaters uitgereik. Hamilton is die verhaal van die Amerikaanse volkspionier Alexander Hamilton en sy betrokkenheid by die Amerikaanse Rewolusie. Die verhoogopvoering het 16 benoemings ontvang vir die Tony-toekennings in 2016, waarvan hy 11 gewen het, insluitend dié van Beste Musiekblyspel. Die fliek Hamilton kombineer die beste […]
# Die Russiese president Vladimir Putin waarsku dat enige Westerse magte wat in Oekraïne ontplooi word, ʼn wettige teiken vir Moskou se weermag sal wees. Dit volg ʼn dag nadat Kiev se bondgenote gesê het hulle sal soldate daarheen stuur indien ʼn vredesooreenkoms bereik word. Meer as 20 lande onder leiding van Frankryk en Brittanje […]
# Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be a legitimate target for Moscow’s army. This comes a day after Kyiv’s allies said they had committed to a troop presence in the event of a peace deal. Two dozen countries, led by France and Britain, pledged to join a […]
