# Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba says he has no plans to quit, despite his coalition party losing its upper house majority in the tightly-contested elections. His Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito needed 50 seats to secure the 248-seat upper chamber, in an election in which half the seats were up for grabs, […]
# The World Food Programme has condemned violence against civilians seeking aid as completely unacceptable. The Israeli military killed at least 67 people waiting for United Nations aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday. The WFP says this violent incident comes despite assurances from Israeli authorities that humanitarian operational conditions would improve, including that armed […]
# Ten minste 67 mense is gister in Israelse geweervuur in Gaza dood terwyl hulle gewag het op VN-hulpvragmotors deur die noordelike Zikim-kruising. Meer as 150 mense is gewond, sommige kritiek. Nog ses mense is in Khan Younis dood, ook terwyl hulle op hulp gewag het. Die Israelse weermag sê hulle het waarskuwingskote afgevuur om […]
# Die sekretaris-generaal van die ANC, Fikile Mbalula, het die party se standpunt oor selfbeskikking vir Wes-Sahara verdedig en die president van die MK-party, Jacob Zuma, beskuldig dat hy ‘n manteldraaier is. Hy het gister die party se nasionale werkkomiteevergadering met die Wes-Kaapse provinsiale uitvoerende komitee in Kaapstad bygewoon. Mbalula het gesê hy is nie […]
# At least 67 people were killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza while waiting for United Nations aid trucks entering through the northern Zikim crossing on Sunday. More than 150 people were wounded, some critically. Six others were killed in Khan Younis, also while waiting for aid. The IDF says that it had fired warning […]
# ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has defended the party’s stance on self-determination for Western Sahara, and accused MK Party president Jacob Zuma of being a sell-out. He was speaking on the sidelines of the party’s national working committee meeting with the Western Cape provincial executive committee in Cape Town on Sunday. Mbalula said he […]
# Ten minste 14 mense is dood in vloede en grondstortings na dae van gietende reën in Suid-Korea. Die land se rampbeheerkantoor sê hulle vrees die dodetal kan styg terwyl reddingspogings voortduur, met 12 mense wat as vermis aangegee is. Byna 10-duisend mense is regdeur die streek uit hulle huise ontruim nadat die reën Woensdag […]
# At least 14 people have died in floods and landslides caused by days of torrential rain in South Korea. The country’s disaster management office says there are fears the death toll could rise as emergency rescue efforts continue, with 12 people reported missing. Across the region, nearly ten-thousand people have evacuated their homes since […]
# A police dog that took part in Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral has died in a car crash. Police Dog Bert, a five-year-old springer spaniel that worked for Cleveland Police, was one of two dogs in a canine support unit vehicle when it collided with another car. Both animals were taken to a vet, but […]