# Five people have died and 40 were injured after a Dutch tour coach crashed near the Swiss Alpine village of Susch in eastern Switzerland. The bus, carrying 45 Dutch tourists, overturned on a road that was partly closed for maintenance. Three of the injured are in serious condition, while seven others have moderately serious […]
# The United States is marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001. Ceremonies are being held in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, with victims’ names read out and moments of silence observed. A new moment of silence has been added this year to remember people who […]
# Irans-gesteunde Houthi-magte het beheer oorgeneem van die Jemeense hawestad Mocha en beweeg verder af langs die Rooisee. Dit volg nadat die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, gesê het hy verwag die oorlog met Iran sal ná die middeltermynverkiesing eindig. Jemeense militêre bronne sê die Houthi’s het hul posisie verder versterk in die suidelike toegang tot […]
# Iranian-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mocha and advanced down the Red Sea coast. This comes after US president Donald Trump said he expected the Iranian war to end after the midterm elections. Yemeni government military sources say the Houthis had gained further leverage over the southern outlet of the Red Sea, the Bab […]
# Die Oekraïense president, Volodimir Zelensky, verwelkom Kanada se belofte om te help om Kiëf se lugverdediging te versterk. Hy en premier Mark Carney het ‘n vennootskap van 100-jaar gesluit wat langtermyn-samewerking in verdediging en veiligheid vestig. Dit volg te midde van Rusland se verskerpte hommeltuig- en missielaanvalle, terwyl Kiëf se langafstand-see- en -lug-hommeltuie raffinaderye […]
# Amerika se adjunkpresident, JD Vance, het burgers aangemoedig om die Republikeine in November se middeltermynverkiesing te steun en aangevoer die Demokrate vaar heelwat swakker. Die Republikeinse Party probeer om beheer van die Huis van Verteenwoordigers en die Senaat te behou, groter steun vir sy kongreskandidate te werf en kiesers se kommer oor die ekonomie […]
# US vice president JD Vance has urged Americans to mobilise for Republicans in November’s midterm elections, saying Democrats are markedly worse. The Republicans are seeking to retain both the House and the Senate while struggling to bolster enthusiasm for congressional candidates and overcome voters’ concerns about the economy and the Iranian war. Vance, speaking […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed Canada’s pledge to help shore up Kyiv’s air defence. He, together with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, signed a 100-year partnership, establishing long-term cooperation on defence and security. This comes amid Russia intensifying its drone and missile attacks against Ukraine, while Kyiv’s long-range sea and air drones strike refineries […]
# Die Afrika-sentrums vir Sieketebeheer en -Voorkoming sê die voortgesette uitbreking van die Bundibugyo-stam van die Ebola-virus in die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo versprei vinnig buite die middelpunt. Nuwe gevalle en sterftes het in die middelpunt, die Ituri-provinsie, afgeneem, maar skerp gestyg in die aangrensende Noord-Kivu en Haut-Uele. Ses-duisend-843 gevalle is aangemeld, insluitend drie-duisend-310 sterftes. […]
