# Estonia’s Parliament has elected constitutional lawyer and human rights ombud Ülle Madise as the country’s next president. The 51-year-old ran unopposed after no other candidate secured enough parliamentary support to stand. Madise has been Estonia’s human rights ombud since 2015 and will serve a five-year term, succeeding Alar Karis, who did not seek a […]
# The man accused of killing US conservative activist Charlie Kirk has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and six other charges. A Utah judge has ruled that prosecutors can pursue a death-penalty trial if Tyler Robinson is convicted. Prosecutors presented evidence they say links the 23-year-old to the shooting at a university event last […]
# Die Europese Unie en verskeie lidlande het Russiese ambassade-amptenare ontbied oor verlede maand se hommeltuigaanval-poging op die Leipzig/Halle-lughawe in Duitsland. Duitsland het tot die gevolgtrekking gekom Rusland was aanspreeklik en het ‘n reeks maatreëls aangekondig, onder meer die sluiting van ‘n konsulaat en ‘n Russiese kultuursentrum in Berlyn. Rusland sê hy het nog geen […]
# The European Union and several individual member states have summoned Russian embassy officials over last month’s attempted drone attack at the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. Germany concluded that Russia was responsible for the incident and ordered a series of measures, including the closure of a consulate and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin. Russia […]
# Die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking het Suid-Afrika se hoëkommissaris in Indië, Anil Sooklal, van enige skuld onthef nadat oudpresident Jacob Zuma die Guptas in Junie in die Asiese land besoek het. Die ondersoek is ingestel na berigte dat Sooklal gehelp het om die ontmoeting tussen Zuma en die Gupta-broers te reël. Die […]
# Die Internasionale Handelsadministrasie-kommissie in Suid-Afrika en China se Buro vir Ondersoeke na Handelsmaatreëls het ‘n samewerkingsooreenkoms hernu. Die raamwerk dek maatreëls om plaaslike nywerhede te beskerm, terwyl die uitruiling van inligting, deursigtigheid en tegniese samewerking versterk word. Die raamwerk ondersteun ook pogings om moontlike ontduiking van handelsmaatreëls te identifiseer. Die kommissie sê die hernude […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation cleared South Africa’s high commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, following former president Jacob Zuma’s reported visit to the Gupta family in the Asian country in June. The investigation was launched after reports suggested Sooklal had assisted in arranging the meeting between Zuma and the Gupta brothers. The […]
# Gholf: Tiger Woods, die wenner van 15 major-toernooie, moet vandag in ‘n hof in Florida verskyn en sal volgens berigte nie meer onskuldig pleit in sy saak van bestuur onder die invloed nie. Die 50-jarige is in Maart in hegtenis geneem nadat hy met sy Land Rover in Florida ‘n ongeluk gemaak het. Hy […]
# The International Trade Administration Commission has recommended maintaining a 27.26-percent anti-dumping duty on clear float glass imported from Egypt. The decision follows an expiry review requested by PFG Building Glass, a division of PG Group. Itac found that removing the duties would likely result in renewed dumping and material injury to the local industry. […]
