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Ramaphosa won’t be charged over farm theft scandal – SA prosecutor
South African prosecutors say they will not pursue criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to the controversial farm theft scandal that nearly brought down the president two...
Oil, toil and ink: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Hoping to win hearts and minds with humour, Extinction Rebellion protesters pose as "fossil fuel vampires"...
EU chief says China must ‘adapt its behaviour’ to solve trade row
China must "adapt its behaviour" to solve an escalating tariff row with Europe, EU chief Charles Michel said Friday, warning of the dangers of the dispute escalating into a...
‘Russians invaded my house and held a soldier captive there’
Marina Perederii’s home in the small mining city of Vuhledar in eastern Ukraine was her pride and joy.17 Sadovaya Street was little more than a shell when she and...
Anti-Israel agitators deface Harvard statute day after Oct. 7 anniversary: ‘Bring the war home’
Just hours after the passing of the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, vandals smashed windows on the campus of Harvard and poured red paint on...
How South Korea’s ‘real-life mermaids’ made Malala want to learn to swim
What if someone told you mermaids were real?Forget the fish tails, we mean women capable of holding their breath for minutes on end as they dive under the sea...
A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — A new mayor was sworn in Thursday in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after...
Meet the Climber Set to Become the First Afghan Woman to Climb Mount Everest
Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/GettyIn spring 2025, Freshta Ibrahimi aims to make history—by becoming the first Afghan woman to summit the highest peak in the world. Yet while climbing Mount Everest is...
France’s new government launches austerity budget
France's new centre-right government, led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, has introduced an austerity budget aimed at addressing the high national debt.According to an explanation provided by the government...
Rare satellite image shows China’s only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
A satellite image shows China's two operational aircraft carriers docked together.Liaoning and Shandong were pier-side at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea.Both carriers arrived...
