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South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison
South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public.
King Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25
King Charles has disclosed he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-2025 - becoming the first monarch to reveal their tax bill.
Stock markets rattled and energy prices soar after strikes on Qatar gas hub
Oil and gas prices rose sharply, and stock markets slid back on Thursday after Iranian strikes hit energy infrastructure in the Middle East, including Qatar's main gas facility.
Chad warns Sudan it will retaliate after drone strike on mourners kills 17
Chad's president has ordered the military to retaliate against future attacks from Sudan following a drone attack that killed at least 17 people and injured several other people attending a funeral.
UK and France to lead defensive mission in Strait of Hormuz
The UK and France will lead a multinational mission to protect commercial shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
After three decades, a murder trial brings focus back to the legacy of Tupac Shakur
About 10,000 people were in the arena watching. One of them was Tupac Shakur, the number one-selling rapper who had already become a hip-hop icon at the age of 25.
Netanyahu says Israel ‘acted alone’ in Iran energy strike, will heed Trump’s call not to repeat attack
President Donald Trump joined with Israel to launch the Iran war at an inauspicious time for the US-Israeli relationship. Just a day before the first strikes, Gallup polling had shown Americans’ views of Israel hitting a 21st century low; most strikingly, Americans for the first time didn’t sympathize more with Israeli...
Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
Iran says it is closing the Strait of Hormuz again to commercial vessels and that any ship that approaches it will be targeted.
A moment of risk and opportunity: How two ceasefires could boost US-Iran talks
With not one, but two ceasefires in place across the Middle East, is the scene now set for a pair of historic breakthroughs?
WHO warns Middle East conflict and US aid cuts threaten to reverse decades of African vaccine success
The World Health Organisation reported Wednesday that vaccination programs across Africa have saved tens of millions of lives over the past two decades. This success now faces severe headwinds as progress slows in several nations. A comprehensive analysis of immunisation in the region revealed that more than 500 millio...
How brands banned from the World Cup became the story
Levi's was not supposed to be one of the biggest brands at this World Cup. Neither were Heinz or Beats.
Iran threatens to halt shipping in Gulf and Red Sea as US blockade of ports intensifies
The geopolitical landscape of the Middle East has shifted toward a potential naval confrontation as Tehran issues a stark ultimatum. Iranian military leadership warns that continued American interdiction of its ports will lead to a total shutdown of regional shipping lanes. This threat encompasses the Persian Gulf, the...