South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday described as “unfortunate” the US embassy’s issuing of a warning of a possible weekend “terrorist” in the country without consulting his government. The…
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DR Congo: Army clashes with M23 near Goma
Fresh clashes between the army and M23 rebels have erupted in eastern DR Congo, officials said on Sunday, breaking a period of relative calm between the two sides. The fighting…
Mexico: Same-sex marriage becomes legal nationwide
The congress of Mexico’s northeastern border state Tamaulipas has voted to recognise same-sex marriage, making it legal across the country. Becoming the last of the country’s states to do so,…
Kenya: New cabinet to be sworn in
Kenyan President William Ruto’s cabinet was sworn in on Thursday, a day after they were approved by parliament and two months after he narrowly won a bitterly fought but largely…
Cyprus: A zone for competition between USA and Turkey
As the US and Turkey pull further apart, Cyprus is becoming an area of increasingly intense competition between them. Turkish-Cypriot authorities could be preparing to evict United Nations peacekeepers from…
Thailand: Transgender celebrity buys Miss Universe contest
Thai celebrity and outspoken transgender Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip, has bought the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million. The 43-year-old CEO of Thailand-based media company JKN Global Group PCL, on Wednesday,…
USA: Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram’s parent company Meta sees a shrink in revenue and profits
Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta said revenue fell 4% in the three months from July through September compared to a year earlier. The announcement caused shares to plunge on…
South Korean: Samsung appoints heir to top job
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has named heir and de facto boss Lee Jae-yong as its executive chairman. The symbolic move means the world’s biggest smartphone maker will now be…
Australia: Parliament rape trial aborted over juror ‘misconduct’
The trial of Bruce Lehrmann for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins has been aborted after the misconduct of a juror. ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum dismissed the jury after…
Ghana: Eighty MPs want finance minister fired
A majority of Ghana’s ruling party parliamentarians on Tuesday asked the president to sack finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his deputy over the state of the economy and the depreciating…