Countries Last French troops bow out of Niger Niamey — The last French troops withdrew from Niger on Friday, in the latest blow to more than a... Read more 23 Dec, 2023
World Russia jails men for funding far-right Ukraine group Moscow – Russia on Thursday handed long jail sentences to a Ukrainian man and another individual for financing an ultranationalist... Read more 21 Dec, 2023
World Putin calls for ‘severe’ response to foreign efforts to destabilise Russia Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for a “severe” response to foreign agents who aim to destabilise... Read more 20 Dec, 2023
World Zelensky says ‘no one knows’ when war in Ukraine will end. Kyiv – President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that there was no end in sight to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as... Read more 20 Dec, 2023
Countries SA threatens citizens fighting for Israel with prosecution Johannesburg – South Africans fighting for Israel in Gaza could face prosecution at home, the government warned on Monday,... Read more 19 Dec, 2023
Countries Kenya says ‘disassociates’ with DRC rebels alliance Nairobi – Kenya’s foreign ministry said on Sunday it “strongly disassociates” with a Congolese opposition figure who forged an... Read more 18 Dec, 2023
Countries DRC summons Kenyan ambassador over opposition alliance Kinshasa – Kinshasa has summoned the Kenyan ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo, media reported, after a Congolese... Read more 17 Dec, 2023
Home Newly confident Putin faces the press and Russian people Moscow – Vladimir Putin on Thursday will hold his first year-end press conference since sending troops into Ukraine, with... Read more 14 Dec, 2023
World Blinken welcomes Israel probe on reporters killed, wounded in Lebanon Washington – Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Thursday welcomed an Israeli investigation into a strike that killed a... Read more 8 Dec, 2023
World US says Hamas did not want women hostages to reveal treatment Washington – A US official said on Monday that Hamas militants likely held back on freeing female hostages, ending... Read more 5 Dec, 2023