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Officials say death toll expected to rise as authorities launch search operation in the country’s Eastern Cape province. At least 49 people have died in heavy flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought torrential rain and blanketed snow in parts of the country, officials said. Eastern Cape Premier Oscar … Read more
When Trump was first elected in 2016, the U.S.’s popularity worldwide similarly dropped, but the country recovered to previous levels during the Joe Biden presidency, according to data from Pew, a U.S.-based think tank that describes itself as non-partisan. In Europe, an outlier when it comes to Trump is Hungary, the only country where the … Read more
The fire in Bandar Deyr, a port on the Gulf, broke out after welding triggered an explosion, official says. At least three people have been killed and two others admitted to hospital after a welding accident led to an explosion and fire at a chemical factory in Iran, officials say. The accident occurred shortly after … Read more
He also announced that age verification will soon be imposed in France on sites selling knives online, similar to measures that currently apply to pornographic sites. “A 15-year-old will no longer be able to buy a knife online. That means we’re going to impose massive financial sanctions and bans,” he promised. Earlier, Prime Minister François … Read more
The announcement marks the first time direct Libyan involvement in Sudan’s ongoing war has been alleged. The Sudanese army has accused the forces of eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar of attacking Sudanese border posts, the first time it has accused its northwestern neighbour of direct involvement in the country’s civil war, now in its … Read more
More than 50 artists and fans are boycotting a top European festival due to its ties with a pro-Israel hedge fund. Barcelona’s Sónar Festival, a major music and technology event, is seeing artist withdrawals after revelations about its parent company, Superstruct. The live events giant is backed by the hedge fund KKR, which is linked … Read more
“We will have a presentation and first exchange of views among EU ambassadors (Coreper) still tonight,” said Ignacy Niemczycki, Polish Secretary of State for European Affairs, one of the top officials coordinating Warsaw’s six-month rotating presidency. “I am optimistic we can succeed.” Von der Leyen also said that a ban on imports of Russian crude … Read more
Suspected shooter reported to have died by suicide as country mourns after one of its worst mass shootings. Nine people have been killed and at least 10 injured in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz. Police were deployed to the BORG Dreierschutzengasse school in Austria’s second largest city on Tuesday … Read more
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it had taken the passengers who were detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship, including the activist Greta Thunberg, to an airport in Tel Aviv for deportation. The boat, operated by a pro-Palestinian activist group called the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was intercepted by Israeli forces on Monday. Its … Read more
These are the key events on day 1,202 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here’s where things stand on Tuesday, June 10: Fighting Russia launched large drone attacks on Kyiv and the southern port of Odesa on Tuesday morning, regional authorities said. Timur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration, said that several districts of the … Read more