Early results in South Africa’s election put ruling ANC below 50% and short of a majority/in /by
Very early counts in South Africa's national election put the long-ruling African National Congress at just over 42% of the vote, raising the possibility that it might lose its majority for the first time since it swept to power under Nelson Mandela at the end of apartheid in 1994.
Gaza: Israel controls Philadelphia corridor to Egypt/in /by
The Israeli military said Wednesday it had taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels, as it attempts to destroy the Hamas militant group in a war which is in its eighth month.
Papua New Guinea landslide: survivors appeal for aid/in /by
Following last week's landslide that devastated a village in Papua New Guinea, killing hundreds and leaving over a 1,000 displaced, locals have appealed for aid.
Nurse fired after referring to Gaza ‘genocide’ in speech/in /by
Labor and delivery nurse Hesen Jabr, who is Palestinian American, was being honored by NYU Langone Health for her compassion in caring for mothers who had lost babies when she drew a link between her work and the suffering of mothers in Gaza.
Deschamps brushes off Mbappe fitness concerns ahead of Euros/in /by
Didier Deschamps pointed out that there can't be much wrong with a player that has scored 44 goals across all competitions this season, as speculation mounted over Mbappe's future club
US calls Algeria’s proposed UN resolution on Israel’s Rafah offensive/in /by
Algeria, representing Arab countries on the council, shared the draft resolution with the 15 council members on Tuesday evening after emergency talks about the intensifying Israeli operation in Rafah.
Yemen: Houthi rebels claim to have downed US drone/in /by
Houthi rebels on Wednesday claimed to have downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone with a surface-to-air missile in Yemen's central Marib province.
Nigeria’s new anthem, written by a Briton, sparks criticism after a contentious law is passed/in /by
Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking widespread criticism about how the law was hastily passed without much public input.
China’s Xi backs Palestinian statehood at summit with Arab leaders/in /by
The summit attended by heads of state from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Tunisia among others was set to focus on China’s expanding trade ties and on security concerns related to Israel's war on Gaza
Nigeria: Shell, Partners Paid $142m to NDDC in 2023 for Devt of Oil-Producing Areas/in /by
[This Day] Shell Companies in Nigeria comprising the Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) paid a total of $142.5 million to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in 2023.