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- Ramaphosa Urges Tembisa Students to Stay in School, Highlights Value of Education
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on school dropouts in Tembisa to return and complete their matric qualification, emphasizing that education can open many opportunities for…
- BNPB Reviews Tsunami Preparedness in Banten's Coastal Areas
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The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has been conducting preparedness assessments along Banten's coastline since September 6 to evaluate readiness for potential tsunami…
- Pakistan Reignites Debate Over Creating New Provinces Amid Governance Concerns
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A renewed debate over whether Pakistan should create new provinces has emerged after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi declared in July that the country's current administrative…
- Ramaphosa Insists ANC Remains Capable of Governing Amid Mounting Challenges
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ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his party's capacity to govern, even as it faces mounting electoral pressure and questions over its credibility. Ramaphosa made the…
- ANC Pledges Infrastructure Investment to Address Tembisa's Service Delivery Woes
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African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Collen Malatji has confirmed that the ANC has committed to resolving longstanding issues raised by residents of Tembisa…
- Second Newark-Bound Flight in a Week Diverted Over Unruly Passenger
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For the second time in a week, a Newark-bound flight was disrupted by an unruly passenger, authorities said. United Airlines Flight 18, which departed from Milan Malpensa Airport…
- Lebanese TV Reporter Injured as Israeli Strike Hits Near Live Broadcast
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A Lebanese television journalist was wounded when an Israeli air strike landed close to him while he was reporting live, intensifying fears of a resurgence in hostilities between…
- Metropolitan Police Launch Criminal Probe Into British Man's Death in Grenada as Family Seeks Cross-Border Cooperation
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The family of Andrew Frederick, a British father who died in Grenada in January, is calling on Grenadian authorities to collaborate with UK investigators to determine the…
- Iran Claims Capture of US Underwater Drone Near Strait of Hormuz; Pentagon Downplays Incident
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Tuesday that it had seized a US unmanned underwater vehicle near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, describing it…
- White House Disclosures Reveal Trump's Sizable Holiday Cash Gifts to Top Aides
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Newly released financial disclosure forms show that President Donald Trump gave substantial holiday cash gifts to four members of his White House staff. According to the…
- Rajnath Singh Meets Sri Lankan President in Colombo, Reaffirms Bilateral Ties
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, currently on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, met with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo for bilateral talks. Singh…
- Seoul Sees Protests Over Potential Military Role in Strait of Hormuz
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Activists gathered near the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on September 9, 2026, to protest against the country's possible military participation in the Strait of Hormuz.…
- Nicaragua's Genocide Convention Case Against Germany Faces Jurisdictional Challenge at World Court
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Nicaragua's 2024 lawsuit against Germany at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Berlin of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention through arms sales to Israel…
- Entrepreneur Carves Underground Vaults into Swiss Alps for Wealthy Clients Seeking Ultra-Secure Storage
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Swiss businessman Thomas Gasser, through his company Brünig Mega Safe, is excavating solid rock beneath the Alps to construct 20 massive underground vaults intended for the…
- Understanding Israel's Political Spectrum Ahead of October 27 Election
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As Israel approaches its October 27 election, the terms "right" and "left" carry meanings distinct from their usage in Europe or the United States, where such labels typically…
- Iran's Drug Supply Crumbles Under US Sanctions and War Damage
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Tehran residents are facing an escalating shortage of essential medicines as US sanctions, a naval blockade, and lingering damage from the recent war with Israel strain Iran's…
- Singapore Police Question Five Over Racist Online Posts on Nepal Floods, Air India Investment
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Singapore police have interviewed five individuals, aged between 29 and 66, in connection with allegedly racist comments posted online regarding the Nepal-Tibet flash floods and…
- Afghan Government Denies Masood Azhar Is Hiding in the Country, Contradicting Pakistan's Claims
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Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration has again rejected Pakistan's assertions that Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar is based on Afghan soil. A senior official from the…
- Bilawal Says Parliament, Not Forums, Is Right Venue for New Provinces Debate
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that any discussion on creating new provinces in Pakistan should take place in Parliament, not at public forums. He made the remarks…
- Police Constable Killed, Colleague Wounded in Ambush on Patrol in Karak, K-P
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A police constable was killed and another wounded early Wednesday when unidentified gunmen attacked a police vehicle in Karak district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to District…
- Trump's 9/11 Ground Zero Rescue Claim Disputed by Fact-Checkers and Fire Officials
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US President Donald Trump is facing renewed scrutiny after repeating claims that firefighters carried him away from danger near the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and…
- Metro Police Officer Sentenced to Prison After R1.5 Million Vanishes During Traffic Stop
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A Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer has been convicted and imprisoned after allegedly making off with R1.5 million seized during a roadside stop in…
- Kurds Weigh Political Path Forward After SDF Dissolution in Syria
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The recent merger of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria's national army has triggered widespread debate among Kurdish communities in Syria, Iraq, and Turkiye regarding…
- Tanker Attacks Near Strait of Hormuz Raise Fears of Major Oil Spill Disaster
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Escalating military strikes between the United States and Iran are increasingly playing out at sea, with both nations targeting oil tankers and vessels navigating the Strait of…
- Seoul Denies Any Plan to Send Troops to Strait of Hormuz
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South Korea's government has stated that it currently has no intention of deploying troops to the Strait of Hormuz. According to a report by Al Jazeera published Wednesday…
- Search Continues for Eight Missing Near Erupting Anak Krakatau Volcano in Indonesia
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Indonesian search and rescue teams are continuing efforts to locate eight people who disappeared at sea while traveling toward Anak Krakatau volcano to cover its recent eruption…
- Lebanese Schools Struggle to Reopen While Still Sheltering War Displaced
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Schools across Lebanon are preparing to open for the new academic year on September 15, even as many continue to house people displaced by Israel's military campaign. In the…
- Kenya Forms Joint Committee with Tata Chemicals Magadi to Settle Compliance Dispute
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Kenya's Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs has announced plans to form a high-level technical committee aimed at resolving compliance issues with Tata…
- Deadly Russian Drone Strike Hits Ukraine-Moldova Border Crossing; Kyiv Also Targeted
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Russian drones struck a border crossing point between Ukraine and Moldova overnight, resulting in deaths, injuries and fires, Ukraine's border guard service said in a Facebook…
- Hong Kong's First Chief Executive After British Rule, Tung Chee-hwa, Dies at 89
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Tung Chee-hwa, who served as Hong Kong's first leader following the 1997 handover from British to Chinese rule, has died at age 89. His office announced that he passed away…