Category: GLOBAL NEWS
Trump sues Wall Street Journal over Epstein report, seeks $10 billion – SABC News
US President Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, for at least $10 billion on Friday, over the newspaper’s report that his name was on a
Read MoreNorwegian Finance Minister commends SA for hosting G20 in difficult times – SABC News
Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg has commended South Africa’s hosting of the G20 in difficult times. Norway remains one of South Africa’s key trading partners in the Nordic region and
Read MoreNetanyahu called Pope Leo after Gaza church strike: Vatican – SABC News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo on Friday, the Vatican said, a day after an Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic church killed three people and injured several
Read MoreTrump diagnosed with vein condition causing leg swelling – SABC News
The White House says that United States President Donald Trump is experiencing swelling in his lower legs and bruising on his right hand, after photographs emerged of Trump with swollen ankles and
Read MoreProtecting Druze citizens’ rights a priority: Syria – SABC News
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa says that protecting Druze citizens and their rights is “our priority”, as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria. In
Read MoreAir India crash probe focuses on actions of plane’s captain: WSJ – SABC News
A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month indicates the captain cut the flow of fuel to the plane’s engines,
Read MoreUS to ban Chinese technology in undersea telecommunication cables – SABC News
The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it plans to adopt rules to bar companies from connecting undersea submarine communication cables to the United States that include Chinese technology or
Read MoreUNSG expresses deep concern over violence in southern Syria – SABC News
The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep concern over the violence in southern Syria. This happened in the Druze-majority area of Suweida Governorate with reports of powerful Israeli airstrikes shaking Damascus.
Read MoreICC reject Israel’s request to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant – SABC News
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday rejected Israel’s request to withdraw arrest warrants against its prime minister and former defence minister while the ICC reviews Israeli challenges
Read MoreEU again fails to approve new sanctions on Russia, diplomats say – SABC News
The European Union again failed to approve a new package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, as Slovakia continued to oppose them, four EU diplomats told Reuters. Slovakia vetoed the
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