Category: GLOBAL NEWS
Guterres alarmed by Israel’s decision to take control of Gaza City – SABC News
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he’s gravely alarmed by a decision by the Government of Israel to take control of Gaza City, calling it a dangerous escalation that
Read MoreIsrael approves plan to take control of Gaza City – SABC News
Israel’s political-security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City early on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intended to take military control of the
Read MorePresident Ramaphosa holds telephonic talk with President Putin – SABC News
President Cyril Ramaphosa held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, on Thursday, according to Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson for the Presidency. Magwenya says that the call was
Read MoreNearly 12 000 children under five in Gaza have acute malnutrition – SABC News
Around 12 000 children aged under five in Gaza are suffering from acute malnutrition, and hunger-related deaths are rising, the Director General of the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.
Read MoreHelicopters rescue people stranded by flooding in Himalayan state – SABC News
Indian rescuers used helicopters on Thursday to pluck to safety people stranded by flood waters in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, nearly two days after a sudden inundation and landslides
Read MoreTrump order imposes additional 25% tariff on goods from India – SABC News
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods citing New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil, sharply escalating tensions between
Read MoreHamas’ hostage videos are satanic: Israel – SABC News
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has used the word “satanic” to describe videos and images released by Hamas of two emaciated hostages, including one forced to dig his own grave,
Read MoreHit by US tariffs, Indonesia plans to sell shrimp to China instead – SABC News
At a shrimp farm in Indonesia, more than 16 000 km (9 942miles) from Washington DC, United States (US) President Donald Trump’s import tariffs have left Denny Leonardo’s expansion plans
Read MoreUS health agency to wind down mRNA vaccine development – SABC News
The United States Department of Health and Human Services said yesterday it would wind down mRNA vaccine development activities under its biomedical research unit. The unit, Biomedical Advanced Research and
Read MoreUS House subpoenas high-profile politicians in Epstein files probe – SABC News
The Oversight Committee in the US House of Representatives has issued a slew of subpoenas to former and current government officials for testimony related to its investigation into the Epstein
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