Category: GLOBAL NEWS
Tornadoes strike US South, killing 13 people amid rising risk – SABC News
Thirteen people were killed in Arkansas and Missouri as a series of tornadoes hit the US Midwest and Southeast overnight, raking a path of destruction that was still being assessed
Read MoreIsraeli airstrike kills nine people in north Gaza town: Medics – SABC News
At least nine Palestinians were killed, including three local journalists, and others wounded on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s northern Beit Lahiya town, Gaza’s health ministry said, as
Read MoreDemocratic lawmakers slam Pentagon for scrapping climate studies – SABC News
Democratic lawmakers slammed President Donald Trump‘s administration for canceling US military studies on the impact of climate change, saying the move jeopardizes national security by ignoring climate-related risks at home and abroad.
Read MoreTrump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries – SABC News
The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and
Read MoreRally calls for Columbia University student Khalil’s release – SABC News
A US judge on Wednesday ordered that a detained Columbia University student be allowed to have private phone calls with lawyers challenging his arrest by immigration authorities. Mahmoud Khalil’s case
Read MoreRamaphosa open to aiding Russia-Ukraine peace efforts: Magwenya – SABC News
President Cyril Ramaphosa remains ready to offer any assistance in bringing to an end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This was confirmed by presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya in an interview with SABC
Read MoreLIVE | 8th SA-EU Summit – SABC News
President Cyril Ramaphosa is co-chairing the Eighth South Africa-European Union (SA-EU) Summit with the President of the European Council, Mr António Luís Santos da Costa, and the President of the
Read MoreUS declares South Africa’s ambassador persona non grata – SABC News
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday declared Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S., persona non grata, calling the envoy a “race-baiting politician” who hates America and
Read MoreEU commits to invest R90 billion in SA investment projects – SABC News
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the European Union has committed to invest more than R90 billion in South Africa to strategic investment projects. Ramaphosa commended the EU for supporting Pretoria in
Read MoreMark Carney to be sworn in as Canadian PM, now must face Trump – SABC News
Ex-central banker Mark Carney will be formally sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday, putting him in a position to fight tariffs from US President Donald Trump that
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