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Will Pakistan’s defence overhaul strengthen or upset its military balance?
Amendment reshapes military command, raising fears of weakened civilian control and diminished autonomy for services.
FRIDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2025, 06:12

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Amendment reshapes military command, raising fears of weakened civilian control and diminished autonomy for services.

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Bihar is among the few Indian states where Modi’s party has not managed to form a government yet on its own.

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Carlos Alcaraz beats out Jannik Sinner to number one spot after the Spaniard defeated Lorenzo Musetti in Turin, Italy.

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US reportedly carries out 20th attack on a vessel in the Caribbean and Pacific, killing four people with ‘no survivors’.

South Africa
The travellers did not have the customary departure stamps in their passports.

South Africa
According to Gift of the Givers, Israel deliberately did not stamp the passports of the refugees

South Africa
The working group, which was established 18 months ago, is aimed at improving service delivery.

South Africa
Shebe Maburna’s case postponed to next week Friday at Polokwane Magistrate’s Court.

World
The booster powering New Glenn also separated from the rocket’s upper stage and successfully touched down back on Earth.

World
Berlin has agreed a new military service plan to boost troop numbers to 260,000 by 2035.
World
Following Iraq’s parliamentary election this week, the complex and often lengthy task of choosing the country’s next leader is set to begin.
World
Internet freedom declined in both the United States and Germany as Western democracies joined authoritarian states in imposing growing restrictions online, an annual survey by Freedom House said.

Africa
Exam results from areas which dropped English have declined, the education minister says, announcing the U-turn.

Africa
Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say.

Africa
Bol Mel, who is sanctioned by the US for alleged corruption, had been tipped as Kiir’s successor.

Africa
Trump said it was a “total disgrace” that South Africa was hosting this month’s summit.

Business
The Trump administration on Thursday announced frameworks for trade deals with four Latin American countries, which senior officials said will include tariff relief on coffee and bananas.

Business
The biggest shake up to renting rules in England for 30 years will affect millions of tenants.

Business
Norton Rose Fulbright is leaving South Africa, with a new independent law firm launching in March 2026.
Business

Politics
He told the commission that accusations of him being a fraud almost cost his position at church.

Politics
Cedrick Nkabinde admitted to facilitating two meetings between Mogotsi and Mchunu.

Politics
Nciza was suspended from the City of Ekurhuleni in September 2023.
Politics
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the absence of the US from the upcoming G20 Leaders Summit does not diminish the work that South Africa has put into the meeting.

Sport
Watch the best goals from the latest round of fixtures from the Women’s Champions League, including Olga Carmona’s screamer for Paris St-Germain and Pernille Harder’s equaliser against Arsenal.

Sport
Defending champion Luke Littler maintains his hopes of becoming world number one with a dominant win against Wessel Nijman in the last 16 of the Grand Slam of Darts, as Michael van Gerwen is knocked out.

Sport
Neil Robertson claims a hard-fought 6-4 victory over John Higgins to reach the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Leicester.

Sport
Major League Soccer votes to change its competition schedule to align with other top leagues from the summer of 2027.

Education
Minister rejects claims Māori history is being sidelined in rewrite which includes cutting some references to the Treaty of Waitangi
As cows grazed sleepily in a nearby paddock, then-14-year-old Leah Bell watched as a local Māori elder cried.
She was standing at the site of the massacre at Rangiaowhia, where Māori were deliberately burnt to death by the British crown in 1864. The site was just...
Education
The university system will ban advocacy of “race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity” without approval.
Education
The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the “Make America Great Again” slogan as an example of white supremacy.
Education
Government employees were expecting to see paychecks again as early as Nov. 20 after six weeks in limbo.

Lifestyle
A group of white Afrikaner South Africans will depart for the US next week as part of the refugee resettlement programme…
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
University of Tokyo scientists uncover how DNA damage links hair greying and cancer risk, and why grey hair may protect you.
Lifestyle
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Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The world is still on track for a catastrophic 2.6C increase in temperature as countries have not made sufficiently strong climate pledges, while emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high, two major reports have found. Despite their promises, governments’ new emission-cutting plans submitted for the Cop30 climate talks taking place...
Science/Tech
Netflix is launching a new slate of TV-streamed party games that are all playable using your phone as the controller. The Verge reports: To start, Netflix is offering Boggle Party, Party Crasher: Fool Your Friends, Lego Party, Pictionary: Game Night, and Tetris Time Warp. A social deduction game based on the Knives Out series, Dead Man’s Party: A Knives Out Game, is also part of this new slate...
Science/Tech
Xpeng’s flying-car subsidiary Aridge has begun trial production at the world’s first dedicated flying-car factory in Guangzhou. Euronews reports: The 120,000-square-meter facility has produced its first detachable eVTOL aircraft for the modular “Land Aircraft Carrier.” With an annual capacity of up to 10,000 modules, the factory will eventually assemble one aircraft every 30 minutes. Trial...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: As generative AI content starts to fill our social apps, a project to bring back Vine’s six-second looping videos is launching with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s backing. On Thursday, a new app called diVine will give access to more than 100,000 archived Vine videos, restored from an older backup that was created before Vine’s shutdown....
Motoring

Motoring
Epic journey to 2 876km summit shows EVs can tackle toughest terrain in the eland.
Motoring
Motoring
Health
A Pennsylvania plant run by the company, ByHeart, was shut down this year after inspectors found mold, a leaking roof and more than 2,500 dead insects in a food production area.

Health
Dr Claire Ashley shares her tip on the Woman’s Hour Guide to Life.
Health
After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.

Health
Resident doctors in England are striking between 14 and 19 November, in their 13th walkout since 2023.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.