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The Oscar-winning US director has been in London to promote his latest film, Disclosure Day.

Pope Leo on Saturday urged global leaders to avoid dividing their electorates with “sterile simplifications” to gain popularity and called on them to listen to the world’s cries for peace, in a forceful speech opening a week-long tour of Spain.

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said on Saturday US energy companies were the main beneficiaries of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan steps down from his position as joint chairman of the club with immediate effect.

The Nigerian Ministry of Defence is restructuring its technology infrastructure to integrate artificial intelligence into national security operations and modernize the country’s border defences. Minister of Defence General Christopher Gwabin Musa led a high-level delegation of senior ministry officials to Monaco in May to evaluate the practical applications of the Multi-Domain Hybrid...

Motsoaledi says four pills must be taken after the injection has been administered.

Otto has urged the public to refrain from crossing low-lying rivers to avoid more fatalities. 

A Tshwane University of Technology alumnus is using artificial intelligence to help young South Africans prepare for one of the most challenging aspects of entering the workplace — the interview process. Banele Mgwevu, a software developer from Etwatwa on the East Rand, studied Information and Communication Technology at TUT’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, […]

Ghana has launched a joint programme with the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme — funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security — to harness artificial intelligence in improving health outcomes, strengthening system resilience and protecting vulnerable populations. The programme is implemented in collaboration […]

A committee of MPs has been formed to look at the case against Cyril Ramaphosa, but he may survive a vote.

Mette-Marit’s condition, which stiffens the lungs, making it hard to breathe, has deteriorated, the royal household says.

There are now 380 confirmed cases of Ebola in DR Congo, dramatically scaled back from initial estimates of suspected cases.

He follows the late great Papa Wemba in becoming a knight of the National Order of the Leopard.

Only two survived after trekking more than 50km (30 miles) across the desert to alert the authorities.

At the centre of it is London mining investor INIHC’s arbitration battle over the billion-dollar Black Volta gold project

Citizens Advice Guernsey says housing and cost of living pressures have increased demand.

The Nasdaq saw its biggest daily fall since early 2025.

Parliament’s ad hoc committee defended the evidence leaders’ draft report after suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu objected to the findings that he dismantled the PKTT without consultation and for nefarious reasons

Ntshavheni has reiterated that no shutdown will be taking place in the country on the 30th of June

He is testifying before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria.

Great Britain’s Henry Patten and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara lose to Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the French Open men’s doubles final.

David Beckham will receive the 2,849th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next Friday.

Katie Taylor says “I’m definitely going to have to hold back the tears” when she walks out for her final professional fight at Croke Park in Dublin on 5 September.

Saudi Arabia’s World Cup warm-up game against Puerto Rico in Texas is halted for nearly two hours because of extreme weather.

Marise Pollard, wife of Handre Pollard, opened up about her IVF journey and how she learnt to ’embrace the chaos’. Take a look…

Twenty-four African penguin fledglings have been released at the De Hoop Penguin Colony as part of an ongoing effort to re-establish the colony.

The votes are in, and residents have picked a new design for Cape Town’s Colonial Mutual Clock Memorial tower. Here’s what they chose…

Despite back-office issues, July 2026 SASSA Old-Age Grants will roll off without issue, the agency assures beneficiaries. Here’s when …

The Stormers are hoping to make some history by picking up their first win over Leinster in Ireland and their first ever away play-off win in the URC.

Police divers were activated, and recovery operations were conducted.

Extensively upgraded D-Max recieves changes inside and out, and more prominently, underneath the bonnet of the range-opening 1.9-litre model.

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) smartphone market has stumbled into 2026.

Diagnostic interviews seen as ‘gold standard’ vary in reliability from condition to condition, study says

Diagnostic interviews – the most common way to diagnose substance use and mental disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar and personality disorders – vary in reliability from condition to condition, according to a new study in Jama Network Open.

Laura Duncan, a psychiatry professor...

I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems.

Unjected and PureBlood.Dating are hosting in-person meetups—and have transformed the dating landscape into a political battleground over bodily autonomy.

Kimberley Wilson gives some tips on how to deal with feeling overwhelmed.

Ronan Keating talks about the mental toll of being in Boyzone.