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The Tirah Valley has long been a sensitive security zone and a stronghold for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, an Islamist militant group that has carried out attacks on Pakistani security forces.

Elena Rybakina inflicts further Grand Slam final heartbreak on Aryna Sabalenka with a stunning third-set fightback to win the Australian Open.

The chancellor’s defence comes after Martin Lewis called her freeze on student loans “not a moral thing”.

British light-middleweight Josh Kelly tells BBC Sport about how he won his battle with chronic hypochondria to emerge as a world title contender.

The Deputy Minister says the country’s economy needs technical and vocational skills to grow

However, the Judicial Conduct Tribunal has found Mbenenge not guilty of impeachable misconduct.

This follows Kubayi’s announcement that government had sought a legal framework to regularise them.

Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.

Drinking is illegal for Pakistan’s Muslim majority, but Murree Brewery’s beer has long been available to non-Muslims and foreigners there. Now it’s being exported to the U.K., Japan and Portugal. Is the U.S. next?

The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a “tyrant” and “an enemy of Mali”.

Ariel Siedman has been given 72 hours to leave South Africa, the foreign affairs ministry says.

The multiparty system had been “promoting division among citizens”, the country’s interior minister said.

Personal injury claims linked to shopping centres and supermarkets are increasing, with courts placing greater responsibility on property owners. 

Westerford’s class of 2025 achieved over 3 distinctions per candidate on average, making it better than the vast majority of private schools.

South Africa’s courts are increasingly cracking down on unlawful decisions by community scheme boards.

EMCA says SAPS and alleged ANC representatives unlawfully entered Lulu White’s house.

The EFF has called for Senona’s immediate removal from office, his arrest and investigation.

This inquest is part of a drive to revisit apartheid-era deaths in the search for justice.

The final report will be made public and is expected to contain elements from the interim report.

Northampton Saints wing Edoardo Todaro is facing a long lay-off after suffering a serious knee injury at a training camp with Italy.

Former Orlando Pirates winger Lebohang “Cheeseboy” Mokoena believes Kaizer Chiefs could still win the Betway Premiership.

Australia’s Pat Cummins is ruled out of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka because of a troubling back injury as Australia name their final selection.

Isabelle Boffey runs the second fastest ever 800m indoors by a British woman, clocking one minute 57.43 seconds to win at the BU Terrier Classic in Boston.

On World Cancer Day next week, local non-profit PinkDrive will provide free cancer screenings to the residents of Dunoon in Cape Town.

Handre Pollard’s wife shared a look inside a home she ‘dreamt of’ for a ”very long time’, is this their new home? Take a look…

Tiny sea slugs known as ‘blue dragons’ are washing up on Muizenberg Beach. Here’s why authorities are warning beachgoers not to touch them.

Miller has recovered from a groin injury he picked up while playing for Paarl Royals during the SA20 league.

Jonny Roche will be facing one of his biggest challenges in his fledgling career, when he comes up against Andre Esterhuizen on Saturday.

It was an exciting, tense match in Melbourne on Saturday.

On Friday, the state confirmed on record the service of the notice of trial and indictments on the accused.

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Researchers tell ‘human story’ about crisis during plague of Justinian, which killed millions in Byzantine empire

A US-led research team has verified the first Mediterranean mass grave of the world’s earliest recorded pandemic, providing stark new details about the plague of Justinian that killed millions of people in the Byzantine empire between the sixth and eighth centuries.

The findings,...

FNB has not provided an update on its fibre-to-the-home ambitions for more than a year.

The chances of surviving a head-on collision may come down to how drivers react in the situation.

Volvo’s new high-performance sedan will arrive in South Africa very soon.

Modifying your car may be putting your life and the lives of others in danger.

Maternity services at Lancaster Royal Infirmary are rated “good”, but improvements must be made in A&E.