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Meloni and Trump: A very public fall-out that is proving very hard to fix
Italy’s PM was not long ago being called the “Trump whisperer”, but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal insults.
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Top Stories
Italy’s PM was not long ago being called the “Trump whisperer”, but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal insults.

Top Stories
A BBC investigation has been told a detective and a child safeguarding expert identified Donaldson after speaking to a victim.

Top Stories
King Charles paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-2025 – here’s what we know about his unique tax situation.

Top Stories
All the revelations from Madonna’s chat with Graham Norton, including a big hint about Glastonbury.

South Africa
The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management says they are on standby.

South Africa
Acting Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane says the funding will support nationwide deployments.

South Africa
The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo has granted bail to three of the eight accused.

South Africa
Paystack, the payments technology company owned by The Stack Group, has launched an experimental product that allows users in Nigeria to check out with supported Paystack merchants using AI agents. Paystack Index, developed with product support from TSG Labs — the group’s venture studio focused on building products using emerging technologies — builds on existing […]

World
Vanessa Silva visited the coastal state, where rescuers are still working to find survivors under the rubble after twin earthquakes rocked the country.

World
Hundreds are still feared trapped under the rubble, as international rescue teams start to arrive.

World
Social media footage showed the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper.

World
A Singapore-flagged ship was struck crossing the waterway on Thursday, prompting a large-scale evacuation to be paused.

Africa
Kinshasa accuses its neighbour of committing various violations since the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

Africa
BBC Africa travels to Cape Verde to examine how the surprise package of the 2026 World Cup is developing footballing talent on the archipelago.

Africa
The East African government says the move is necessary because of security threats.

Africa
It relates to a 17-year-old girl – four men including her father and husband face years in jail if convicted.

Business
The US president says “Numerous European countries” have been discussing bringing in such a levy.

Business
In this week’s episode, there’s a deep dive into first-time buyer savings, with a special focus on Lifetime ISAs.

Business
When the conflict began on 28 February, fuel costs jumped as the war disrupted the production and transportation of energy across the Middle East.

Business
How do you escape an overdraft? Finance expert Ioan Bain explains

Politics
SAPS announced that it will partner with private security to maintain stability, on 30 June

Politics
EFF says it has submitted a motion of no confidence in National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza.

Politics
Inter-ministerial Committee on Migration briefs media on SA govt’s comprehensive migration.

Politics
The IEC says its School Democracy Programme is helping prepare future voters and leaders.

Sport
Scottie Scheffler fires a 10-under-par 60 to take the lead after two rounds of the PGA Tour Travelers Championship.

Sport
Olympic medallist Jenny Simpson is released from hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest while running at an event in the United States last week.

Sport
Hampshire Hawks seal a sixth straight victory in the T20 Blast with a thrilling two-wicket win over North Group table-toppers Yorkshire.

Sport
Every member of France’s starting XI gets involved as a 17-pass move is put away by Ousmane Dembele to seal his hat-trick in France’s 4-1 win over Norway in their final FIFA World Cup Group I match at Boston Stadium.
Education
The university hired a high-powered law firm to try to reach an agreement with the Justice Department over claims its admissions practices hurt white and Asian applicants.
Education
Readers are dismayed by the justices’ decisions. Also: The Huntington’s dilemma; a woman’s age; students, cheating and A.I.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has said it will communicate enforcement timelines for mandatory reflectorised stop-sign arms and telematics systems required under the Traffic (School Transport) Rules, 2026.

Education
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series accounts for eight of the 10 most read books by 11- to 14-year-old boys, while girls the same age enjoy a wider range of authors and genres
Teenage boys are “stuck” reading primary school books such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, while girls their age are moving on to a wider range of novels, according to a new study.
Among the boys aged 11 to 14 who were...

Lifestyle
South Africans are doing what they do best – trolling – this time against team Canada who will play Bafana Bafana in the FIFA World Cup RO32.

Lifestyle
From Durban to the Deep South: An Indian family have spoken out about how and why they chose to take up refugee status in the US…
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Former Olympic swimmer Roland Schoeman is engaged to his US fashion model partner. Take a look at his proposal…

Entertainment
More than 13 000 traffic and police officers have been deployed across the country, along with scores of private security personnel.

Entertainment
Tsholofelo Moyo joins Kaunda Selisho on ‘The Lifestyle Scene’ podcast to unpack patriarchy and why young South African men are being called baddies by their fellow Gen-Z’s.

Entertainment
A R450 000 jackpot is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto results for 26 June 2026.

Entertainment
R188 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Xtra results for 26 June 2026.

Science/Tech
Music and films are now largely digital-only – does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?
Science/Tech
Gigaom, which he started in 2001, established him as a leading voice in the tech world and signaled a shift in how the media covered the industry.

Science/Tech
This is the last day for deals on Fellow Series 1 espresso machine, Fellow Aiden, and Fellow Stagg kettle. Each is the best in their category.

Science/Tech
As Anthropic tightens restrictions on access to Claude in China, users keep finding new workarounds, from proxy services to fake identities sourced on Telegram.
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Health
Researchers launch a “Laughter Lab” to explore how laughing can improve wellbeing and health.
Health
The order, which calls for studying the health risks of pesticides in the food supply, does not involve new federal funding, and does not call for regulations or legislation.
Health
Most of the people testing positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo are not on health workers’ radar, suggesting that contact tracing is lagging dangerously behind.
Health
In a notice flagging a series of problems with a clinical trial, the journal Nature Medicine said its editors “no longer have confidence in the integrity of the results.”