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Overnight, one Israeli operation saw at least 41 people killed and 40 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

England spiral to another Six Nations defeat which raises far-reaching questions about their direction 18 months out from the Rugby World Cup.

An Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

The flight is due to depart from Dubai early next week for British nationals wanting to leave the region.

Mogotsi admitted that several charges have been laid against him, including murder

The extent of the damage is unclear at this stage and emergency services are on the scene

It has been two weeks since the mud rush that trapped five miners at Ekapa Minerals Joint shaft

Four people were killed in Michigan and two died in Oklahoma, officials say, as severe storms swept across parts of the US.

Europeans are divided over how to respond to the US/Israel war with Iran. German leaders have been measured, while Spain’s prime minister has been critical of the Trump Administration and of Israel.

NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Michael Wahid Hanna of the International Crisis Group about how the spillover of the war between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. into other countries might change regional dynamics.

Iranians are streaming across the border with Turkey, fleeing constant bombardment. But some are also going the other way — returning to Iran out of worry for loved ones they can’t otherwise reach.

Flights in and out of Nairobi Airport have been disrupted while some roads in the capital are submerged.

Suspected Islamist militants reportedly seized control of a village for two days before being forced out by troops and air strikes.

Some opted to remain in Iran, even after their government offered to bring them home.

The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.

Allen Ambor went from being a waiter to founding the first Spur in 1967, and helping it grow it into a JSE-listed empire of over 750 restaurants.

The latest Braai Index shows an upward turn in the price of the basket, meaning pain before the coals in South Africa.

Jumbo Mall is opening in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, in less than two weeks amid heightened demand for quality retail in secondary cities.

Residents of the Lekwa Local Municipality have faced water challenges since the early 2010s, which have been deemed human rights violations.

Zille was speaking at the Johannesburg City Hall where she launched her mayoral candidacy manifesto.

The DA will hold its Federal Congress in Gauteng in April where it will elect new leadership.

Motsepe told investors that his focus remains entirely on the company’s contribution to the economy.

COPE leader Mosioua Lekota passed away on Wednesday at a Johannesburg hospital.

Wigan Warriors run in four tries in 14 minutes as they overpower Toulouse Olympique to maintain their 100% winning start to their Super League season.

A back injury sees Rory McIlroy withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando before the third round.

Former referee Nigel Owens looks at whether France’s Oscar Jegou was lucky to escape a red card after appearing to gouge Scotland’s Ewan Ashman in their Six Nations game at Murrayfield.

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Petty pothole politics? Gayton McKenzie trolled Helen Zille over her age after she mocked the Patriotic Alliance’s ‘incompetency’.

Evictions at the Bantry Bay caves in Cape Town has sparked strong reactions from the Atlantic Seaboard community.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson has scoffed at Elon Musk’s claims about ‘race laws’ and ‘white genocide’ in South Africa…

SA rapper Nadia Nakai clears the air on her relationship with Toss after sharing steamy photos with the musician on Valentine’s Day.

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Trump warned the US would hit Iran ‘very hard’ and threatened to expand strikes to include new targets.

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It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic.

A health campaigner says women’s relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.