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Two men were released from HMP Wandsworth in error in the past week, with police hunts under way.

Residents say powerful storm brought ‘raging’ flash floods that destroyed homes, overturned cars and blocked streets.

Zohran Mamdani’s New York City win inspires people in Uganda, ruled by an authoritarian president for nearly 40 years.

Donald Trump’s use of tariffs in the last nine months was sharply questioned during arguments before the Supreme Court.

The origin of the potentially infected cattle is still under investigation.  

Double murder trial against Limpopo pig farmer has been postponed to January next year.

Accused Johannes Shokane had his case postponed to November 18 for bail application.

A professor describes Mamdani as “one of us” while some young Ugandans take inspiration from the 34-year-old’s victory.

Jared Isaacman’s initial nomination was withdrawn by the president in May during his high-profile feud with Elon Musk.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a global scam syndicate.

Morocco suffer a blow before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as their captain Achraf Hakimi injures an ankle injury playing for PSG.

Operation Dudula has been picketing clinics and hospital, turning away those without South African papers.

Morocco controls much of Western Sahara, although part of it is controlled by a pro-independence movement.

A BBC investigation finds evidence that young African women are being tricked into building Russian drones.

Vodacom has announced that it has finally settled the Please Call Me matter with idea-man Kenneth Makate, reaching an out-of-court agreement

Four senior ANC officials in the Western Cape have joined the DA after resigning from the party.

The upcoming local government elections are expected to see intense high level of contestation.

General Khumalo has testified that General Sibiya did not support his preferred set of panel.

BBC Sport looks at why it’s time for AC Milan and Inter to “move into the future” and replace one of the world’s most prestigious football stadiums with a new arena in San Siro.

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has announced financial rewards for Bafana Bafana and other national sports teams.

Breakthrough teenage wing Noah Caluori can press his case for a senior Test call-up after being named in England A’s starting XV to play an All Blacks XV.

Take a look at what Rachel Kolisi and her kids have been getting up to since returning to Paris, a year after moving out of the country.

Keep mosquitoes away naturally this summer with simple home remedies, plants, oils and lifestyle tweaks to stay bite‑free.

In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.

Dubai UAE, Nov 5, 2025, Asgardia, the world’s first digital space nation, held its Fourth Asgardia Executive Congress in Dubai on 30 October 2025, followed by a press conference at The Duke Hotel. The event gathered international dignitaries, members of Asgardia’s Parliament, scientists, and media representatives, uniting under the theme “Synergy for Humanity’s Cosmic Future.” […]

Treacherous weather forced the penultimate round of this year’s series to be stopped, but not before a podium finish for Variawa and Cazalet.

Ahead of the formal arrival of the much delayed Q9 next year, Audi has indicated that the future of its…

The mother refused vaccinations out of her belief there is a link between the jabs and autism.

Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.