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An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the U.S. position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a U.S. official told Reuters.
Former SA Police Service special task force member Mathipandile Sotheni, accused of the murder of Marius van der Merwe — also known as Witness D at the Madlanga commission — is expected to apply for bail at the Boksburg magistrate’s court on Friday.
South Korea’s national security adviser said on Thursday the U.S. alliance was not in crisis despite recent friction, though he acknowledged that current strains with Washington required careful management, according to media reports.
Thailand’s Supreme Court said on Friday that 44 current and former opposition lawmakers will go on trial over an attempt to amend a law that protects the monarchy from criticism, in another blow to the country’s progressive movement.
The Philippines, chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a recent amnesty was a positive step towards inclusive national dialogue.
The commission of inquiry into TRC cases continues in Newtown on Friday
US may expand refugee cap by 10,000 to bring in more South Africans, sources say
Pope Leo firmly condemned the killing of protesters in Iran, after US President Donald Trump criticised the Catholic leader for not doing so while speaking out against the US-Israel war with Iran.
The World Bank has teamed up with Amazon.com on a bond whose proceeds will go toward rehabilitating ecosystems in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province.
Most wars have accepted narratives about their origin and the justice of the causes they were fought for. These are constructed retroactively and are shaped by context and political legitimacy almost as much as empirical fact in establishing public support for dominant viewpoints.
The 185th Soweto derby between two traditional rivals, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, will take place on Sunday at 3pm at FNB Stadium.
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Israel and Lebanon extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, US President Donald Trump said, as the United States remained at a standstill in negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East war.
Their recent six-match unbeaten run boosts Amakhosi’s confidence
Just last month, we reported that Stadium Management SA (SMSA), the company that manages FNB Stadium, conceded it was dribbled by throngs of fans who attended the last derby on February 28.
South Africans are commemorating three decades of the country’s transition towards democratic rule this month.
Orlando Pirates tactician Abdeslam Ouaddou wants his troops to approach Sunday’s Soweto derby against Kaizer Chiefs with humility, having thumped Amakhosi 3-0 in the previous derby in February.
And it must strengthen the system rather than placing it under further strain
Zille and Tolashe made us laugh; now it could be the turn of tripartite alliance ‘frenemies’
How long does it take Savanna Newcomer Award nominee Sjika Da Thirdborn to come up with material for his standup? “Same day,”
SAN SALVADOR, April 23 (Reuters) – From inside a Salvadoran mega prison, more than one hundred alleged gang members sit in rows, wrists cuffed and ankles shackled, to watch court proceedings on a large screen that will decide the fate of all of them.