Europeans have “heard” US President Donald Trump’s message of frustration over the Iran war and are “stepping up”, NATO chief Mark Rutte said after Washington announced it would withdraw 5 000 troops from Germany.

The Junior Springboks have one hand of the 2026 Rugby Championship U20 trophy, after two comprehensive wins.

These additional costs will flow through the pumps of the economy and further fuel inflation, raising the prospects of the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) hiking rates as early as its next scheduled Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting later this month.

Iran’s navy prevented “American-Zionist” warships from entering the Strait of Hormuz, state TV reported, while the Fars news agency said two missiles had hit a US warship near Jask island after it ignored Iranian warnings.

North Korean soccer club Naegohyang Women’s FC will play a match against South Korea’s Suwon FC Women on May 20, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Monday, marking the first visit by North Korean athletes to the South in eight years.

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Samar island in the central Philippines on Monday, and authorities warned of aftershocks but said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party was on course to win two of four crucial state elections on Monday, expanding its influence and weakening its key rival half-way into his third term in office.

Australia began public hearings on Monday in an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, with Jewish Australians giving evidence of their experience of rising domestic antisemitism.

Food producers’ use of fuel and fertiliser – affected by the US-Iran war – will impact food prices in South Africa (SA), as the fuel price is set to increase again in May. However, it is not obvious whether input prices like oil and fertiliser are the only drivers of retail prices, as opportunistic ‘rocket and feather’ pricing by processors or retailers in some staples continued, even...