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SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a newly operational nuclear material production facility and called for an “exponential” expansion of the country’s atomic arsenal, state media KCNA said on Thursday.

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) – Security agencies from the “Five Eyes” alliance which includes the US and Britain issued a warning on Wednesday about Chinese spies aggressively using online job platforms to recruit people with access to sensitive information.

WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) – The Republican-led US House of Representatives approved a resolution on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from continuing the war against Iran, reflecting growing concern among members of his party about the three-month-old conflict.

June 3 (Reuters) – Lebanon and Israel said on Wednesday that they had agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire following negotiations in Washington aimed at ending the conflict that flared up alongside the war in Iran.

The high court judgment reset the legal definition of crypto when it held that cryptocurrency is both ‘money’ and ‘capital’. South Africa now has conflicting high court authorities on whether exchange controls apply to crypto assets, a situation requiring appellate resolution.

When good cops break their silence it shows communities that professionalism still has a home in the South African Police Service.

Alleged mastermind of the Phala Phala theft Imanuela David denied that more than 80 calls and messages with his co-accused were linked to the planning of the burglary, as the defence faced questions over a million-rand invoice used to challenge claims that his life changed ‘dramatically’ after the break-in.

The debate was inconclusive, but the vote affirmed that the Standing Committee on Public Accounts will lay criminal charges against subpoena-dodging former Road Accident Fund CEO Collins Letsoalo.

Colonel Gavin Jacob has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that in February 2026, a suspect approached investigators with details about a R200m cocaine consignment stolen from a Hawks building in KwaZulu-Natal, widely believed to be an inside job. Jacob’s own role in the initial seizure of the cocaine is under scrutiny.

A powerful storm system is sweeping across the Garden Route, bringing dangerous flooding, evacuations and road closures to multiple communities while striking a region still deep in recovery from a devastating storm just weeks ago.