Lebanon is facing a food security crisis as the Iran war disrupts supplies of goods inside the country, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Friday.

The Kremlin said on Friday that a visit to the United States by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special investment envoy did not mean that negotiations on a possible peace deal in Ukraine had resumed.

Myanmar’s new President Min Aung Hlaing said on Friday his government has many challenges to overcome and seeks to improve the country’s international standing, including normalising ties with Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN after five years in the cold.

Access to health information has exploded in the digital age, but greater availability doesn’t guarantee understanding – often, it fuels misplaced confidence and misinformation. While a small group of truly empowered e-patients can engage meaningfully in their care, most users risk becoming ‘instant experts’, navigating complex medical decisions without the skills to interpret information safely.

A report by the Independent Police Investigating Directorate (IPID) from October 2023, which has remained secret until this week, has shed new light on the Phala Phala scandal. Investigative journalist Azarrah Karrim and Kyle Cowan discuss the implications.

The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world’s first crewed Moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California.

A South African clothing startup is taking on the global athleisure market, going from a university dorm room to partnerships with sports giants such as the National Basketball Association and Manchester City Football Club in just seven years.

Our medical aid system pays for Parkinson’s medication. But it does not guarantee funding for the physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy that determine whether people with Parkinson’s disease fall, lose their voice or stay independent. On World Parkinson’s Day (11 April), we are asking the Department of Health to change that.

With a historic court motion, DignitySA aims to decriminalise assisted dying, advocating for the terminally ill to choose a dignified end to unbearable suffering.