United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sought to distance himself from an unofficial briefing to the media by unnamed “allies” that he intends to fight off a leadership contest, which, they say, could come just 18 months into his premiership.

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It has been a major year for Stephen King films. Four of his stories have hit cinemas: The Monkey, The Life of Chuck, The Long Walk and The Running Man. And two more have graced the small screen – The Institute and the Pennywise origin series It: Welcome to Derry.

It is often said Hollywood doesn’t produce movie stars anymore.So when someone with a square jaw and loads of charisma, like Glen Powell, is cast in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s role for a reboot of “The Running Man,” people get excited.

MrBeast, the world’s top YouTuber, launched “Beast Land” in Riyadh, offering fans obstacle course-style challenges and daily cash prizes.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he wants the Justice Department and FBI to investigate links between the late alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and former Democratic president Bill Clinton.

The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain in most parts of the country – this will be accompanied by hail and damaging winds in KwaZulu-Natal.

Nine graduates from South Africa and one from Botswana have been chosen as the region’s next cohort of Rhodes Scholars, and will fly to Oxford in the UK to begin a brand new chapter next year.

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Japan will suffer a “crushing defeat” by the Chinese military if it tries to use force to intervene over Taiwan, China’s defence ministry said on Friday, ramping up the rhetoric over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about the island.

SA automakers say the wage deal will pave the way for new investments and protecting jobs.

When Ernst Roets falsely accused News24 of ignoring a horrific farm attack that the outlet had actually reported on the day before his accusation, his refusal to correct the lie became a perfect example of how social media “truth warriors” spread the very misinformation they claim to fight, writes George Claassen.

It took 16-year-old Mounir Abderahmane 11 days to reach the Tine refugee transit camp in Chad, crossing arid plains after fleeing the bloodshed in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher.

Former DA KwaZulu-Natal leader Roger Burrows died following a lengthy illness, DA leader John Steenhuisen announced on Friday.

What if SA’s Olympic bid wasn’t about sports, but was the key to unlocking a decade of economic transformation? asks Johan Fourie.

Singapore authorities charged an Australian man Friday for rushing film star Ariana Grande at the Asia premiere of “Wicked: For Good”.