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Las Vegas organisers decide against future Formula 1 sprint race
Las Vegas Grand Prix organisers have ruled out one day following Formula One’s other US rounds in Austin and Miami and switching to a sprint format.
Blinken says Israel met its goals, calls to end Israel-Hamas War
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel met its strategic objectives in dismantling Hamas’s military operations
Trump meets Biden at White House in US presidential transition meeting
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20 years for woman who fatally shot boyfriend over infidelity allegations
The high court in Makhanda on Wednesday sentenced Yonela Mbaxa to 20 years’ imprisonment for killing her boyfriend Sibusiso Lawrence Ncedo.
Driver with 229 points still holds valid licence
There are calls for a review of ban exemptions as data shows hundreds can drive with penalty points.
Heavy rains lash Spain after deadly floods
In the aftermath of deadly flooding, Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country.
People smuggler convicted of £1.5m small boats op
Pistiwan Jameel described migrants as “pigeons” or “sticks” as he facilitated illegal crossings.
News24 | Mozambique protests: Border Management Authority temporarily suspends operations at Lebombo border
The Border Management Authority has confirmed that it has temporarily suspended operations at the Lebombo port of entry due to ongoing post-election unrest in Mozambique on Wednesday.
LISTEN | Zuma inviting me for a fight and I’m not scared of him and his people, I defeated him — Malema declares war
Keep your distance, I’m not scared” Malema declares war with Jacob Zuma
Assisted dying law would hit other NHS care – Streeting
The health secretary says funding for assisted dying would “come at the expense of other choices”.
News24 | Charl Kinnear murder: Gardener faked Jeremy Vearey’s voice in ‘bribe’ conversation
A witness who Nafiz Modack alleges facilitated a bribe to former top cop Jeremy Vearey testified that the voice on the other end of a controversial recording is actually that of a Zimbabwean gardener.
News24 | Second kidnapping in four days rocks Eastern Cape city
Another foreign national has been kidnapped in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape – the second incident in four days.
Israel launches multiple strikes on southern suburbs of Beirut
This is the moment an Israeli bomb struck a building in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Man charged in US for leaking secret documents about Israeli attack on Iran
Asif William Rahman was arrested by the FBI this week in Cambodia and was due to make a court appearance in Guam.
News24 | Cape Town to deploy 5 000 officers to beaches, mountain trails as part of summer safety plan
Beach and mountain safety will be priorities for the around 5 000 City of Cape Town staff who will be implementing the municipality’s festive safety plan.
France braces for Israel football match after violence in Amsterdam
France tightens security before game that pro-Palestinian groups say should be boycotted given Israel’s aggressions.
China removes memorials to car ramming attack victims amid public outrage
The Chinese government has ramped up security at the site of attack that killed 35 in southern China.