In 2023, I reported on individuals from Bulgaria, wanted in other countries over crime issues, who may be in Cape Town, South Africa. Now it turns out that one of them, Stanislav Stamenov, wanted by Romania for alleged drug trafficking, has indeed been in the South African city – offering personal training services at a Virgin Active gym in a posh suburb.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – U.S. immigration officials have quarantined some migrants and halted “all movement” after two measles cases were confirmed among detainees at its facility in south Texas, the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday.
PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters) – France finally got a 2026 budget on Monday, when two no-confidence motions failed, allowing the legislation to pass and heralding a period of relative stability for Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s weak minority government.
Amid the degraded and drought-stricken landscapes, where water scarcity has led to agriculture being replaced by upmarket residential estates and guesthouses, we meet those who have not yet given up on the Southern Karoo drylands.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, said that if the New START treaty expired with no replacement, then the world should be alarmed that the biggest nuclear powers had no limits for probably the first time since the early 1970s.
The prime minister of Greenland, which is coveted by US President Donald Trump, said on Monday he was seeking “concrete results” from ongoing talks with Washington.
Businessman Julius Kaizer built a pedestrian bridge for R8,000 in 2024, but safety concerns persist due to its lack of side rails. The municipality has no plans to construct a safer bridge, citing budget constraints, while community members and politicians express frustration over the incomplete project and lack of transparency.
If anyone had been thinking it had been a particularly drab and wet January that has been confirmed by the Met Office’s latest monthly figures, as Chris Fawkes explains.