YANVARTSEVO, Kazakhstan, April 19 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan braced on Friday for levels on the Ural River to rise sharply, something that could threaten two of its western regions and key oil infrastructure, while Russia grappled with floods in and near Siberia.

There are competing claims about the scale of Israel’s reported overnight attack targeting Isfahan in Iran.

US airlines have enjoyed a travel boom for the past three years, but until this past quarter, big-spending corporate travellers had been largely missing.

Rachel Gribben, 3, is getting ready to return to pre-school after spending three weeks in Lviv.

Charlize Theron landed herself in hot water in 2022 with her rash comments about the Afrikaans language on an American podcast. But guess who had the last word…

If you order fish at Ryan Cole’s restaurant, he has fished it himself. That is extraordinarily rare, and it says a lot about this fine chef’s attention to detail and his focus on what’s fresh and nearby.

Sharks coach John Plumtree wasn’t worried about their Challenge Cup semi-final against Clermont being in London instead of Durban on 4 May, with the Sharks having no travel issues before that game.

Hospitality heroes, from front-of-house managers to executive housekeepers, were among the winners at the first Fedhasa Hospitality Awards, coinciding with the trade association’s 75th anniversary this year.

Lando Norris beats Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to take pole position for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix in a hectic wet session.

When you pick up a box of Francy Schoeman’s Langbaken cheeses while driving through Williston, thoughts turn to what you’re going to do with them. Luckily, you’ve packed your air fryer.

Test how closely you have been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.

There is much anticipation for the Orlando Pirates game against AmaZulu in the battle for the DStv Premiership on Saturday as the last time the two sides met was an entertaining six-goal thriller.

The 29-year-old chess master hopes raise $1m for charity by playing for 58 consecutive hours.

Myra Carvalho had hand-delivered two of the letters to the pop star’s address, a court hears.

More than 60 are Conservatives and they include former prime minister Theresa May.

Israel launched a strike on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest of the tit-for-tat exchanges between the regional arch foes whose long-running shadow war has broken into the open.

With the wounds of their embarrassing DStv Premiership defeats to Chippa United and Stellenbosch FC still fresh, Kaizer Chiefs will be desperate to avoid a third successive loss when they visit Richards Bay FC at Durban’s King Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday (3pm).