Starmer plans new powers to ban state-backed terror groups
The new powers would allow ministers to label Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terror group.
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Why I stayed at ‘struggling’ Man Utd and didn’t think we’d be third now – Fernandes
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes speaks to club legend Wayne Rooney in a wide-ranging interview.
Who is making decisions in Iran?
Iran’s new supreme leader is supposed to have the final say, but in practice the picture is far murkier.
Zack Polanski calls for Trump to be ‘kicked out’ of his Scottish golf courses
Trump International responded calling the Greens leader an “imbecile” after he shared his personal opinion on the Holyrood campaign trail.
News24 | We attend G20 by rumour, says Ramaphosa at global inequality dialogue
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa now attends the G20 meetings by “rumour” after the country was excluded by the US, which currently holds the G20 presidency.
Israeli police investigate after officers ‘cut Palestinian flag’ from skullcap
The British Israeli man says he was detained after someone took offence at his kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian flags.
News24 | Defending champion Alcaraz to miss French Open with wrist injury
Reigning two-time French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Friday he will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from a wrist injury.
West Brom docked two points for PSR rule breaches
West Bromwich Albion are given a two-point penalty by the English Football League for breaching profit and sustainability rules.
Mandelson under formal investigation by EU’s anti-fraud office
The EU’s anti-fraud office confirms it has “sufficient information” to launch an investigation, but does not say if it involves fraud.
Defending champion Alcaraz to miss French Open
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz says he will miss next month’s French Open with an ongoing wrist injury.
News24 | Fallen tree shuts part of Beyers Naudé Drive, delaying traffic in Randburg
Motorists heading in and out of Randburg are urged to avoid Beyers Naudé Drive near West Park Cemetery, where a tree has fallen across the roadway, coming to rest on a car.
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News24 | Saturday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds expected across parts of SA
The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms in the Northern Cape, while cold and windy conditions are expected across parts of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
News24 | Lamola says attacks on migrants threaten the constitutional order
Violence against migrants is a threat to the constitutional order, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola said on Friday.
News24 | Setback for Phala Phala ‘burglars’; Family massacre shocks community: Today’s top 7 stories
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MURKY WATERS: Antarctica case tightens: scientist still held as ‘treason’ charges shift from oil to krill
Months after Russia reportedly accused a Ukrainian Antarctic marine biologist of undermining its banned access to oil and gas at the bottom of the world, the case against Leonid Pshenichnov in Crimea has ‘narrowed’.