The Tirah Valley has long been a sensitive security zone and a stronghold for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, an Islamist militant group that has carried out attacks on Pakistani security forces.

Elena Rybakina inflicts further Grand Slam final heartbreak on Aryna Sabalenka with a stunning third-set fightback to win the Australian Open.

The chancellor’s defence comes after Martin Lewis called her freeze on student loans “not a moral thing”.

A 32-year-old man who raped and assaulted his mother in front of her little grandchild for allegedly speaking about him to other people was sentenced to life imprisonment.

British light-middleweight Josh Kelly tells BBC Sport about how he won his battle with chronic hypochondria to emerge as a world title contender.

The Canadian comedic actress died in Los Angeles on Friday at the age of 71 following a brief illness.

SARS is increasingly blocking tax refunds for South African expats, leaving refunds on hold until profiles are fully updated and verified.

Inaayah Makda was hit by a wave as she and her parents sat on a beach in Morocco, her family says.

Lobby groups are taking the Minister of Agriculture to court over his failure to provide legal justification for banning private Foot-and-Mouth disease vaccinations during South Africa’s worst outbreak in history.

England’s Justin Rose shoots a seven-under-par 65 to extend his lead to four shots at the Farmers Insurance Open while returning Brooks Koepka made the cut.

Already facing electricity cuts, civilians are struggling to keep warm in their own homes as temperatures are set to plummet.

South Africa may benefit in the short term from soaring precious metal prices driven by global uncertainty, but as a small, trade-dependent economy, it faces serious long-term risks from escalating trade tensions.

Florian Wirtz sits down with Kelly Somers to talk about his slow start at Anfield, playing padel and making Bundesliga history.

In a highly controversial move, some Israeli MPs are trying to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian attackers.

Brazilians had a middling start, then things get worse in Kigali.

Walmart’s low prices may not be enough to take on South Africa’s listed retailers, with the global giant lacking one critical element to success in the country’s competitive food retail market.

The soonest the US House of Representatives can vote on the funding deal and end the shutdown is Monday.