Racially charged row between Musk and South Africa over Starlink
The tech billionaire is embroiled in a row with the government over black empowerment legislation.
Biden blasts Trump’s domestic policies in first post-presidency address
The ex-president accuses Trump of destroying the US Social Security Administration with DOGE's reforms.
Photos: Scientists trace a butterfly migration route that is millions of years old – NPR
Amid Zimbabwe’s political crisis, hope and frustration brew
As president Mnangagwa faces pressure to resign, people say they are angry but fear protesting amid calls for change.
Will US pressure tactics on Lebanon make Hezbollah disarm faster?
US pressure campaign to accelerate the disarming of Hezbollah is putting Lebanese government in a difficult position.
Despite crackdown, Afghan refugees remain rooted in Pakistan’s northwest
Afghans remain in Pakistan’s northwest province as local support and weak enforcement slow deportations.
Peru jails ex-president Humala for 15 years over money laundering
Judges also order jailing of Nadine Heredia, Humala's wife, in the same case but she flees to Brazil with her son.
Trump v US courts: Where do challenges to executive orders stand?
Trump’s 2025 executive orders face legal pushback. But is the US headed towards a constitutional crisis?
Watch: Biden attacks Trump in first speech since leaving White House
The former US president says his successor has "done so much damage and so much destruction" in his first days in office.
Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends – ABC News
- Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends ABC News
- Kenyan court tries Belgian teens on ant smuggling charges DW
- Kenyan agents bust plot to smuggle giant ants for sale to foreign insect lovers Reuters
- Ant smugglers caught with hundreds of prized insects in Kenya BBC
- Belgian teens among four charged in Kenya over trafficking of rare ants RFI
Britain’s race to take control of its last major steel plant from Chinese owner – CNN
- Britain’s race to take control of its last major steel plant from Chinese owner CNN
- China accuses UK politicians of ‘arrogance’ in British Steel row The Guardian
- British Steel: UK cautious over future Chinese steel investment BBC
- My Take | Don’t blame China’s Jingye for failing to save UK steel industry South China Morning Post
- A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations The New York Times
National Herald: India’s Gandhis charged in money laundering case amid opposition outcry – BBC
- National Herald: India's Gandhis charged in money laundering case amid opposition outcry BBC
- National Herald: BJP Slams 'Gandhi Development Model', Congress Replies NDTV
- Herald-linked firm got ‘bogus’ early rents: Enforcement Directorate Hindustan Times
- Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia accused in India money laundering case, ANI reports Reuters
- Not a whiff of crime, it's a hit job by BJP to divert focus: Cong Times of India
India’s Gandhis charged in money laundering case amid opposition outcry
India's financial crimes agency has accused the Gandhis of illegally acquiring properties of a newspaper.
Four Russian journalists linked to late Kremlin critic Navalny sentenced at Moscow court – CNN
- Four Russian journalists linked to late Kremlin critic Navalny sentenced at Moscow court CNN
- Journalists accused of working for Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny convicted of extremism NBC News
- Russia Jails 4 Journalists for Working With Navalny’s Organization The New York Times
- Russian journalists jailed for 5-1/2 years for alleged extremist ties to Navalny Reuters
- Russia jails journalists for alleged ties to Navalny Al Jazeera
Israeli military attacks family car carrying father and children in Jenin
A Palestinian father comforts his young daughter after Israeli troops opened fire on their family car in Jenin.
Australia’s next government may be Great Barrier Reef’s last chance after sixth mass bleaching, conservationist says
Consecutive and severe bleaching is ‘fundamentally changing’ nature of reef, the International Coral Reef Society says
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The Great Barrier Reef was hit by a sixth widespread coral bleaching event since 2016 this summer – the second time the world’s biggest coral reef has seen the phenomenon strike in back-to-back years – according to government authorities.
Scientists and conservationists reacted with dismay that widespread bleaching – driven by global heating – was becoming normalised, with one saying Australia’s next term of government may be the natural wonder’s last shot at survival.
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Continue reading...$500 for the nosebleeds? Lady Gaga fans furious over ticket prices for Australian shows
The Mayhem tour’s ticketing agencies deny dynamic pricing has been implemented, but fans have complained prices are high and inconsistent
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The little monsters are not happy. Lady Gaga fans have swamped social media to complain about exorbitant ticket prices for the pop star’s Australian concerts, with many speculating that dynamic pricing is involved – a claim the official ticketing agency for the Melbourne and Brisbane shows, Ticketmaster, has denied.
Off the back of her chart-topping album Mayhem, Lady Gaga is heading to Australia for the first time in 11 years, with Live Nation bringing the Mayhem Ball to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in December. Ticketmaster, which is owned by Live Nation, is responsible for the ticket sales in Melbourne and Brisbane. Ticketek is separately handling the Sydney show, because of its affiliation with Sydney venue Accor Stadium.
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Continue reading...China appoints new trade envoy in face of tariff turmoil
The shift comes as Beijing refuses to back down in an escalating trade war with Washington.
Abducted US pastor freed in South Africa after deadly shoot-out
Three people died in the "high-intensity shootout" that led to Josh Sullivan's rescue, officials say.
US pastor kidnapped during church service in South Africa found after shoot-out
Three people died in the "high-intensity shootout" that led to Josh Sullivan's rescue, officials say.