Volunteers intervened in South Africa, after government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province which have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining. Story by Jennie Shin. Source link
In DR Congo, the Manitech company, is a success story… Based in Kinshasa, it produces jams, peanut paste and spices that are 100% local. Its goal is to promote local products and compete with imported ones. Report by Emmet Lingingstone and Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula. Source link
As Ukraine and Russia prepare for Donald Trump’s return to the White House next year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Russia’s war against his country must end by diplomatic means. Source link
New York. Elon Musk has met Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations. According to reports, this meeting between the two took place a day before this billionaire businessman was made the new joint head of Donald Trump’s cost cutting department. CBS News, quoting unnamed sources, said that the meeting took place at the residence of … Read more
Russian air defense units intercepted a series of Ukrainian drones in several Russian regions, officials said, many of them in Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops launched a major incursion in August. Details by Andrew Hilliar. Source link
In September 2024, Olaf Scholz brushed aside a journalist’s question about his legacy. “I think you should be wary of politicians who think about that before their appointment in office has ended,” he told Berlin’s Daily Mirror newspaper in response to the question of what he hoped one day would be written in the history … Read more
In the past few months, Russia but also Ukraine have increased their use of drones in the war. According to FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv Emmanuelle Chaze, this is a sign that Ukraine does not wait for authorization from its Western partners to act on Russian territory. Source link
Lebanese officials were reviewing on Friday a US truce proposal in the Israel-Hezbollah war as Hamas said it was ready for a ceasefire on Israel’s other front, in Gaza. Story by Eliza Herbert. Source link
Philippine authorities issued an urgent appeal on Saturday for residents in low-lying areas and coastal towns to move to safety as super typhoon Man-Yi gained strength on its approach towards the country’s main Luzon island. Details by Shirli Sitbon. Source link
Sahra Wagenknecht, the leader of the new left-wing BSW party named after her, lamented a “dramatic increase in old-age poverty” in an interview with the German dpa news agency published on Saturday. Eurostat data on pensioners at risk of poverty The BSW had issued a formal request for information to the European Union’s statistical agency … Read more