Head of Israeli intelligence quits over 7 October
Major-General Aharon Haliva, the head of Israeli military intelligence and a 38-year veteran has resigned over the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October last
Deaths rise sharply in Haiti as gangs vie for power – UN report
Gang violence in Haiti caused 1 660 deaths and 850 injuries in the first three months of the year – a more than than 50%
From 24 billion km away, Voyager-1 is in touch again
Voyager-1, launched into space in 1977 and now more than 24 billion kilometres away in interstellar space, has resumed sending signals back to Earth after
Expropriation Bill’s ‘grave flaws’ warrant rethink – IRR
‘(Grave) flaws in the public participation process and constitutional inconsistencies’ ought to compel President Cyril Ramaphosa to send the Expropriation Bill back to Parliament for
Campus antisemitism slammed by White House
The White House has condemned as ‘blatantly antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous’ statements made in ongoing student protests at American universities against the war in Gaza.
Modi accused of anti-Islamic hate speech
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of anti-Muslim hate speech. At an election rally, Modi said that the opposition wanted to distribute wealth
US help ‘keeps history on right track’ − Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the US House of Representatives vote in favour of a $60.84bn aid package to Ukraine last week is ‘a decision
Information warfare unit formed as China modernises military
A new information warfare department is being set up under the direct command of China’s top military leaders in Beijing’s largest restructuring of its armed
Major win for unions in US auto industry
In what has been described as a massive victory for organised labour in the United States, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join the
Intolerance among politicians undermines crime fight – top policeman
Police should be focusing on stopping crime instead of having to devote resources to curbing violent political rivalry, says KwaZulu-Natal’s SAPS provincial commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.