UK government to unveil plans to clamp down on disruptive strikes
Jan 17, 2023 11:27 am UTC| Politics
The British government under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced new proposals in an effort to clamp down on the ongoing protests by key service workers in the country. The new proposals would expand the range of...
Jan 17, 2023 10:08 am UTC| Politics
The mayor of the city of Dnipro said that it was becoming less likely that more survivors would be found from the recent Russian missile strike that hit an apartment building. The mayor also estimated that the death toll...
Jan 17, 2023 09:55 am UTC| Politics
An Israeli software company won a tender to sell spyware to a state-backed telecommunications company in Myanmar, documents have shown. The tender came a month before the generals in Myanmar seized power in a coup on...
Afghanistan: Former female Afghan member of parliament shot dead in Kabul
Jan 17, 2023 08:48 am UTC| Politics
Authorities in Afghanistan said a former female Afghan member of parliament was shot dead in her home in the capital Kabul in an attack over the weekend. The authorities added that an investigation was still ongoing to...
Russia-Ukraine war: UK to send 14 tanks, additional artillery support to Ukraine
Jan 17, 2023 08:43 am UTC| Politics
The United Kingdom has stepped up its support for Ukraine as the war approaches its 11th month. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that 14 of its main tanks and additional artillery support would be brought to...
US applauds Japan move to increase defense spending
Jan 14, 2023 04:35 am UTC| Politics
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington applauded Japans decision to increase its defense spending. Blinkens comments come ahead of President Joe Bidens upcoming meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio...
Jan 14, 2023 04:34 am UTC| Politics
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin expressed doubt that the Chinese military activities being conducted in the Taiwan Strait were a sign of an imminent invasion of Taiwan. This comes amidst signs of increased incursions and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects