South Korea, US start large-scale military drills
Aug 23, 2022 07:29 am UTC| Politics
South Korea and the United States began their joint military drills this week in what would be the largest in years. This comes as both countries are looking to bolster their readiness over North Koreas ongoing weapons...
Aug 23, 2022 07:22 am UTC| Politics
As Russia continues to bombard Ukraine, the war moving into its sixth month, there are also incidents happening within Russian territory. The Russian federal security service pinned the blame on Ukraine for the murder of a...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Treasury official says Russia trying to bypass sanctions through Turkey
Aug 22, 2022 10:11 am UTC| Politics
Russia was subject to sanctions from the West as a result of its invasion of Ukraine back in February, targeting many of the elite and other individuals. The US Treasury said over the weekend that Russia was using Turkey...
US GOP governor latest official to visit Taiwan
Aug 22, 2022 09:58 am UTC| Politics
More officials from the United States have begun to visit the island nation of Taiwan at a time when tensions are rife following the visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The latest visit is by the Republican governor of...
UK: Former minister Michael Gove endorses Rishi Sunak for PM
Aug 22, 2022 09:35 am UTC| Politics
The race to become the United Kingdoms next prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party has come down to foreign secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak. Sunak received the endorsement of former...
Afghanistan: UN fail to reach agreement to reimpose Taliban travel ban waiver
Aug 22, 2022 09:22 am UTC| Politics
The United Nations Security Council failed to reach a consensus surrounding the travel ban waiver on Taliban officials, which expired Friday last week. The nations on the council failed to come to an agreement on whether...
Iran nuclear deal proposed by the EU may be announced soon, report says
Aug 22, 2022 08:43 am UTC| Politics
After more than a year of negotiations between Iran and Western powers, an agreement may soon be reached. The Europeanled proposal to restore the 2015 agreement would include the immediate lifting of several...
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