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South Africa and the US have clashed on several issues

Deteriorating relationship

From land to race laws: what's driving the US-South Africa rift?

Bulgarian singer Dara won this year's contest

'Ongoing loss of lives in Gaza'

Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2027 over Gaza

India's Tata Sons said Thursday its board had voted to reappoint N. Chandrasekaran as executive chairman

An 'illegal' appointment?

India's Tata Sons reappoints N. Chandrasekaran as chairman

Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris aged 36

Palace issues unusually strong statement

King Charles disputes claims in book by Princess Diana's brother

A drone carries relief supplies to a flood-affected area in Nepal's Trishuli

More than 6,500 remain missing

Nepal floods among 'most challenging' disasters: WFP

Rome says Italy's largest steel works must be converted to electric

Critics say plan woefully unsubstantiated

Doubts as Italy eyes electric future for steel plant

Gender-based violence is endemic in South Africa

Stoking public anxiety

Ninth woman found dead in South Africa killing spree

Arwa Emar brushes her daughter's hair as they prepare for school, inside a cave that the family has turned into their home

'While the world moves forward, we... are moving backwards'

Palestinians turn rugged caves into homes after Israeli demolitions

Executions have surged in Iran

'Nothing makes sense'

'One of the kindest people': Taraneh, 21, facing execution in Iran

In a statement that did not mention Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by name, the State Department said it would deny visas to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and officials with the Palestinian Authority (PA)

US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly

Claude Monet's 'Iris' at a Paris preview of 28 Impressionist works of the Schlumberger collection that will be auctioned in October

By Schlumberger family

Two unseen Monet paintings to be sold in Paris: auction house

(FILES) This photo taken on March 31, 2025 shows people walking down a street by the "I love Kabukicho" neon sign in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo.

Decades-old legislation

Japan eyes changing prostitution law to punish sex buyers

A man wearing a rain jacket stands in front of a booth promoting the Asian Games on September 16

'Praying' it does not cause havoc

After record rain, typhoon threatens new challenge to Asian Games

This aerial picture shows smoke shrouding the Equator Monument and the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan on September 17, 2026.

Smog scuppers Japan force helping fight Indonesia wildfires

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told executives from global tech firms that India is a "reliable" location for semiconductor production

Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub

About a third of the defence outlays will go towards wages for soldiers

Two thirds of its budget

Ukraine plans record defence spending in 2027

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Lebanese President Joseph Aoun for security talks

Cash-strapped country

Lebanon security talks in Paris focus on replacing UN mission

On 22 September

Grand Duke Guillaume to address UN General Assembly and visit Ground Zero

Den Damien Costantini gëtt international gesicht wéinst versichtem Mord an Déifstall.

'EU Most Wanted'

Luxembourg national Damien Costantini wanted for attempted murder and theft

Sirah Darboe-Manneh, 31, a fishmonger and mother of six, cleans fish in Tanji, The Gambia

Limited supplies

Gambian businesses struggle under prolonged blackouts

A man walks past temporary wooden container huts being used to house athletes for the 2026 Asian Games

Accommodation struggles

Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's charm offensive included pitching senators and a White House meeting with President Donald Trump

US Congress passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill

People take part in rally ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations in Ahmedabad in August

Once used to rally against British

'Vande Mataram': Why is India's freedom song in spotlight?

Arina was determined to present the show, despite the risks

In Kyiv's largest art museum

Ukrainian fashion designer debuts art between air raids

Pop artist Peter Max has died at age 88

Designed MTV logo

Counterculture pop artist Peter Max dies at 88: US media

An HIV awareness poster displayed along a main road in Suva

Infecting roughly one in 60

Fiji declares national HIV crisis

Morning Roundup

EU invites Canada to become first 'associate member', social media ban across Europe, and Grand Duke prepares to address UN.

The sister of North Korea's leader rejected the idea of relinquishing nuclear weapons

Has legally enshrined its status

Leader's sister says only 'idiots' think N. Korea to give up nukes

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