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US leader says he does not want war with anyone, investigation into Saudi oil attacks under way

Tunisians have delivered a political earthquake by rejecting established leaders

EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker says Britain must find workable proposals to replace the Irish backstop mechanism to keep the border open

Decades of misrule force Zimbabweans to eke out a living by any means

Studies point to a link between lung illnesses and vitamin E acetate found in the illicit products

The three top executives are accused of running a complex racketeering scheme which manipulated the market’s supply-and-demand process

Interest rate cuts may be necessary on Tuesday as pressure grows to do more to support growth

Products linked to the outbreak have been recalled, but because of their popularity and three-month self life, more cases are expected soon

Reforms in food production will cost about $350bn a year, but the cost of not reforming will be far higher, a new global study has found

Despised by many Conservative lawmakers and criticised for bullying staff, parliament’s controversial speaker is unapologetic in his single-minded determination to win back respect for MPs

The EU General Court will decide if competition regulators were right to levy a record €13bn tax bill on Apple in 2016

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Igor Zelenskiy have repeatedly said there is nothing untoward but government appointments and developments around Privatbank are causing concern

It is the first time Donald Trump has hinted at a potential American military response to drone attacks, which slashed Saudi oil production by half

On Sunday, the Russian government's internet watchdog Roskomnadzor accused Google of "advertising unsanctioned mass actions" on YouTube

Richard Keedwell claimed he 'could not believe' he had been speeding and that he had 'no case to answer'

The former Vatican number three, is appealing against his conviction on five counts of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s

A culture has built up around Hong Kong's "braves" who are hailed by supporters as heroes and reviled by their opponents as nihilists

The US president did not receive warm welcomes from the areas of Ohio and Texas where shootings have taken place

The Brexit law that received royal assent on Monday is at the centre of a constitutional stand-off with enormous implications for Britain

In Kurdish-held areas of the northeast, filmmaker Shero Hinde is screening films in remote villages using just a laptop, projector and a canvas screen

Swedish prosecutors said a total of seven witnesses had been interviewed over the summer

Although most analysts consider a full-blown crackdown unlikely, fears of worse to come have hovered over Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a major international business hub thanks to freedoms unheard of on the mainland under a 50-year deal signed between China and Britain

China produces more than 95% of the world's rare earths, and the United States relies on it for upwards of 80% of its imports

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Donald Trump famously cancelled a missile strike on Iran in June, but Tehran will not be resting easy, following the unpredictable president's warning that the United States is again "locked and loaded".

Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died aged 122 two decades ago, should keep the title of the oldest person on record, researchers say, rejecting claims of fraud.

A French boy aged 10, who fell gravely ill in 2011 after consuming a beef burger from supermarket discounter Lidl that was infected with E.coli bacteria, has died of complications stemming from his poisoning, say the family's lawyer.

Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a "serious risk of genocide", UN investigators say, warning the repatriation of a million already driven from the country by the army remains "impossible".

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has failed to convince EU leaders he has a serious plan for a Brexit deal, then ducked out of a planned news conference under a chorus of abuse from protesters.

Italian police have arrested three people accused of the kidnap, torture and trafficking of migrants hoping to set sail from Libya to Europe.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited US President Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter, a South Korean newspaper has reported.

The Kremlin has warned against a hasty reaction to the drone strikes on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that Washington has blamed on Iran.

With Hong Kong shaken by 100 days of huge pro-democracy protests, activists have adopted a host of creative ways to fuel their movement away from the barricades.

Six weeks after he took office and six weeks before he is due to lead Britain out of the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to meet Jean-Claude Junker.

At least seven people have been killed and another three injured when a small plane crashed in southwestern Colombia a firefighter has said.

The 16-year-old, who is taking a year out of school, received a standing ovation from students at The George Washington University in the US capital where the ceremony was held.

The panel, known as the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR), was set up last April by the FAA amid criticism of the FAA'S close ties to Boeing.

The 69-year-old is fighting his second election in five months with a potential corruption indictment looming.

Trump said he was ready to help key ally Saudi Arabia after the weekend drone attacks, which triggered a record leap in global oil prices, but would await a 'definitive' determination on who was responsible.

Iran and Russia have been staunch supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey has called for his ouster and backed opposition fighters.

On Monday, authorities said they had arrested some 185 people suspected of being involved in activities that led to out-of-control fires sweeping the country.

Standard Bank economist Elna Moolman said that the effects would be felt here at home.

Earlier in the day, a senior US official told reporters that evidence from the attack, which hit the world’s biggest oil-processing facility, indicated Iran was behind it, instead of the Yemeni Houthi group that had claimed responsibility.

President Ramaphosa was addressing ANC branches in Johannesburg over the weekend.

The move to strike, which the Wall Street Journal described as the first major stoppage at GM in more than a decade, came after the manufacturer's four-year contract with workers expired without an agreement on a replacement.

Thailand is the sixth-largest global contributor to ocean pollution, and plastic is a scourge.

The attack on Saudi oil facilities on Saturday not only knocked out over half of the country’s production, it also removed almost all the spare capacity available to compensate for any major disruption in oil supplies worldwide.

A blast in the centre of Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed at least six people on Tuesday, police officials said. The post Explosion hits Afghan capital Kabul, six killed appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Hurricane Humberto is expected to become a major hurricane with 178 kph winds by Tuesday night or early Wednesday, forecasters said, as the storm tracked towards Bermuda after strengthening early on Tuesday. The post Hurricane Humberto gains strength as it heads toward Bermuda appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, […]

Mexico's tiny asylum agency is already overwhelmed with applicants who are abandoning the American dream because of US President Donald Trump's hard line immigration measures. The post Trump asylum lockdown turns up heat on tiny Mexican migrant agency appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a battle for political survival in a closely fought election on Tuesday that could end his 10-year domination of national politics. The post Israel’s Netanyahu fights for new term after decade in power appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all […]

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she would engage directly with her governing team in a dialogue with the community next week, while reiterating calls for an end to the violence that has roiled the city for over three months. The post Lam says public dialogue aimed at easing tensions to begin […]

The United Nations Secretary General has condemned attacks on oil facilities in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia causing a spike in global oil prices and concerns of a further military escalation in the region. The post UN condemns attacks on Saudi oil facilities appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

The International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor says she does not expect South Africa to receive any backlash from the 193 member states of the United Nations General Assembly, due to the recent violence in the country. The post No backlash expected from UN following violence in SA appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

On Sunday what began as a mostly peaceful protest earlier in the day spiralled into violence in some of the Chinese territory’s busiest shopping and tourist districts. The post Hong Kong reopens after weekend of clashes, protests appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African […]

The contours of a possible Brexit deal are now clear so divorce talks between Britain and the European Union are at a crucial juncture, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday. The post Britain says contours of a Brexit deal are now clear appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, […]

Iran rejected accusations by the United States that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil plants that risk disrupting world energy supplies. The post Iran dismisses US claim it was behind Saudi oil strikes appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's […]