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Judges rule against Donald Trump’s administration and in favour of Los Angeles streetwear designer Erik Brunetti

Tension runs high as Iran brushes off cyber attacks and US builds coalition on Gulf maritime security

Farmers say some trees have started blooming but more rain is needed for flowers to proliferate

Russia plans to turn the $11.7bn Arctic waterway into a new Suez Canal

Institute says the export-dependent economy is struggling amid trade disputes and a cooling world economy

Moscow threatens a stand-off over Washington’s plans to deploy systems in Eastern Europe

Michelle Bachelet says her office has reports that more than 100 protesters were killed during an assault by security forces

Activist group says the city must be put on Unesco’s danger list to save its ecology

US secretary of state holds talks in the wake of drone downing

She will serve out her five-year prison sentence, says Tehran

People in poor countries are responsible for just a fraction of global emissions, but will bear the brunt of climate change, says a new UN report

Edgar Lungu’s move to break up Zambia’s largest copper mining firm threatens to cause an investor exodus and thousands of job losses

A group of mountaineers from the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police found the seven bodies near an unnamed peak on Nanda Devi East.

June 4 marks 30 years since the Chinese government violently ended weeks of pro-democracy protests in the heart of Beijing

​Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his final bid to avoid a trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling

A report measuring gender equality across 129 countries has found that none of the countries achieved an ‘excellent’ score of 90 out of 100

International investigators said they were issuing arrest warrants for Igor Girkin and three other suspects over the downing of the Malaysia Airlines

It has been two years since Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their allies cut ties with Qatar, sparking a major diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region.

Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and critic of Prince Mohammed, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2

Police raids against two news outlets renew calls for safeguards for whistle-blowers and freedom of speech protections

The US president launched his campaign for the 2020 elections

Six police descended on the corporation's offices in Sydney armed with a warrant targeting three senior journalists and executives

At the end of 2017, by comparison, 68.5 million people were counted as being forcibly displaced by violence or persecution

The American aviation giant have now found a wing defect on some of their planes including some 737 MAX aircrafts

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia's rulers as he sought to coordinate with allies over soaring tensions with Iran.

A poll by the Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Research breaks down registered voters feelings toward the US president and the large field of Democratic candidates.

Dreadlocked, buck-toothed, cross-eyed Scamp the Tramp was declared the world's ugliest dog at a contest in Petaluma, California.

A quarter of a million Czechs take part in rally calling on premier Andrej Babis to step down over corruption scandal.

The retrieval of bodies from a building collapse in Cambodia continues, as the death toll rises to 24 with no further survivors expected to be found. WATCH NOW

Analysts have rebuked the economic part of the United States' Middle East peace plan for failing to address the main problem that has heavily curbed the Palestinian economy - the 52-year-old Israeli military occupation over the Palestinian territories.

A top Iranian diplomat expressed disappointment on Sunday after meeting a minister from Britain's Foreign Office amid escalating regional tensions, saying the talks were "repetitive", state news agency IRNA reported.

It's not fair to use astronauts as guinea pigs. Instead scientist are sending miniature human organs on chips to the ISS.

War veterans in fatigues joined more than 8 000 people marching in Kiev's Gay Pride parade amid tight security.

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A Syrian resident of Saudi Arabia has died from his wounds in an attack on Abha airport.

The opposition candidate in the controversial replay of Istanbul's mayoral election was headed for a comfortable victory on Sunday, dealing a blow to the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Futurewei has banned Huawei employees from its offices, moved Futurewei employees to a new IT system and forbidden them from using the Huawei name or logo in communications.

Tensions have flared after Iranian forces shot down a US drone Thursday, the latest in a series of incidents including attacks on tankers in sensitive Gulf waters that have raised fears of an unintended slide towards conflict.

Bitcoin reached $11,251.21 as the cryptocurrency sector got a huge boost from Facebook's unveiling of its own digital unit Libra, analysts said.

Police were called to the apartment he shares with his girlfriend by a neighbour who heard shouting and smashing of crockery.

The Czech government said earlier this month there were 'errors' in the audit from Brussels and Prime Minister Andrej Babis has refused to budge.

China threatened in late May to unveil its own unprecedented hit-list of “unreliable” foreign firms, groups and individuals that harm the interests of Chinese companies.

With some 99% of ballots counted by Sunday night, Imamoglu was winning by more than 775,000 votes – 54%, with Yildirim on 45%, the Anadolu state news agency reported.

The quake hit about 240 kilometres west of the town of Abepura in Papua province at 10:05 am local time, at a depth of 21 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.

Asked on NBC's 'Meet the Press' whether he thought impeachment was good politics for him, Trump replied, "I think I win the election easier."

"Judging from the aerial photos, it looks like we're about 250,000. We'll see how many more people will still arrive," said Mikulas Minar, head of Million Moments for Democracy, the NGO organising the protest, as it got underway.

Waving rainbow and Ukrainian flags, dressed in bright colours, marched they marched through the centre of the capital as thousands of police and National Guards stood by to ensure order.

Trump indicated the government was taking a diplomatic path to put pressure on Tehran by moving to impose new sanctions.

Belgian counter-terror police have arrested a man suspected of plotting an attack against the US embassy in Brussels, federal prosecutors said Monday. The post Belgium arrests man suspected of plotting attack against US embassy appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's […]

US media on Saturday said Washington launched cyber-attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network this week after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone. The post Iran denies being hit by US cyber attack appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current […]

Turkey’s opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election. The post Turkey’s opposition strikes a blow to Erdogan appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Any conflict in the Gulf region may spread uncontrollably and threaten the lives of US troops, a senior Iranian military commander said on Sunday after US President Donald Trump said he would impose further sanctions on the Islamic Republic. The post Iran warns war would spread across Gulf, threaten US troops appeared first on SABC […]

The United States launched cyber-attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, according to US media reports. The post US conducted cyber-attack on Iran in response to drone downing: report appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone mass deportation raids for two weeks as he seeks compromise with Democratic leaders on immigration issues. The post Trump delays mass deportation raids, seeks deal with Democrats appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China’s President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on “important issues,” and agreed to build on their countries’ friendly relations “whatever the international situation,” North Korean state media reported. The post Kim, Xi agree to grow ties whatever the external situation appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

Britain's leadership contest starts a month-long nationwide tour on Saturday as Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt each seek to win over grassroots Conservatives in their bid to become Prime Minister. The post UK leadership race finalists woo Tory grassroots appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all […]

In a series of early morning tweets, United States President Donald Trump has confirmed that he called off a planned retaliatory strike against Iran, calling the planned attack disproportionate after Tehran earlier shot down an unmanned American surveillance drone. The post Trump has confirmed calling off planned retaliation against Iran appeared first on SABC News […]

South Africa's candidate to serve on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Pansy Tlakula, has been elected to a four-year term. The post Pansy Tlakula to serve on UN Committee against racism appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current […]