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Ethiopia PM seeks new Tigray leader amid fears of war
In an effort to quell rising tensions in its troubled Tigray region, Ethiopia's prime minister has said he will appoint a new leader in the area.Tigray's interim President Getachew Reda fled to the capital, Addis Ababa, earlier this month...
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Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro to stand trial on coup charges
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after a ruling from the country's top court.The Supreme Court's five-member panel voted unanimously in favour...
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NATO warns Russia of ‘devastating’ response if Poland is attacked
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Wednesday that any attack on Poland or another alliance member would meet a forceful response, reaffirming the bloc's commitment to defending its eastern flank."If anyone were to miscalculate and think they can...
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Trump names right-wing media critic Brent Bozell as ambassador to South Africa
US President Donald Trump has named conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa, amid worsening diplomatic ties between the two countries. Mr Bozell 's nomination follows Washington's expulsion of South...
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to open five new properties across Asia
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, part of hospitality group Accor, is set to open five new hotels across Asia, with locations in India, Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand. The first of these openings is Fairmont Mumbai, which is...
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‘Yoh! You’re in the OED’ – South Africa makes its linguistic mark
Yoh! I'm so gatvol of this tjoekie and need a zol to handle these moggy people.No, these are not grammatical errors - this is a sentence comprising South African words included in the Oxford English Dictionary's (OED) latest update.It...
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Sudanese army recaptures Khartoum airport from civil war rivals
The Sudanese army has told the BBC it has recaptured the airport in the capital, Khartoum, from the paramilitary RSF, marking its latest territorial gain in the brutal two-year civil war.Gen Mohamed Abdel Rahman al-Bilawi said troops had fully...
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UniCredit, UBS, Nomura lose appeal against EU bond cartel fines
Three banking majors, Italy's UniCredit, Switzerland's UBS and Japan's Nomura, lost a legal challenge on Wednesday against a multi-million-euro EU fine for their role in an illegal cartel involving...
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EU car registrations fall 3% YTD in February 2025
New car registrations in the European Union (EU) declined by 3% in February 2025, year-to-date (YTD) compared with the same period in 2024. On a year-on-year (YOY) basis, EU registrations declined by 3.4%. The decrease...
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C&A streamlining continues with France store closures announced
In a statement to Just Style, a C&A spokesperson said following a consultation project to “redefine its store portfolio”, the management of C&A decided on the closure of 24 stores in France “experiencing structural...