US special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet Ukraine’s national security chief Rustem Umerov in Miami on Thursday, shortly after concluding nearly five hours of discussions with Russia’s president in Moscow earlier this week. The talks in Russia, also attended by the US President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, did
Following the arrest of five people including the SA FM radio presenter, it has ermerged that former South African President and Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) Jacob Zuma allegedly travelled to Russia to try and intervene in the 17 South Africans who were lured to join the Ukraine-Russia war. Zuma is
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday, as Washington signals growing optimism about reaching a breakthrough to finally end the war in Ukraine. Jared Kushner, a close adviser within former President Donald Trump’s circle, is also expected to take
As the world comes together to commemorate World AIDS Day, UNAIDS is sounding a powerful alarm: global solidarity is urgently needed to prevent the fight against HIV from slipping backward. The organization is calling on world leaders to renew their commitment to international support, warning that many countries hardest
The United States and the United Kingdom have reached a new agreement that keeps tariffs on British-made pharmaceuticals entering the US at zero—an outcome that safeguards one of the UK’s most valuable export sectors. But the deal comes with a major trade-off: the UK has agreed to increase what the
A security and counter-terrorism expert, Brant Philip, has claimed that the United States has begun conducting reconnaissance missions inside Nigeria as part of a military cooperation arrangement aimed at tackling growing terrorist threats in the region. According to him, a US manned ISR aircraft flew over ISWAP-controlled areas in
Some of the heaviest rains seen in decades have left communities across South East Asia reeling, with hundreds of people dead and many more still missing. Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand have been hit hardest, as monsoon rains—made even more destructive by powerful tropical storms—unleashed catastrophic flooding. In Indonesia, the
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have flared again after President Donald Trump declared online that the airspace “above and surrounding Venezuela” should be treated as completely closed. Venezuela quickly condemned the statement, calling it a “colonialist threat” and accusing Washington of yet another hostile move aimed at undermining
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has raised a fresh alarm over the devastating impact of insecurity across the state, revealing that nearly 12,000 people have been killed between 2001 and May 2025. He also disclosed that at least 420 communities have come under attack within the period, leaving families displaced,
A quiet Saturday morning in Kyiv turned tragic when Russian drones and missiles struck residential neighbourhoods, killing one person and injuring seven others. The blasts echoed across the capital, jolting families awake as fires broke out in several apartment buildings. Authorities said a 13-year-old child was among the injured. Some
