A powerful dust storm blanketed Dubai and several other parts of the United Arab Emirates on Friday, shrouding the skyline and making travel difficult. Visibility in some areas dropped to less than two kilometers, affecting key airports and disrupting daily routines. The storm, driven by strong morning winds, is
In today’s International News Update with Nonn Botha: 🇪🇸 Spain is fighting 14 more raging wildfires, with emergency crews racing to contain the spread. 🇺🇸 Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump heads to Alaska for a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible Ukraine ceasefire deal. Stay
Spain is battling intense wildfires, prompting the European Union to send two firefighting planes to help contain the flames. This marks the first time Spain has activated the EU’s disaster assistance mechanism. The crisis worsened on Thursday morning when a third person lost their life due to the fires.
Germany, France and Britain have written to the United Nations to say they are ready to reinstate sanctions on Iran, If Iran avoids nuclear talks. And UK PM Kier Starmer tells Trump and other European leaders that support for Ukraine will not waiver calls for stronger security guarantees. source
A local councillor in South Africa says she is “sad” that a tribute to a murdered farming couple was shown by U.S. President Donald Trump as supposed evidence of a mass killing of white farmers. During a meeting at the White House with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump
National Guard troops have begun arriving in Washington DC after President Donald Trump declared a “public safety emergency” on Monday. His order sends 800 troops into the capital and places the city’s police department under direct federal control — a move no president has taken before. Trump says the
The South African government says it isn’t concerned about the latest US visa restrictions that have hit Zimbabwe and several other African countries, even as US President Donald Trump continues to roll out tough immigration measures in his second term. The US embassy in Harare has suspended routine immigrant
Five journalists lost their lives in an airstrike near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Among them was well-known reporter Anas al-Sharif, who had been covering events in northern Gaza for years. The group—al-Sharif, fellow correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh, and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa—were in a designated
European leaders have reaffirmed their united stance in support of Ukraine, making it clear that any peace talks with Russia must involve Kyiv directly. The leaders of the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland, and the European Commission issued a joint statement ahead of a planned meeting between the
A massive manhunt is underway for Jabulani Thabang Moyo, a trial-awaiting prisoner accused of killing two police detectives in Roodepoort on Friday, August 8. Authorities say Moyo shot the officers—a warrant officer and a sergeant from the Florida police station—while they were transporting him from court. He then escaped,
