Videos show people trapped under debris, including children, pulled to safety after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela

Videos show people trapped under debris, including children, pulled to safety after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela

Emergency workers have been desperately racing to rescue people trapped under collapsed buildings after a pair of powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela Wednesday night, leaving at least 164 people dead and nearly 1,000 injured. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Three children were among those pulled…

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Africa: ‘Every Match Matters’ – 13 World Cup Nations Hit Back At UEFA Chief

Africa: ‘Every Match Matters’ – 13 World Cup Nations Hit Back At UEFA Chief

Thirteen nations participating in the FIFA World Cup have issued a joint statement expressing their “profound disappointment” over recent comments by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, who reportedly argued that the expanded tournament would produce “uninteresting” matches. Cape Verde, Curaçao, Uzbekistan, Congo, Haiti, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire said they…

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Romania says Russian drone hit apartment building, lightly wounding 2 people near Ukraine border

Romania says Russian drone hit apartment building, lightly wounding 2 people near Ukraine border

A Russian drone struck an apartment building in NATO-member Romania, its defense ministry said early Friday morning, wounding two people.  “During the night of May 28-29, the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine, near the river border with Romania,” the ministry said. “One of these drones entered Romanian airspace,…

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SA’s digital infrastructure spend tipped to hit R1.2tn

SA’s digital infrastructure spend tipped to hit R1.2tn

South Africa’s digital infrastructure spend is forecast to reach $71 billion between 2025 and 2050. (Image created via Gemini) South Africa’s digital infrastructure spend is forecast to reach $71 billion (R1.2 trillion) between 2025 and 2050, as investment in artificial intelligence (AI), data centres and connected infrastructure systems accelerates globally. This is one of the…

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Thousands hit London streets for “Unite the Kingdom” march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson

Thousands hit London streets for “Unite the Kingdom” march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson

Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on central London on Saturday for a rally organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, with supporters framing the event as a protest against the erosion of British identity. Police estimated that around 60,000 people attended the “Unite the Kingdom” march, making it one of the largest right-wing mobilizations seen…

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70 out of 100 South Africans hit by data breaches

70 out of 100 South Africans hit by data breaches

The biggest cyber security weaknesses are not always complex vulnerabilities, but rather a fundamental lack of visibility. (Image source: 123RF) Surfshark’s quarterly analysis of global data breaches shows South Africa ranks as the 42nd most breached country in Q1 2026. Globally, a total of 210.3 million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first at…

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