US and Iran exchange strikes across Middle East for second day in a row
Iran says it responded to US strikes by targeting American assets in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, which reported damage to its capital city overnight.
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Africa: World Cup Visa Row Escalates As Journalists Face Entry Denials
With less than a year to go before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, tensions are rising over reported visa denials affecting international journalists expected to cover the tournament in the United States. The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) has written to world football governing body FIFA warning that “many” accredited journalists from Iran and several…
Heavy gunfire in Somali capital as row over election delay escalates
The opposition has called for protests after the president’s term in office was extended by a year.
Withdraw AI policy, Malatsi told, as fake citations row grows
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Photo: Lerato Sepotokele/DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi is facing calls from across the political divide to withdraw South Africa’s draft national artificial intelligence policy after News24 revealed at the weekend that the document contains at least six academic citations almost certainly fabricated by an AI tool. Update: The draft policy has…
Mexico's Sheinbaum denies 'diplomatic crisis' with Spain after conquest row
The Mexican president says there were never tension over Spainish colonisation, which had become a thorny issue.
Musk hurls expletives at senior SA diplomat in Starlink row
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has attacked South Africa’s head of public diplomacy, Clayson Monyela SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has called a senior South African government official “a fucking racist” and an “asshole” in the latest escalation of his long-running public dispute with Pretoria over the licensing of his Starlink satellite broadband service. The exchange, which…
Africa Energies Summit Faces Ministerial Revolt Over Inclusion Row
A widening boycott by African petroleum ministers is casting a shadow over the 2026 Africa Energies Summit in London, raising fresh doubts about the event’s standing and intensifying criticism over representation, local content and fairness within Africa’s oil and gas industry. The decision by more ministers to stay away marks a sharp turn in the…
Hungary to expel Ukrainian bank workers in row with Kyiv
Hungary says the workers were detained on suspicion of money laundering as a fierce row between the two countries escalates.
Panama’s president hits back after China threat in canal ports row | International Trade News
President Mulino responds to China, insists his country upholds the rule of law and and has an independent court system. Published On 5 Feb 20265 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino has rejected China’s threat to make the Central American country pay a “heavy price”…
Death row prisoner Robert Roberson’s lawyers claim new judicial misconduct evidence
Lawyers for Robert Roberson, the condemned man on Texas’ death row who faces execution next week, say the first episode of a “Dateline” podcast about his case contains “highly relevant” evidence that highlights judicial misconduct and supports their petition for a new trial. The ongoing claim before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals seeks to…