UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again put an uncomfortable truth before the world: Africa remains the only continent without permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council. The imbalance is difficult to miss. The Council still revolves around five permanent members — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States — a…
The only total solar eclipse of 2026 brought darkness across a swath of the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday. Crowds gathered all across Europe to see it, with northern Spain a prime viewing location in the path of totality. First, if you’ve never had the opportunity to see a solar eclipse, what you are watching is…
A total solar eclipse took place in Iceland and Spain as crowds gathered to watch. The eclipse is sweeping across Europe with a 290-300 km-wide path of totality. Europe is experiencing its first total solar eclipse in 27 years. Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share…
Zimbabwe’s state power utility Zesa reported a nationwide power outage on Monday evening, saying a technical fault on its network caused the blackout at 6.24pm. Zesa said its technical teams were investigating the cause of the outage. Zimbabweans have long experience with blackouts, exacerbated by ageing equipment at power plants and foreign currency shortages that…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement released delayed reports Friday detailing the deaths of four detainees earlier this year after the agency failed to meet a 90-day deadline required by Congress. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The newly released reports detail the deaths of Victor Manuel Diaz,…
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Less than a week after Valve admitted that soaring RAM prices and global supply constraints were disrupting its hardware roadmap, the Steam Deck has officially sold out across the board. While the handheld has fluctuated in availability before, the timing of this total stockout has raised concerns that the ongoing memory crisis is directly impacting…
Reuters Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leading to frequent blackouts The Ukrainian city of Chernihiv is in total blackout following what the authorities describe as a “massive” assault by Russian missiles and drones, with hundreds of thousands of people affected. Across the wider Chernihiv region, four people are reported to have…
South Africans will be treated to a rare celestial show on the evening of Sunday, 7 September, when the noon passes through Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse. Astronomers say the event will be clearly visible across the country, with the moon taking on the characteristic deep red hue often referred to as a…
After weeks of tense negotiations between their top trade officials, the European Union and US have finally struck a framework deal – and it comes on the eve of America’s latest round of tariff talks with China. Ultimately it took leaders from Washington and Brussels to sit down face to face to reach Sunday’s agreement….
