His car had become stranded attempting to cross a low bridge in the flooded river last week. By the time the police got to the scene, it was empty, leading them to suspect he had been swept away by the water, Mpumalanga provincial police spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masondo told the national broadcaster, SABC. Source link
A search and rescue operation is underway for the service members, the US African Command said. Source link
Fatalities have been reported around Ukraine as Kyiv says Russian “shadow fleet” tankers were hit by drones. Source link
The BBC joined Canada’s military rangers on the final leg of a 5,200km (3,200 miles) Arctic patrol, where they shared the survival skills needed to endure freezing temperatures, navigate remote tundra and camp in conditions as cold as -60C (-76F). But how did the journalists on the trail, Nadine Yousif and Eloise Alanna, get the…
There has been a wave of anti-migrant protests in South Africa, some of which have turned violent. Source link
The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees say withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence. Source link
Shakira performed her greatest hits to a vast crowd at a free concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night. About two million people came to watch the Colombian pop-star perform, according to a social media post by Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere. However, BBC Verify analysis of a previous 2025…
More than 100 gangs are operating nationwide as the growing use of political thugs raises fears of election violence. Source link
On Saturday, Hamidreza Mohammadi told the BBC: “Her current problems include low blood pressure and a heart attack, but her previous conditions, such as pulmonary embolism (…) and having undergone stenting and angiography, make any treatment by the doctors in Zanjan effectively impossible.” Source link
The girl’s death sparked an outbreak of violence in the central Australian town from where she disappeared. Source link