Nieuws Buitenland – 6

Disbarred lawyer and alleged shoplifter Peet Viljoen is in custody after the Hawks arrested him at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday night, shortly after he was deported from the US.... Read more »

A standoff in Sherwood Park, Durban, between police and Malawian nationals has escalated as officers fired stun grenades and teargas amid frustration over delayed repatriation.... Read more »

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced proposed wholesale changes to the party’s contingent in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s executive.... Read more »

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove his predecessor, John Steenhuisen, from the Cabinet.... Read more »

For the eighth year in a row, News24 has been named the most trusted online news brand in the country, according to the Reuters Institute.... Read more »

Some pupils in the Vaal are being forced to navigate a hazardous, stinking river because the local municipality failed to build a bridge it had promised.... Read more »

The inflation rate surged to 4.5% in May, but still came in lower than the 4.7% most economists had expected. It is the highest level since July 2024, when inflation hit 4.6%.... Read more »

US President Donald Trump said Russia should make peace with Ukraine after a “very good” meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, in comments that sparked cautious optimism among G7 leaders that a peace deal could be struck.... Read more »

Two-time Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok Trevor Nyakane wants to bow out of the game on his own terms, and that’s the motivating factor in his recovery period.... Read more »

France’s Corentin Moutet left British television viewers stunned with a foul-mouthed outburst after his victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Queen’s Club on Tuesday.... Read more »

SpaceX ‌roared into markets this past week with a valuation of more than $2 ⁠trillion (R33 trillion), surpassing two members of Wall Street’s “Magnificent Seven” and raising a key question: Does the Mag 7 name still fit? ⁠And if not, what should replace it?... Read more »

Tributes continue to pour in worldwide for South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, who died at the age of 91, leaving behind a legacy spanning seven decades of music, activism, and cultural diplomacy.... Read more »

The Minister and the National Commissioner of Correctional Services have been ordered to repay at least R1.7 million to the company that runs the private, maximum-security Mangaung Correctional Centre, from which rapist and murderer Thabo Bester escaped in May 2022, GroundUp reports.... Read more »

Nissan is considering a change in leadership following poor results and the failure of a proposed merger with Honda, according to a report citing unnamed sources.... Read more »

Takahashi Shouten, based in the city of Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture, launched a subsidiary in India in February.... Read more »

Toyota has teamed up with JAXA since 2019 to develop the manned lunar rover — which it dubbed the Lunar Cruiser — that they hope can be put on the moon in 2029.... Read more »

By-elections were seen as an indicator of the two main parties' prospects at a time when voters are struggling with high inflation, strikes and rising mortgage rates.... Read more »

The UN refugee agency UNHCR said that overall, three rescue and disembarkation operations were conducted between July 14 and 18 in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, bringing 387 people of various nationalities safely ashore.... Read more »

The devastated area is about four times the size of Paris. And the area burned so far in 2026 has already far exceeded the total for all of 2025. France's all-time annual record stands at 66,300 hectares burned in 2022.... Read more »

Both launched ambitious military jet engine programmes during the 1980s. Both depended heavily on Soviet and Russian technology. Four decades later, however, the finish line tells two dramatically different stories.... Read more »

According to DHS, students already in the US under D/S on September 15 can continue to remain until the programme completion date mentioned on their Form I-20 or until the end of approved optional practical training.... Read more »

A proposal to ban social media for under-15 children is to be voted on by France's parliament on Tuesday.... Read more »

The Justice Department said Chinese donors have given money to Harvard to support financial aid programs limited to students from certain countries.... Read more »

As the US destroys Chabahar in Iran, one thing is clear: India cannot wait eternally for the whims of others to do what is vital for its own interests.... Read more »

Families queue for hours beside battered water trucks to receive a few litres, before returning to disease-stricken, overcrowded tent camps.... Read more »

Historic high temperatures, arriving ever-earlier in the year, have sparked unprecedented wildfires near Paris, shuttered schools and strained ill-equipped hospitals.... Read more »

Indian national Mangroliya Manojkumar Kurjibhai jailed in Singapore after swapping a genuine diamond worth USD154,000 with a fake at a Chinatown store... Read more »

China is now the only state serially producing two distinct stealth fighter families simultaneously, with some estimates projecting that advanced-fighter output across all jet programmes could reach 300-400 aircraft annually by 2027.... Read more »

The brothers are already charged with rape, bodily harm, human trafficking, and controlling prostitution for gain relating to three other alleged victims in the U.K. between 2012 and 2015.... Read more »

The announcement came as the United States said it struck Iranian military command centres, air defence systems and missile launch sites in overnight attacks.... Read more »

Regulators led by China's Ministry of Commerce have been consulting top homegrown AI and chipmaking companies on how to stop China's advanced technologies and leading start-ups from being acquired by the west... Read more »

Lab tests back claims that faeces have polluted Gostivar's drinking water, causing a major health crisis – with more than 3,000 locals falling ill so far.... Read more »

Getting rid of the Orban-appointed president was a big victory for Hungary’s new government, but the rushed attempt to nominate chess legend Judit Polgar as his successor is its first major blunder.... Read more »

Bosnia and Herzegovina already has factories making the ammunition the Western military alliance needs right now – but without recognition and investment, their potential will go untapped.... Read more »

Accidents involving out-of-control jet skis in Albania are on the rise – and fines and police crackdowns don’t seem to be deterring reckless operators.... Read more »

Following numerous EU reports lamenting its absence, Serbia's media regulator finally holds constitutive session – a year-and-a-half after the previous regulatory council's mandate expired.... Read more »

Prime Minister Rumen Radev says parliament will likely approve US military aircraft using Bezmer airfield in central Bulgaria for refuelling purposes - after previously criticising the presence of US planes at Sofia’s main airport.... Read more »

Prosecutorial Council dismisses requests from several Serb prosecutors who joined a mass boycott of Kosovo institutions in 2022 to resume their former posts.... Read more »

Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.... Read more »

Music artists who have expressed support for anti-government protests in Serbia say live bookings have dried up as generous public funds are channelled to pop and folk performers aligned with the ruling party.... Read more »

Mirjana Jankulovska tells BIRN about her 15-year struggle to rescue rare crop varieties from oblivion that have survived only in North Macedonia’s remote villages.... Read more »

The current crisis is not just about parties that refuse to govern; it’s about an electorate that seems to incentivise refusal to take responsibility.... Read more »

A criminal complaint was filed against Aleksandar Radic for suggesting that a 'sonic weapon' was used by the authorities to disperse a huge anti-government rally in March last year.... Read more »

A number of judges and prosecutors who joined the mass resignation of Kosovo Serbs from state bodies in 2022 reportedly want their old jobs back.... Read more »

The 2026 report found that 47 per cent of its recommendations made in last year's report have been followed up, either fully or partially.... Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR - The business licence of Network School, the "digital nomad" community founded in Malaysia by US investor Balaji Srinivasan, has been revoked after an investigation into alleged immigration law violations, the chief minister of Johor state said on Tuesday (July 21).The probe came after claims by social media... Read more »

Top student Cindy Wong dreamt of working as a Japanese translator.After scoring a perfect cumulative grade point average of 4.0 for Malaysia's STPM exam — equivalent to Singapore's A-level — in 2022, she enrolled in the University of Malaya's Japanese programme to do just that.But her aspirations were cut short... Read more »

Borneo's new airline, AirBorneo Airways, will start daily direct flights to Singapore from Wednesday (July 22), it said in a statement on Monday.The airline started operations from Kuching International Airport on Jan 2 this year. It will be flying between Kuching International Airport and Singapore's Changi Airport Terminal 4, and aims... Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is expected to see record high temperatures next year as El Nino strengthens, its meteorological department told Reuters.The El Nino phenomenon is a natural part of the weather cycle, characterised by weakening trade winds and warmer sea currents in the Pacific Ocean. Climate experts have warned of... Read more »

Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that the country aspires to host the World Cup in the future.His comments came while attending a giant-screen viewing of the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at Bangi Square 2, a food court in Selangor, Malaysian news site Bernama reported... Read more »

A 43-year-old male driver died, while another seven people were hospitalised after a tree fell near the US embassy and Singapore High Commission along Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (July 18) night.Mohd Rohafizam Othman, operations commander at the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, said the operations... Read more »

An accounts executive from Penang struck gold, winning RM8,169,660 (S$2.6 million) earlier in July after placing a RM2 stake.Malaysian media outlets quoted the man, who was not named, as saying that he has been buying the winning combinations — 8852 and 5573 — every draw since a visit to a... Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR — US investor Balaji Srinivasan said an immigration check at a "digital nomad" community in Malaysia based on anonymous social media claims of law violations that proved unfounded could be a risk to Malaysia's plans to be a global tech hub.On Wednesday, the Immigration Department said its inspections... Read more »

A 27-year-old Malaysian motorcyclist was arrested after more than 500 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found concealed inside his motorcycle at Tuas Checkpoint.The incident occurred on July 7, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a Facebook post on Friday (July 17).ICA officers had directed the Malaysia-registered motorcycle for... Read more »

BEIJING/MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will summon China's ambassador in Manila, his office said on Tuesday (July 21), hours after Manila's envoy in Beijing was similarly summoned following accusations by both sides of provoking tensions in the contested South China Sea.Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed to reporters... Read more »

BEIJING — Rescue teams in southwestern China used explosives on Monday (July 20) to blast through heavy boulders hampering efforts to reach 34 people reported missing for three days after a landslide during torrential rain in an area famed for natural beauty.China is one of the most landslide-prone countries in... Read more »

BEIJING — A former president of the China Development Bank was put under investigation on suspicion of serious violations of party discipline and the law, the country's top anti-graft watchdog announced on Sunday (July 19).The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a one-line statement that Ouyang Weimin was being... Read more »

HANGZHOU, China — Huang Zhen, 34, shut his cafe for a day last week to be buffeted by surging waters and powerful winds that knocked him off his feet — training for extreme weather events that are increasingly afflicting China.Huang was one of a dozen people attending a session at... Read more »

BEIJING — The Chinese meteorological authority on Sunday issued a heavy rain alert for parts of southern China and a geological disaster warning for areas including parts of Chongqing, where 34 people remain missing more than two days after a rain-triggered landslide.Cutting south China diagonally, the sprawling rain belt stretches... Read more »

CHONGQING, China - Rescue crews on Saturday (July 18) raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left 34 missing.The landslide occurred in Pengshui County on Friday morning on the outskirts of Chongqing municipality, when massive amounts... Read more »

BEIJING - A Chinese blogger has been given 20 months in prison for fabricating negative claims about the safety of Xiaomi's SU7 electric sedan, state media reported on Friday (July 17).Since last year, authorities have stepped up efforts to curb false advertising, online misinformation and other irregular practices in the... Read more »

BEIJING - Eight people were killed and 34 others are still missing after a landslide in a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday (July 17), local government officials told a press conference.In a late Friday directive, President Xi Jinping ordered search and rescue operations to be... Read more »

BEIJING - China's industry ministry on Friday (July 17) called on automakers to resist "irrational competition" and ensure the safety of cars, car parts and assisted and autonomous driving systems, a statement from the ministry showed.• Automakers should search for issues in production consistency, reliability and durability, and fully assess... Read more »

Leaders of student organisations said the protest was part of a nationwide campaign highlighting concerns over the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, alleged examination irregularities, paper leaks, and the broader crisis in the education sector... Read more »

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay invited Arivu — who is best known for his Tamil independent music including the hit song Enjoy Enjaami, Thalapathy Kacheri from ‘Jana Nayagan’ — to his chamber and listened to the singer’s concerns.... Read more »

Govt wasted our time, says Dipke on talks between Nadda, CJP team; Delhi High Court allows Sonam Wangchuk to shift to Medanta Hospital... Read more »

Court says transfer necessary to protect Mr. Wangchuk’s fundamental rights... Read more »

The Police Department, educational institutions, parents and the public should work together to eradicate the drug menace from the society, the Minister says... Read more »

‘Some people tell us to talk about [restoration of] Article 370 and J-K's special status first... I want to ask them what does Article 370 or 371 mean without statehood,’ asked Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah... Read more »

U.S. strikes come as ships attacked; nearly 100 U.S. injuries since early July; Yemen rebels threaten attacks on other Mideast waterway; a glimmer of hope for diplomacy... Read more »

Mr. Rao questions collecting an application fee of ₹100 and an earnest money deposit (EMD) of ₹10,000 from each applicant of Indiramma Housing scheme despite the presence of lakhs of applicants... Read more »

Defending Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan senior BJP Minister Bawankule calls out CJP’s protest a drama to defame the government... Read more »

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Although the Char Dham Yatra was resumed, all departments have been instructed to keep a constant watch on weather conditions and travel routes so that immediate action can be taken if necessary... Read more »

TMC MP Mahua Moitra prayed before the court for an interim order preventing coercive police action in the case and quashing of proceedings against her in the case registered at Hogolberia police station in Nadia district... Read more »

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Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive are among the defendants in six new lawsuits targeting the sale of toothpaste and mouth rinse for young children because the products contain fluoride, which can be harmful if swallowed.... Read more »

Christy Clark and François-Philippe Champagne announced Tuesday that they will not run in the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. These announcements come alongside news that senior Liberals Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Mark Carney are expected to announce within the week their plans to run for the leadership.... Read more »

Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses.... Read more »

Montreal Canadien forward Emil Heineman was struck and hit by a vehicle on Monday and will be out around a month.... Read more »

Premier Doug Ford says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on Canadian goods could result in the loss of 500,000 jobs in Ontario, creating the need for billions of dollars in stimulus spending.... Read more »

The Princess of Wales revealed Tuesday that her cancer is in remission after an emotional visit to the hospital where she received treatment last year.... Read more »

Weary and anxious from a week of massive infernos burning around Los Angeles and now facing dire new warnings, residents gathered up their pets and family photos and prepared to flee at a moment's notice as fire-fuelling winds blasted Tuesday across Southern California.... Read more »

Days ahead of his expected Liberal leadership campaign launch, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to step down boosts the party's chance in the next general election.... Read more »

Stan Valant, a long-time resident of Calgary's Silver Springs, is baffled by the city's recent assessment of his bi-level home.... Read more »

Winnipeg police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection to a number of cats that were found dead.... Read more »

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced a new plan to enhance border security which will include redeploying officers to both the province's inter-provincial and international boundaries.... Read more »

Last year, in a London court, Phillip Sallewsky pleaded guilty to a series of charges which included luring and transmitting sexually explicit material to someone believed to be under the age of 16.... Read more »

Police are investigating after someone stole tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of Maud Lewis artwork from a home in Halifax.... Read more »

Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King is hoping cooler heads prevail and trade continues to flow uninterrupted across the United States-Canada border.... Read more »

Premier Doug Ford says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on Canadian goods could result in the loss of 500,000 jobs in Ontario, creating the need for billions of dollars in stimulus spending.... Read more »

Elon Musk’s increasing "meddling" in politics and recent changes at Meta to eliminate fact-checking make Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s promise to defund the CBC even more consequential, said Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge.... Read more »

The federal government has settled a class-action lawsuit with military members who were subjected to racism during their time in the Armed Forces.... Read more »

Canada's Good Samaritan law, which is meant to shield people from arrest after they seek help for someone in medical distress, is under spotlight in the Supreme Court of Canada.... Read more »

Een meerderheid van de politieke partijen in Purmerend wil het referendum afschaffen. Veel inwoners zijn het hier niet mee eens.... Read more »

Een heldhaftige brugklasser uit Amerika heeft op tijd een bus weten te stoppen, nadat de bestuurder onwel was geraakt. De jonge held wist precies wat te doen.... Read more »

Een Braziliaanse burgemeester is getrouwd met een 16-jarig meisje, een model, een paar dagen nadat hij haar moeder een hoge functie als ambtenaar had gegeven.... Read more »

Een Amerikaanse vrouw bleek een gouden pistool in haar bagage te hebben, toen ze Australië binnen wilde komen. Ze is gearresteerd.... Read more »

Een heldhaftige Poolse bergbeklimmer heeft na een zenuwslopende reddingsactie een Indiase bergbeklimmer gered uit een kloof op de Himalaya.... Read more »

Een dronken passagier op een vlucht van New-York naar New-Delhi heeft op een medepassagier geplast.... Read more »

Een man stopte met zijn auto omdat er een kitten op de weg liep. Toen hij het beestje oppakte kwamen er nog 17 kittens uit het bermgras stappen.... Read more »

De buurman komt aan de deur klagen over het feestje van de avond ervoor. Hij was maar wat graag ook uitgenodigd.... Read more »

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