3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (661+ words) Last week's naval drills involving China, Russia, Iran and host country South Africa signalled a notable shift for Brics beyond its traditional focus on economic cooperation, analysts said, as the US noted it had closely monitored the exercise. However, observers…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (283+ words) Museveni's main rival, Bobi Wine, claimed there was "massive ballot stuffing' and that his party's polling agents were abducted Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65 per cent of votes, according to official results Saturday, in an election…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (734+ words) Macroscope | Key voices missing in chorus of criticism of Trump's destructive actions'South China Morning Post Amid the rising chorus of criticism of US President Donald Trump and his administration's egregious policy actions, the voices of multilateral institutions have been sadly…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (172+ words) The first naval exercises under the "Brics plus" banner saw Brazil, Egypt, China, Russia and South Africa take part. India did not But some analysts saw in the manoeuvres a gradual effort to normalise military cooperation within the Brics framework,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (237+ words) Thousands have been forced to evacuate in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, with helicopters plucking people to safety Army helicopters rescued people stranded on rooftops and hundreds of tourists and workers were evacuated from one of the world's biggest game…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (115+ words) Why "monumental" China duty-free trade deal has Kenya wanting more'South China Morning Post Preliminary "early harvest" framework grants zero-duty entry to over 98 per cent of Kenyan exports, as Nairobi pushes for 100 per cent access The "early harvest" framework grants duty-free…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (642+ words) China pledged to deepen cooperation and exchanges with Tanzania on Friday as its top diplomat toured the region, promising that Beijing would "always stand together" with Africa. Wang Yi also called on Tanzania to work with China to uphold international…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (166+ words) A former MP blames the deadly violence on a resurgence in gang wars and criminal rings recruiting young boys to protect their territory On Wednesday, two motorcycle-borne assailants shot dead a 43-year-old man in Taman Wangsa, a suburb in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (195+ words) For first time, UN rights chief labels situation in occupied Palestinian territories "apartheid, a term previously used only by UN experts The United Nations on Wednesday said decades of discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (134+ words) It is the first defence cooperation under the Brics framework, with the Russian and Iranian navies reportedly taking part The South African National Defence Force on Wednesday said the exercise " dubbed Will for Peace 2026 " would bring together "navies from Brics…...