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Polls show ANC below a third as South Africa votes locally

Johannesburg has had 10 mayors in 10 years. Now voters angry over water and power failures could hand the ANC…

Escaped Tennessee murderer captured in Missouri after a week

A tip about an Illinois hunting camp and a chain of license plate cameras led…

UK cuts Commonwealth aid from £546m to £131m amid Chogm summit

Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Tanzania face steep UK aid reductions as King Charles praises the…

Josh O’Connor says Bond speculation is an honor

The Crown actor, 36, says being linked to 007 feels surreal as Denis Villeneuve's untitled…

Indian navy frees 20 crew from hijacked Iranian boat off Somalia

Commandos airdropped from a C-17 helped end the Azini hijacking, as Somali piracy surges again…

Brazil unveils first global roadmap to quit fossil fuels

The plan says nations can start cutting coal, oil and gas now, but it has…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons miss Women’s World Cup for first time

A 2-1 playoff loss to South Africa ended Nigeria's perfect World Cup record, exposing pay…

West Ham fire Nuno, move to hire Scott Parker as head coach

Eighth in the Championship after two straight home losses, West Ham turn to a former…

Spain opens manslaughter probe after Tenerife striker dies

Jesús de Miguel, 30, died a day after an Andorra goalkeeper crashed into him at…

U.S. hits Iran’s Qeshm Island in strike called self-defense

U.S. officials called the strike on an Iranian missile launcher self-defense, as Qatari mediators carried…

U.S. strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island on eve of midterms

Officials call the Hormuz strikes defensive and limited, but they come as Qatar brokers talks…

Navajo Nation presidential race has no pro-coal candidate

Incumbent Buu Nygren, who stood with Trump on coal, lost in the primary. Both Navajo…

Labour quits Green coalitions in 11 councils over Zionism policy

Sheffield's Labour leaders plan a minority administration as the party cuts ties with Greens in…