[VOA] Johannesburg -- Rescue operations were underway at a gold mine in South Africa's North West province where hundreds of illegal miners have been underground for months.

[The Herald] Ranga Mataire -- MOZAMBIQUE's Daniel Chapo is set to be sworn in today as the fifth President of the former Portuguese colony, which gained its independence on June 25, 1975.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project requires an additional 80 billion Birr to complete its remaining construction work, despite reaching 97.6% completion, according to the GERD Project Coordination Office.

The Kremlin says Faustin-Archange Touadera will hold bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Read Full Article at RT.com

The traveler fell ill after the flight took off from Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday. Doctors tried to treat the individual, but they 'couldn't be rescued' and died shortly after.

Boyzone and Louis Walsh don't hold back as they dissect their long-running feud in an explosive new documentary about the Irish boyband.

A team of Penn State researchers have warned that household dogs are 'overlooked spreaders' for zoonotic pathogens.

Tommy Fury has finally detailed the reasons why he and fiancee Molly-Mae Hague split. 

Linda Nolan has sadly passed away with her famous sisters by her side following a 20-year battle with breast cancer.

Withholding natural disaster aid to force policy changes is unusual and would mark a major escalation in Republicans’ feuds with blue states.

The Senate is accelerating the confirmation process Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet choices, scheduling half a dozen hearings.

Earlier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated that he had agreed with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to attend the Red Square parade in Moscow, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in World War II

The Vietsovpetro joint venture, based in the southern Vietnamese city of Vung Tau, remains the flagship of Russian-Vietnamese cooperation in the fuel and energy sector

All service members released from Ukrainian captivity will be brought to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation at the Defense Ministry’s medical institutions

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, the higher-ups in Kiev are trying to build a new nation, which in reality will just be a «nation of acolytes of the collective West, white slaves, mankurts that do not remember their history, barbarians that do not recognize any culture, sadists that destroy their own people»

It is reported that some problems may face problems of goods’ stocks displaying

More than two dozen of Russian servicemen have been freed as part of a prisoner exchange with Ukraine mediated by the UAE, Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Despite knowing that firefighters in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) must operate minimally in pairs, a senior SCDF officer left a full-time national serviceman (NSF) to fight one alone. Muhammad Kamil Mohamed Yasin, 39, did so as he felt dizzy from the heat while fighting a fire at Block 91 Henderson Road in Bukit Merah on Dec 8, 2022, and wanted to rest. He gave 19-year-old Edward H. Go a thumbs up, left the HDB flat and did not tell colleagues that the NSF was fighting the fire alone. Sgt 1 Go was later found motionless in the kitchen and pronounced dead that day. On Jan 15, Kamil, 39, pleaded guilty to one charge of causing grievous hurt to Sgt 1 Go by committing a rash act which endangers life and was sentenced to six months’ jail. Sgt 1 Go was the first firefighter to die during an SCDF firefighting operation. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant (1). Sgt 1 Go’s family was present during Kamil’s hearing on Jan 15. Deputy Public Prosecutor Benjamin Low said Kamil has been a firefighter since 2008 and knew that firefighters must always operate minimally in pairs.

Last night, at around 4 a.m., rescue teams in Borgarfjörður were called out due to reports of tourists in trouble at Kattarhryggur, on their way up to Holtavörðuheiði.

Policy expert Fyodor Lukyanov explores how the new year will test Russia’s resilience and the global order Read Full Article at RT.com

A UK court has blocked deportation of a bisexual rapist, claiming the Jamaican man may face persecution if he returns to his home country Read Full Article at RT.com

Less than half of Americans surveyed described the country as an “adversary” Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow and Hanoi have agreed on LNG supplies and nuclear energy cooperation Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany’s delivery of RCH 155 howitzers to Ukraine, before equipping its own army, sparks a political backlash and discontent at home Read Full Article at RT.com

Galkayo (HOL) — Puntland forces have seized eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during an operation in the Cal Miskaad Mountains.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has called on opposition leaders to prepare for one-person, one-vote elections, pushing back against criticism voiced during a press conference held Tuesday by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, MP Abdirahman Abdishakur, and Senator Prof. Abdi Ismail Samatar.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali security forces intercepted a vehicle packed with explosives on Wednesday along the highway connecting Mogadishu and Afgooye.

Whenever Sharon Gaffka sees a mother pushing her baby in a pram or a toddler playing in the park, she starts to think of her own child - who would be celebrating their third birthday this summer.

A security consultant has told a planted date he joined the government to “catch spies” responsible for Hillary Clinton’s election loss Read Full Article at RT.com

Retired Army Ranger Patrick Creed has been sentenced to 13 years in prison Read Full Article at RT.com

For African states, joining the BRICS group is the best way to truly obtain economic independence Read Full Article at RT.com

A high-level enquiry committee set up by the Centre in November 2023 has recommended legal action against an individual regarding «activities of some organised criminal groups, terrorist organisations, drug peddlers, etc., who undermined the security interests of both India and the US». The Centre had set up a high-level panel in November 2023 shortly after concerns were raised by US authorities about security risks stemming from the alleged assassination plot of pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York.

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi states that the situation on the northern borders is stable but sensitive. The Indian Army is prepared and focuses on modern equipment development. Efforts continue to reduce violence in Jammu and Kashmir. Women's empowerment and self-reliance in defense production are emphasized.