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South Africa thrash India by 408 runs to clinch Test series 2-0

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World Test champions South Africa bowled out a dismal India for 140 in a mammoth chase of 549 on day five in Guwahati for a 2-0 Test sweep.

Elderly protesters at SA court demand long-denied reparations

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The movement says that even after the first all-race election in 1994 ended white-minority rule, true democracy remains incomplete with inequality between the races ...

US denies ending South Africa G20 boycott

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The White House said the US ambassador would attend but only for a handover ceremony as the United States will next year host the summit of the club of global economic ...

Court eases Diwali fireworks ban

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In an effort to balance cultural celebrations with urgent environmental concerns, the court said only licensed manufacturers can produce certified "green" crackers. ...

Virtual Jesus? People of faith divided as AI enters religion

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Other major religions have similar apps, such as Deen Buddy for Islam, Vedas AI for Hinduism, and AI Buddha. Most bill themselves as interfaces with scripture, not ...

eSwatini trades prisoners intake for $5.1M border deal with US

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Human Rights Watch last month urged African governments to refuse to accept US deportees and to terminate deals already in effect, saying they violated global rights ...

'Threat to democracy': World reacts to killing of Charlie Kirk, Trump ally

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Charlie Kirk was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday when he was assassinated.

Bollywood reels as AI reshapes Indian films

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On one side are those who see AI as a cost-saving disruptor capable of replacing armies of extras and technicians in Bollywood's famously labour-intensive productions, ...

UN, media groups condemn Israel's deadly strike on Palestinian journalists

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Dozens of Gazans stood amid bombed-out buildings in the courtyard of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City to pay their respects to Anas al-Sharif, a prominent Al Jazeera ...

Bangladesh mourns as toll from jet crash at school hits 27

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Most of the victims were pupils who had just been let out of class when the Chinese-made F-7 BJI aircraft slammed into the Milestone School and College on Monday. ...

'Unimaginable': families mourn dead in Air India crash

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Ashfaque Nanabawa, 40, said he had come to find his cousin Akeel Nanabawa, who had been onboard with his wife and three-year-old daughter.

Death toll in South Africa floods rise to 78

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The worst-hit area was around the city of Mthatha, where residents picked through the mud three days later to salvage what they could from their destroyed homes. ...

US slaps sanctions on four ICC judges over Israel, US cases

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The four judges in The Hague, all women, will be barred entry to the United States and any property or other interests in the world's largest economy will be blocked ...

South Africa's amapiano has the world dancing

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Soweto's Finest Dance Studio draws dancers of all kinds - from ballerinas to party-goers - to learn the amapiano moves sweeping the world through TikTok tutorials ...

Elon Musk to exit US government role after rare break with Trump

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Musk - who was a constant presence at Trump's side before pulling back to focus on his Space X and Tesla businesses - also complained that DOGE had become a "whipping ...

What the world said about Trump's tariffs

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The Flag of the United States of America. Here are international reactions so far regarding US President Donald Trump's tariffs.