Khanyisile Ngcobo BBC News, Johannesburg Getty Images South Africa has entered unchartered waters following deep divisions in the coalition government over the national budget that has finally been tabled after a month-long delay. This is the view of analysts after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget drew a backlash from various quarters, including a key partner … Read more
China’s biggest hotpot chain Haidilao has offered to compensate more than 4,000 diners who visited one of its Shanghai branches, where two teens urinated into the boiling broth. A video of the boys peeing in it while dining in a private room was widely shared online last month. Police said the 17-year-olds, who were drunk … Read more
Reuters The Queen was said to have been “tremendously affected” by the ordeal of Ms Pelicot at the hands of her ex-husband The Queen sent a personal letter of support to French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Ms Pelicot was drugged and raped by her ex-husband, who also recruited dozens of men … Read more
What we know about Duterte’s ICC arrest warrant… in 92 seconds Outside the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) detention centre, where former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was taken on Wednesday, his supporters gathered, waving national flags and shouting, “Bring him back!” as he was driven through the imposing iron gates at speed. Shortly before he landed … Read more
Getty Images Darren Wang shot to fame for his breakout role in the 2015 teen rom-com Our Times A Taiwanese actor who was earlier arrested for allegedly dodging mandatory military duties has now began his conscription service. Darren Wang, who shot to fame for his breakout role in the 2015 teen rom-com Our Times, allegedly … Read more
As leaders around the world try to figure out how best to deal with the new Trump administration, one Canadian official has come out swinging. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a regular on major US networks where he has addressed Americans directly, was among the first in Canada to pull US alcohol off the shelves as … Read more
Many people in and around the Italian city of Naples have spent the night on the streets and in their cars after an earthquake shook buildings and brought rubble crashing down. Italian seismologists said the 4.4 magnitude tremor struck at 01:25 local time on Thursday (00:25 GMT) at a shallow depth of three kilometres (two … Read more
An American influencer has angered conservationists after she shared a video of herself taking a wild baby wombat away from its distressed mother. Sam Jones, who describes herself as an “outdoor enthusiast and hunter” on Instagram, was filmed picking up a baby wombat by an unidentified road and running across it to a car, while … Read more
Shingai Nyoka BBC News, Harare Blessed Geza / Facebook Blessed “Bombshell” Geza has gone into hiding and been expelled from the ruling party for his outspoken remarks A long convoy of armoured personnel tanks rolling through a Harare neighbourhood sparked concerns – for a brief moment – that a military coup was afoot in Zimbabwe. … Read more
Bethany Bell and Gillian Hazell BBC News, in Rome BBC Arianna, a student from Piacenza in Italy, said she had been “really concerned” about the Pope’s health Catholics around the world are marking the 12th anniversary of Pope Francis’s election as pontiff by praying for his recovery. Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013, … Read more