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Mining giant BHP pledges to invest in South Africa economy as it seeks support for Anglo bid
LONDON (AP) — Australian mining giant BHP Group on Wednesday pledged to invest in South Africa's economy as it seeks support for a 38.6 billion pound ($49.3 billion) bid...
Closest election in 30 years as South Africans vote
South Africans are voting in the most pivotal election since the racist system of apartheid ended in 1994.More than 27 million people are registered to cast their ballots in...
Temperatures cross 50C in northern India
Temperatures have crossed 50C in parts of northern and central India as the country grapples with extreme heatwave conditions.This week, more than 37 cities in the country recorded temperatures...
What’s at stake in the European Parliament election next month
BRUSSELS (AP) — Around 400 million European Union citizens go to the polls next month to elect members of the European Parliament, or MEPs, in one of the biggest...
Sweden seeks to answer worried students’ questions about NATO and war after its neutrality ends
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — The teacher's opening question to students in Stockholm is blunt: “Has joining NATO increased the threat to Sweden?”Sweden became the Western military alliance's 32nd member...
AP PHOTOS: Weeks of sweltering heat scorch northern India
BIKANER, India (AP) — People in northern India have been struggling with an unrelenting, weekslong heat wave that has forced schools to close in some places and raised the...
Colombia’s congress votes to ban bullfights, dealing a blow to the centuries old tradition
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s congress voted on Tuesday to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering a serious blow to a centuries old tradition that has inspired...
South Africans are voting in an election that could send their young democracy into the unknown
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans are voting Wednesday in an election seen as their country's most important in 30 years, and one that could put their...
Saudi Arabia blasts Israel’s ‘continuous genocidal massacres’
Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel following deadly airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Riyadh condemned "the continuous genocidal massacres...
Ukraine backers in Prague: First shells to arrive in coming days
Leaders from five European NATO states said urgently-needed ammunition would reach Ukraine in the coming days, as they reaffirmed their support for the country attacked by Russia at a...
