South Africa is stepping up efforts to curb illegal migration, including strengthening border security, tightening controls on traffic register numbers (TRNs), and advancing plans to reserve certain economic sectors for citizens, officials said Tuesday.

Aftermath of Russian strikes in Kiev, Ukraine

Electra Mining Africa held in Johannesburg, South Africa

A passenger train derailed after colliding with a truck at a railway crossing in Mazowieckie province in central Poland on Wednesday, leaving 20 people injured, including four seriously.

The China-Laos Railway transported 244,000 cross-border passenger trips in the first eight months of this year, up more than 50 percent year-on-year, China Railway Kunming Group Co announced on Wednesday.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday signed a decree dissolving parliament and called snap parliamentary elections for October 25.

A man was shot by police on Tuesday after threatening a woman with a knife in Luton, a town about 50 km north of London, Britain's Independent Office for Police Conduct said on Wednesday.

Iran's IRGC says maritime restricted zone to extend into Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea

At least three people were killed and more than 10 others injured on Wednesday in an explosion at an ammunition storage site near the city of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, according to preliminary reports.

Since its launch in 2006, the BRICS cooperation mechanism has developed over the past two decades. Following its historic expansion in 2024, BRICS entered a new phase of greater BRICS cooperation, becoming a flagship platform for solidarity and cooperation among Global South countries.

A strong El Niño is developing in the Pacific and is expected to intensify towards the end of 2026.In Africa, the effects are likely to vary by region, with wetter conditions expected in parts of East Africa and a higher risk of drought in parts of Southern Africa.

Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods took effect on September 8 as scheduled, covering about 27.6 billion Canadian dollars ($20 billion) worth of imports from the US.

UK air travellers faced more misery Wednesday with 177 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch which it ruled out as a cyberattack.

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer.

China and South Korea have achieved positive progress on cross-border services trade and negative-list market access during the 16th round of second phase negotiations for the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Chinese Commerce of Ministry said on Wednesday.

It is hoped that the US side will earnestly implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state and refrain from making unfounded accusations against China.