Battles loom for George, Mangaung in coming round of by-elections
Read More Important battles will be fought in the George municipality and the Mangaung metro council, both of which have multiple wards up for grabs in the round of 11 by-elections on 19 July. In March, 11 of the ANC’s councillors in Mangaung voted for Maryke Davies, the Democratic Alliance (DA) candidate for speaker of […]
Legislative standstill may lead to tuition hikes at Pennsylvania’s top universities
A partisan dispute about funding for three of Pennsylvania’s state-related universities may mean higher tuition for in-state students as a budget impasse continues further into the summer. The state government approached two weeks without full spending authority on Tuesday, while loose ends remained untied. Snarled in limbo is funding for three Pennsylvania universities that receive […]
Gun rights group issues ‘travel advisory’ for Massachusetts after lawmaker proposes more firearm restrictions
A gun-rights advocacy group issued a “travel advisory” for Massachusetts after a Democrat lawmaker filed a bill that would put more restrictions on firearms. The National Association for Gun Rights issued the advisory on Tuesday and said the law would be among the most restrictive in the U.S. “The National Association for Gun Rights has […]
Top lawmakers blast ‘activist court’ ruling blocking natural gas pipeline
Several lawmakers excoriated a federal appeals court ruling Monday granting a coalition of environmental groups’ request to block construction of a major natural gas pipeline green-lit under the bipartisan debt ceiling package passed last month. The deb ceiling bill — the so-called Fiscal Responsibility Act which suspended the limit on federal debt through early 2025 […]
3 dead in eastern Congo helicopter crash
Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in southeastern Congo, said local authorities on Tuesday. The helicopter, owned by a mining corporation, crashed at noon on Monday as it was traveling from one mine to another. It was found in a ravine in the cobalt-rich province of Lualaba, said Guy Sha Hemwa, a local […]
UN Security Council fails to renew humanitarian aid delivery to Syria’s northwest
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday failed to renew authorization of the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey, officially ending a U.N. operation that had been vital to helping a region of 4.1 million people. The council failed to adopt either of two rival resolutions to authorize further deliveries through […]
German court convicts Syrian IS member of war crimes, participating in foreign terrorist organization
A German court convicted a Syrian man Tuesday of torturing captives while he was a member of the Islamic State group in Syria. The Berlin regional court found Raed E. guilty of war crimes, membership of a foreign terrorist organization and other offences. It sentenced the defendent, whose surname wasn’t released in line with German […]
Mexico drug gang organizes protest, abduction of government officials amid escalating violence
Mexican security officials acknowledged Tuesday that a demonstration that blocked the main highway to the resort of Acapulco and led to the abduction of government officials was organized by a drug gang. They also said that a National Guard officer had been killed by a car bomb set by a cartel in an earlier attack […]
Saudi Arabia provides $2B deposit to Pakistan’s central bank, easing financial strain
Saudi Arabia has deposited $2 billion into Pakistan’s central bank, the government said Tuesday, a much-needed financial boost ahead of a critical meeting of the International Monetary Fund on the new bailout package for the cash-strapped South Asian country. In a video statement, Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the kingdom was making good on […]
A Surging River Floods Vermont’s Capital as Crews Rescue More than 100 People
A storm that dumped up to two months of rain in two days in Vermont and other parts of the Northeast brought more flooding Tuesday to communities marooned by water, including the state capital, where officials kept watch on a dam just upstream. There were signs of hope in…
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