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The ANC was forced into a coalition deal after May's elections
South Africa's new coalition government unveiled
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new coalition government, after his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party lost its parliamentary majority in May's elections.He said "the government of national unity... is unprecedented in the history of our democracy".The ANC will have 20 out of 32 cabinet posts, while the Democratic Alliance (DA) - until now the main opposition party - will hold six. Six other portfolios are shared amongst smaller parties.The shrinking of ANC support in the elections reflected public frustration over its poor record on delivering basic services and tackling unemployment, poverty and corruption.The ANC under Nelson Mandela achieved its aim of ending white-minority rule in South Africa in 1994.In the new...
July 01, 2024

South Africa's new coalition government unveiled

A lawyer representing families of victims of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes says they 'strenuously object to this plea deal'
Boeing to get 'sweetheart' deal, says victims' lawyer
WASHINGTON — A lawyer representing victims of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes has told the BBC that the US government is preparing to offer the plane maker a "sweetheart plea deal".Paul Cassell, who says he got the information "directly from the Justice Department", added that the deal includes a small fine, three years of probation and independent safety audits.Boeing did not immediately reply to the BBC's request for comment, while the Justice Department (DoJ) declined to provide a statement.Last month, US prosecutors recommended that the DoJ bring criminal charges against the plane maker.That was after the DoJ said Boeing had violated a 2021 settlement related to the crashes that killed 346 people."The memory of 346 innocents killed by Boeing demands more...
July 01, 2024

Boeing to get 'sweetheart' deal, says victims' lawyer

Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket crashed after detaching from its launch pad during a test
Chinese rocket crashes after accidental launch during ground test
HONG KONG — A Chinese rocket crashed after being accidentally launched during a ground test Sunday, its company Space Pioneer said in a statement.The crash happened when the first stage of the Tianlong-3 rocket detached from its launch pad during a test, due to structural failure. It landed in a hilly area of the city of Gongyi in central China.“Due to the structural failure of the connection between the rocket body and the test platform, the first-stage rocket was separated from the launch pad,” Space Pioneer, also known as Beijing Tianbing Technology, said.“After liftoff, the onboard computer was automatically shut down, and the rocket fell into the deep mountains 1.5 kilometers [0.9 miles] southwest of the test platform. The rocket body fell into the mountain and...
July 01, 2024

Chinese rocket crashes after accidental launch during ground test

Rajavarothiam Sampanthan has died at the age of 91
Veteran Sri Lanka MP who fought for Tamil rights dies
COLOMBO — Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, one of Sri Lanka's most prominent politicians and a veteran campaigner for the country's Tamil minority has died at the age of 91.Sampanthan, a lawyer and one of the country's longest-serving MPs, died in the capital Colombo late on Sunday.For the past 23 years, he had led a diverse coalition called the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) - the main political group representing Tamils of Sri Lanka’s north and east.Since the defeat of Tamil Tiger separatists in 2009 he continued to demand equal rights for his often marginalised ethnic group.His death was confirmed by TNA leader MA Sumanthiran on X, formerly known as Twitter.In 2015, Sampanthan was appointed leader of the opposition, making him the first member of the ethnic minority group to...
July 01, 2024

Veteran Sri Lanka MP who fought for Tamil rights dies

First-round victory was sweet for Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party
France's far right celebrates lead and seeks majority
PARIS — France’s far right is in pole position after the first round of parliamentary elections that confirmed their dominance in French politics and brought them to the gates of power.Supporters of Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration National Rally (RN) cheered as she said the president’s “Macronist bloc has been all but wiped out”.RN won 33.1% of the vote, with a left-wing alliance behind on 28%, and the Macron camp behind on 20.76%.“I aim to be prime minister for all the French people, if the French give us their votes,” said 28-year-old RN party leader Jordan Bardella.Seat projections for next Sunday’s second-round run-off votes suggest they may fall short.Without an absolute majority, France will have a hung parliament and RN will be unable to push through its plans for...
July 01, 2024

France's far right celebrates lead and seeks majority

Far-right National Rally party president Jordan Bardella delivers his speech after the first round vote of the legislative election, June 30, 2024 in Paris
Bardella pledges to be 'prime minister for all French people' after topping election results
PARIS — Three weeks after sweeping to an overwhelming victory in the European elections, the far-right National Rally (RN) on Sunday cemented its position as France's leading party, taking a comfortable lead in the first round of the snap legislative poll."French people have given a clear verdict and confirmed their clear desire for change by putting the candidates of the National Rally and its allies in the lead," RN leader Jordan Bardella said in his victory speech shortly after 8 pm local time.RN is on track to secure around 33.2% of the vote nationally, according to an Ipsos poll. That's five points ahead of the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) alliance and a whopping 12 points ahead of the centrist Ensemble coalition of French President Emmanuel Macron.If the vote...
July 01, 2024

Bardella pledges to be 'prime minister for all French people' after topping election results

Commuters wade through a waterlogged road during monsoon rainfall at wave city NH9 on June 29, 2024 in Ghaziabad, India
Delhi suffers extreme weather whiplash as heat waves give way to record rain and deadly flash floods
NEW DELHI — Deadly flash flooding due to sudden heavy rains has inundated India’s capital, replacing one of the worst heat waves in Delhi’s history that sent temperatures soaring well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).An observatory in New Delhi on Friday reported 228.1 millimeters (nearly 9 inches) of rainfall in a 24-hour period, the most recorded in a single June day for 88 years and surpassing the city’s average for the whole month, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.At least 11 people died from the rain and flooding last week, including four people who drowned in submerged underpasses, Reuters reported citing local media.Heavy rains caused roads to flood, submerged cars and subways and cut power to some parts of the city. Video posted to social...
July 01, 2024

Delhi suffers extreme weather whiplash as heat waves give way to record rain and deadly flash floods

Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon says 'Maga army' ready, as he reports to prison
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s former top adviser Steve Bannon has told the BBC he does not fear going to prison or watching the former president’s 2024 campaign from behind bars.After being convicted of contempt of Congress, the man who was seen as the power behind the scenes in the White House at the start of Trump’s presidential term in 2017 will report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday.He is still appealing against his conviction for refusing to appear in front of the committee of lawmakers investigating the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters. Bannon has claimed that conversations he had with the president that day should be protected under executive privilege.But last week the Supreme Court ruled he could not delay his sentence until after the...
July 01, 2024

Steve Bannon says 'Maga army' ready, as he reports to prison

Workers put bags of sand at the back door of a shop on Sunday in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados
Hurricane Beryl nears the Caribbean as life-threatening Category 3 storm 
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Hurricane Beryl, a powerful Category 3 storm, is expected to slam into the Caribbean on Monday, endangering several island communities with life-threatening storm surge, violent winds and flash flooding.The hurricane’s core is most at risk of striking Grenada, St. Vincent or the Grenadines beginning early Monday morning. Beryl is expected to remain a major hurricane as it barrels through the Windward Islands on Monday and continues moving through the Caribbean early this week.Beryl’s arrival marks an exceptionally early – and likely devastating – start to the Atlantic hurricane season. It reached Category 4 strength on Sunday, making it the earliest storm of such strength on record in the Atlantic Ocean and the only Category 4 storm ever recorded in the...
July 01, 2024

Hurricane Beryl nears the Caribbean as life-threatening Category 3 storm 

The Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank on the outskirts of Jerusalem
Israel sparks international condemnation over plans to legalize five West Bank settlements
JERUSALEM — Israel has sparked condemnation after the finance minister announced plans to legally recognize five unauthorized Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.As CNN has reported, the Israeli government has been looking to “strengthen” Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank after several countries unilaterally recognized a Palestinian state.The spokesperson for Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, told CNN that the Israeli government had agreed in a late-night cabinet to recognize five Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank that were built illegally and that Smotrich will release tax funds to the Palestinian Authority that Israel collects on its behalf.In a statement to CNN on Sunday, Smotrich’s office said the decision to release funds...
July 01, 2024

Israel sparks international condemnation over plans to legalize five West Bank settlements

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