‘Overwhelming condemnation’ of Israel’s attack at UN Security Council

South Africa should also position itself among the key suppliers of agricultural products to China in addition to its current export activity. (Halden Krog/Bloomberg via Getty Images) A friend recently sent me a Bloomberg article about China’s efforts to diversify agricultural imports. The idea is to lessen its reliance on… Read Details ⇢

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP The White House on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s decision to freeze all loans and grants disbursed by… Read Details ⇢

As President Macron announced grand renovation plans for the Louvre museum in Paris, social media saw millions of views on a fake story about the star attraction – the Mona Lisa – being sold to finance the overhaul. The painting is not for sale, but is being moved to a… Read Details ⇢

A handful of non-profit organizations and health associations, including an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, filed a lawsuit Tuesday over the Trump administration’s directive to freeze federal aid.  The lawsuit, filed Tuesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., federal court, was launched by the National Council of Nonprofits, the American Public Health Association, the… Read Details ⇢

US President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians is rejected by Jordan and Egypt. Palestinians in Gaza are returning to their homes as a fragile ceasefire continues to hold. But US President Donald Trump has proposed they should be resettled to other countries. It’s a move opposed by the Palestinians… Read Details ⇢

A recent Android Auto update has altered the way Google Maps looks Defaulting to a centered view is making it difficult to see live location Workaround requires closing the search bar, which is irritating and distracting Google has recently updated its Google Maps software on vehicle head units and infotainment… Read Details ⇢

“Bird brain” is often hurled at someone as an insult, but scientists have discovered that the brains of birds are so large that they are “practically a braincase with a beak”. By looking inside birds’ heads, in the largest study of its kind covering 136 species, the team of researchers… Read Details ⇢

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends her end-of-year press conference in Rome, Italy, January 9, 2025. REMO CASILLI / REUTERS Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday, January 28, said she and two of her ministers were under investigation after a Libyan official wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC)… Read Details ⇢

US aerospace giant Boeing posted nearly 12 billion dollars in annual net loss for 2024, as a series of safety issues and a seven-week strike by factory workers impacted production. The company’s stock however rallied after the latest financial results were announced, as investor focus turned to its recovery plan.… Read Details ⇢