French state buys Atos’s advanced computing division

Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) patrol as revellers and holidaymakers gather at Durban’s North Beach on January 1, 2025. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP) Alcohol abuse played a significant role in many of the crimes reported during KwaZulu-Natal’s Safer Festive Season operations, police said on Monday.… Read Details ⇢

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, January 6, moved to indefinitely postpone this week’s sentencing in his hush money case as he appeals a ruling that upheld the verdict and put him on course to be the first president to take office convicted of crimes. Trump’s lawyers say the case should… Read Details ⇢

Amidst rallying support for far-right Tommy Robinson and a U-turn on support for Reform UK’s Nigel Farage, Elon Musk’s latest intervention into British politics involves a new barrage of insults against PM Sir Keir Starmer. Musk accuses Starmer of being “complicit” in covering up a national child sex abuse scandal… Read Details ⇢

Washington, D.C. – Democratic lawmakers highlighted a smooth transition of power following the 2024 election certification for President-elect Trump, four years after protesters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Lawmakers gathered for a joint session in Washington, D.C., on Monday to certify the Electoral College votes for Trump and… Read Details ⇢

Washington, DC – A flicker from the prison window was met with cheers from the small crowd waiting outside. The signal has become a near-nightly tradition at the DC Central Detention Facility. When the sunlight starts to fade, detainees inside try to shudder the lights as a sign to their… Read Details ⇢

The US Treasury has sanctioned Integrity Technology Group It claims the company was used in attacks on Western entities Both Integrity and the Chinese government criticize the decision A Chinese technology company allegedly tied to the notorious state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon has been placed on the US… Read Details ⇢

South Africa exported $13,2 billion of agricultural products in 2023. About 40% of this is to the African continent, but these exports are concentrated in Southern Africa. A lot is happening in the world and I probably should not be focusing on vegetables. Still, I want to underscore that there… Read Details ⇢

Commander of Ukrainian land forces Mykhailo Drapaty speaks to journalists at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region on January 6, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers have deserted while training in France, a French army official told news agency Agence… Read Details ⇢

As Congress convenes to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s election, the tumultuous legacy of January 6 hangs over the proceedings. In a series of historic firsts, a convicted felon who also tried to overturn the 2020 US presidential election is legitimately returning to power. For in-depth analysis on America’s volatile political… Read Details ⇢