South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a judicial inquiry into allegations of political interference in the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes. The announcement comes three decades after the end of white-minority rule – and after a group of survivors and victims’ relatives sued Ramaphosa’s government over a perceived lack of justice. The Truth and Reconciliation…
A Tunisian national who had become one of Guantánamo Bay’s longest-held detainees has been released from the US military compound, the Pentagon announced on Monday night. Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi was transferred to his home country after being held without charge since the detention facility opened in January 2002. The 59-year-old appeared in one of…
Warning: This story contains distressing details Prosecutors opened their case by accusing hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of using fame and violence to sexually abuse women, while the rapper’s attorneys defended his “swinger” lifestyle and rejected sex trafficking claims. The 55-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage…
Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. In a statement on Saturday, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since 1999, so he can…
Reading Time: 2 minutes So much for those rumors of Kanye West being broke. If Kanye West himself is to be believed, that is. A simple (and sort of random) Instagram post shared by the artist on January 24 reads as follows: In 2025, Ye’s net worth stands at $2.77 billion USD as confirmed by…
Silicon Valley’s earliest stage companies are getting a major boost from artificial intelligence. Startup accelerator Y Combinator — known for backing Airbnb, Dropbox and Stripe — this week held its annual demo day in San Francisco, where founders pitched their startups to an auditorium of potential venture capital investors. Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan told…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Meghan Markle has departed the Invictus Games without Prince Harry by her side. And like everything Meghan and Harry do, the unexpected move has triggered a firestorm of rumors and speculation. So what’s really going on here? Is this further evidence of trouble in Meghan and Harry’s marriage, or is there…
The US government has defunded one programme and left another that both document alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The Trump administration cut funding for Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), which had detailed the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. It has also withdrawn from a multinational group meant to investigate the leaders…
People check out an electric SUV Xiaomi YU7 at a Xiaomi Store in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province Thursday, June 26, 2025. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi is taking aim straight at rival Tesla with a new electric SUV. Xiaomi’s luxury YU7 SUV will start…
This Christmas, NFL fans will be given the gift of a triple-header for the holiday. Check out the complete details on how to watch this year’s NFL Christmas Day games, including teams, times and TV channels. 2025 NFL Christmas Day Game Schedule Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders – 1 p.m. ET on Netflix Detroit Lions…
