INTERNATIONAL

The United States on Thursday banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in the country, the US Commerce Department announced. “Kaspersky will generally no longer be able to, among other activities, sell its software within the United States or…

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected for a second term on Friday after his humbled ANC cobbled together an unprecedented coalition government. Lawmakers in Cape Town voted overwhelmingly to put Ramaphosa, 71, back in office for another five years after the May…

A military aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing Monday morning, the government said. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have…

Apple on Monday unveiled “Apple Intelligence,” its suite of new AI features for its coveted devices — including a partnership with OpenAI — as it seeks to catch up to rivals racing ahead on adopting the white hot technology. For months, pressure has…

A Scottish woman, Fiona Harvey has taken legal action against streaming giant Netflix, alleging defamation, negligence, and privacy violations stemming from her purported depiction in the hit drama series “Baby Reindeer.” Harvey contends that the character Martha, portrayed in the show, is based…

Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. Crowds of flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music in Mexico City’s main square celebrating the ruling party…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has allocated $9 million to aid refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and stateless individuals in its member nations. ADVERTISEMENT Nigeria received $1 million to assist terrorism victims in the North East. The Chair of the ECOWAS Permanent…

South Africa’s governing African National Congress lost its 30-year-old outright majority in this week’s election, winning only 159 seats in the 400-seat parliament, official results showed Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT President Cyril Ramaphosa and the leaders of most of the rival parties attended the announcement, but…

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Monday it had filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court over Palestinian journalists killed or injured in Gaza. ADVERTISEMENT RSF said it was asking the ICC’s prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes committed by the…

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Karim Khan said he was seeking warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli…