A high-level delegation of United States lawmakers and diplomats visited Nigeria on Sunday as part of a security-focused fact-finding mission, amid growing concern in Washington over alleged killings of Christians in the country. One of the visiting lawmakers, Riley Moore, wrote on X: “I came to Nigeria in the name of the Lord and on [……
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SA’s High Commissioner to India recalled for consultation after Zuma-Gupta ‘meeting’
JOHANNESBURG - International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has recalled South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, for further consultations. This after Sooklal was seen accompanying former president Jacob Zuma and alleged state capture architect Ajay Gupta during Zuma’s recent visit to India. Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday, Lamola said Sooklal had been
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China’s coal power rebounds as record clean energy goes to waste
China's use of coal for electricity grew in the first half of 2026 as a record amount of wind and solar power was wasted through curtailment, new research has found. The world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter brought 30 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity into operation in the six months to June and coal-fired
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Strait of Hormuz fight continues to evolve with Iran-Oman talks
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Strait of Hormuz fight continues to evolve with Iran-Oman talks An emerging deal between Iran and Oman could lead to the biggest concession yet given to Tehran in its control of the Strait of Hormuz...
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‘Errors were made’: Read FIFA chief’s World Cup letter in full
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SA’s High Commissioner to India recalled for consultation after Zuma-Gupta ‘meeting’
JOHANNESBURG - International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has recalled South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, for further consultations. This after Sooklal was seen accompanying former president Jacob Zuma and alleged state capture architect Ajay Gupta during Zuma’s recent visit to India. Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday, Lamola said Sooklal had been
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China’s coal power rebounds as record clean energy goes to waste
China's use of coal for electricity grew in the first half of 2026 as a record amount of wind and solar power was wasted through curtailment, new research has found. The world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter brought 30 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity into operation in the six months to June and coal-fired
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Strait of Hormuz fight continues to evolve with Iran-Oman talks
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Strait of Hormuz fight continues to evolve with Iran-Oman talks An emerging deal between Iran and Oman could lead to the biggest concession yet given to Tehran in its control of the Strait of Hormuz...
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‘Errors were made’: Read FIFA chief’s World Cup letter in full
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Pentagon holds crisis meeting on weapons shortfall after angry Trump call, sources say
FOR SUBSCRIBERS The president expressed frustration that the shortage is now one of the factors in whether he expands combat operations in Iran, sources said. Asked for comment on the crisis meeting, the White House dismissed it as “100% fake news,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg. Getty Images; Department of Defense
Mum of 3 and business owner reacts to NDR 2026 support measures, Lifestyle News
The National Day Rally on Sunday (Aug 23) saw a slate of new measures to support parents and families, including more childcare leave for working parents and more financial support for Singaporean children. Following the announcement of these measures, a Singaporean mum who is also the business owner has voiced her views on the matter.
‘Eye of the storm’: Business owner’s fight to keep nail tech siblings in country
A Whangārei beauty salon owner says her business may face trouble if she cannot find a way to keep her siblings in the country. Anna Vu owns AV Beauty Spa, and has worked in the city for 12 years. She said she had always struggled to find suitably skilled nail technicians and beauty staff and
What small business owners say they’d do differently, in hindsight
Working 60+ hours a week makes owners twelve times more likely to say their business is hurting their personal life. Australian small business owners are working through illness, skipping holidays and struggling to step away from their businesses, according to new research from insurer BizCover. The survey of 1,500 BizCover small business customers found more