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- Mamdani promises to stand up to ‘bullies’ after Trump funding threaton November 4, 2025 at 7:13 am
At his final rally on Monday New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani vowed to resist US President Donald Trump’s threa
- Nick Smith Jr, Lakers stun Blazers without injured James, Doncic and Reaveson November 4, 2025 at 6:24 am
Unheralded Nick Smith Jr led the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers to an upset victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Two dead as Typhoon Kalmaegi brings massive flooding in central Philippineson November 4, 2025 at 6:23 am
Residents seek refuge on rooftops, and cars float through flooded streets on the island of Cebu.
- Starbucks sells majority stake in China business as it eyes expansionon November 4, 2025 at 6:15 am
The US coffee giant wants to more than double its presence in China with the help of private equity firm Boyu Capital.
- Worker dies in Italy after rescue from partially collapsed medieval toweron November 4, 2025 at 5:28 am
The Romanian worker was trapped for hours under the rubble following the partial collapse of Rome's Torre dei Conti.
- LIVE: Joy in Gaza as Palestinians freed by Israel reunite with familieson November 4, 2025 at 5:00 am
Release comes as Israel arrests a senior military lawyer over a leaked video of an assault of a Palestinian detainee.
- Jake Paul-Gervonta Davis boxing fight on November 14 cancelledon November 4, 2025 at 4:59 am
Jake Paul will seek another fight later in 2025 after his opponent Gervonta Davis was issued with a civil lawsuit.
- Australia news live: RBA did not consider cutting cash rate, Michele Bullock says; Coalition goes on the attack over inflation in question timeby Jordyn Beazley (now) and Krishani Dhanji (earlier) on November 4, 2025 at 4:47 am
Follow today’s news liveRBA holds official interest rate at 3.6% after surprise inflation jumpGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMelissa McIntosh wants Liberals to ‘get their act together’Internal divisions haven’t stopped Coalition MPs fronting up to their morning interviews today, including shadow communications minister Melissa McIntosh, who tells ABC RN Breakfast the public want her party to “get their act together”.This is not an ideological thing that we don’t believe in climate change or any of that sort of stuff. They’re just really struggling. Their power prices are up … Dan Tehan has been very consultative with colleagues for weeks now, and there’s been a number of working groups, a number of meetings, a number of sessions for people to be involved with I think we’ll come to a position relatively soon.At the moment all [Liberals] seem to care about is their own political prospects, which are heading to oblivion if they continue to behave this way.I don’t think [Ley’s] been particularly impressive herself, to be honest, but, you know, people want the conservative side of politics to have a policy platform. We’ve seen in Victoria for many years what happens when you don’t have an effective Opposition. What you have is a poor government that can do what it likes and Australians deserve better. They need to have an effective Opposition. So I would hope that the Coalition can pull itself together in some shape or form so it can do that. Continue reading...
- Albanese government deports two more men to Nauru in secret, infuriating human rights advocatesby Sarah Basford Canales on November 4, 2025 at 4:38 am
Exclusive: Sources say a Sudanese national and another man chartered to former regional processing centre last week, joining one other personFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnother two men from the NZYQ-affected cohort have been deported to Nauru in a process human rights advocates say is shrouded in secrecy.Sources told Guardian Australia a Sudanese national, who was detained in the Yongah Hill centre just outside of Perth, and another man held within a different centre were chartered to Nauru last week. Continue reading...
- Saudi Crown Prince MBS to visit Trump on Nov 18: White Houseon November 4, 2025 at 4:19 am
Saudi Arabian leader's visit will be second with Trump as US president, eight years after his 2017 trip to Washington.
- RBA holds official interest rate at 3.6% while warning of rising house prices and rentsby Luca Ittimani on November 4, 2025 at 4:12 am
Reserve Bank’s decision to leave cash rate on hold was widely expected and major banks predict no interest rates cut until 2026Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has left the official interest rate on hold, as it warned house prices and rents will rise in 2026 after a surprise rebound in inflation.The RBA’s monetary policy board on Tuesday kept the cash rate at 3.6%, where it has sat since August. Economists and banks overwhelmingly expected no change. Continue reading...
- Almost 120 flying foxes hospitalised after giant hail smashes Queensland colonyby Eelemarni Close-Brown on November 4, 2025 at 4:12 am
Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane’s south-west with injuries including ‘faces that were smashed and broken wings’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen a severe hailstorm hit the tiny Queensland township of Esk on the weekend, it wasn’t just people ducking for cover.Almost 120 flying foxes were injured, some critically, before being rescued by volunteers and admitted to the RSPCA wildlife hospital in Wacol, in Brisbane’s south-west. Continue reading...
Africa news
- What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Nigeriaby Pranav Baskar on November 3, 2025 at 8:00 pm
The president said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants.
- After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductionsby Pranav Baskar on November 3, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Thousands of people who witnessed atrocities have tried to escape El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region since paramilitary fighters seized that city in late October.
- Mthuthuzeli November’s ‘Pinch Me’ Moment at the Paris Opera Balletby Roslyn Sulcas on November 3, 2025 at 5:08 pm
Mthuthuzeli November was determined to get out of his impoverished home town. Now he has his work alongside George Balanchine at the Paris Opera Ballet.
- News24 | ‘It’s a terrible thing’: Trump’s sympathetic weigh-in on UK royal family’s scandal fallouton November 3, 2025 at 12:45 pm
US President Donald Trump expressed sympathy for the UK royal family following King Charles III’s decision to strip Andrew of his titles over ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- News24 | Trump plays down Venezuela invasion worries, but warns Maduro’s days are numberedon November 3, 2025 at 11:55 am
US President Donald Trump sent mixed signals about potential US intervention in Venezuela, playing down concerns of imminent war against the South American nation but saying its leader Nicolas Maduro’s days were numbered.
- News24 | Hamas returns 3 more bodies under fragile Israel truce, calls on Red Cross to help recover remainson November 3, 2025 at 6:50 am
Israel said it had received the remains of three additional captives from Hamas as part of the ongoing hostage-prisoner exchange under a US-brokered ceasefire agreement for Gaza.
- News24 | Justice minister faces complaint over his ‘great sadness for’ ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozyon November 3, 2025 at 5:50 am
Around 30 lawyers have filed a complaint against the French justice minister accusing him of “implicitly” supporting former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a prison sentence.
- News24 | One detained after 10 train passengers stabbed on UK train, ruled ‘an isolated incident’on November 3, 2025 at 5:03 am
UK police have said one person remains in life-threatening condition after the stabbing of 10 passengers on a London-bound train in eastern England, with “terrorism” ruled out, in what officials described as “an isolated incident”.
- News24 | Nigerian president hopes to meet Trump after military action threaton November 3, 2025 at 4:00 am
Nigeria’s president is hoping to meet with US counterpart Donald Trump, an aide told AFP on Sunday, after the US leader threatened to send the military into Africa’s most populous country over what he has described as a threat to Christians by jihadists.
- News24 | DRC's Goma airport to reopen for humanitarian flights - Macronon November 3, 2025 at 3:56 am
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the airport in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will reopen to humanitarian flights months after it was closed when the city was seized by the M23 armed group.
- News24 | US to limit refugees to record low 7 500, mostly white South Africanson November 3, 2025 at 3:56 am
The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday to drastically cut back the number of refugees to be accepted annually by the United States to a record low and give priority to white South Africans.
- News24 | King Charles to strip Andrew of royal titles, residenceon November 3, 2025 at 3:55 am
King Charles will strip his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said in a statement on Thursday.
SA Breaking news
- WATCH | Ignition TV at the L’Atelier Paris Concours d’Elegance Durbanon November 4, 2025 at 7:14 am
Join Ignition TV presenter Kyle Clark as he attends the 2025 edition of the L’Atelier Paris Concours d’Elegance Durban.
- Agent threatened Premier League player with a gun, media reports sayon November 4, 2025 at 7:12 am
Media reported the player, who is in his 20s but cannot legally be identified, was threatened in London.
- IndyCar driver Kyle Kirkwood extends stay with Andrettion November 4, 2025 at 6:46 am
Andretti Global announced a multi-year extension Monday with NTT IndyCar Series driver Kyle Kirkwood through “2026 and beyond".
- Brown Mogotsi survives ‘attempted hit on his life’by Shonisani Tshikalange on November 4, 2025 at 6:43 am
Brown Mogotsi, the businessman accused of involvement in purported complicity between politicians and organised crime, allegedly came under fire from gunmen on Monday night.
- Waymo to launch robotaxi operations in three new US cities next yearon November 4, 2025 at 6:36 am
Waymo said on Monday it will launch its robotaxi service in Las Vegas, San Diego and Detroit next year, marking its biggest geographic expansion.
- Samsung SDI in talks with Tesla to supply energy storage batterieson November 4, 2025 at 6:36 am
South Korea’s Samsung SDI said on Tuesday it is in talks to supply energy storage batteries to Tesla in an order Korean media said could be worth more than 3-trillion won.
- German car parts sector rushes to get China exemptions for Nexperia chip exportson November 4, 2025 at 6:35 am
Automotive suppliers were rushing for exemptions to Chinese export restrictions on Nexperia chips on Monday, hoping for a political solution to a trade stand-off that has caused alarm over possible production stoppages in the car industry.
- Family sues Tesla over alleged faulty doors in fatal crashon November 4, 2025 at 6:35 am
Tesla has been sued over a fiery Wisconsin crash that killed all five occupants in a Model S who were allegedly trapped inside because of a design flaw that prevented them from opening the sedan’s doors.
- FBI fires more agents who investigated Trump, then reverses course, sources sayon November 4, 2025 at 6:33 am
The FBI has fired four agents who worked on former special counsel Jack Smith’s team investigating US President Donald Trump, though some of the terminations were later reversed, five people familiar with the matter said.
- Security operator wanting to test G20 readiness arrested at Nasrecby TimesLIVE TimesLIVE on November 4, 2025 at 6:05 am
Authorities have arrested a Johannesburg security company manager who tried to “test” the country’s readiness to host world leaders later this month.
- City of Joburg will speed up street trader process as per court order: MMCby TimesLIVE TimesLIVE on November 4, 2025 at 5:47 am
A high court order directing the Johannesburg metro to speedily verify and register street traders within two weeks will be complied with, says MMC for public safety Mgcini Tshwaku.
- Sudan volunteers shown beaten in video were among those later killed, Red Crescent sayson November 4, 2025 at 5:15 am
A Sudan Red Crescent official said on Monday three of its volunteers shown in a video being beaten by a man in military fatigues were among those later killed, saying the incident highlighted the need for humanitarian workers to be respected.
Sport
- Sport | Wildeklawer Wrap | Paarl schools, Affies shine as big derby weekend loomson July 18, 2025 at 12:33 pm
Most of the big teams came away with expected results at the recently concluded Wildeklawer Week in Kimberley and markers have been laid for the litany of derbies that lie ahead over the next two months.
- Sport | THUNK! Glass-jawed Leinster lift hopes of SA title success in URCon May 5, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Leinster's enduring tendency to fall at business-end hurdles beefs the likelihood of the URC trophy coming to South Africa, writes Rob Houwing.
- Sport | Nine years after buying PSL status, Cape Town City stares down the trapdoor of relegationon May 5, 2025 at 4:49 pm
Cape Town City FC, once PSL disruptors and early trophy winners, are now battling relegation in a dramatic fall from grace.
- Sport | Rabada free to play after drug shock as possible 'substances of abuse' listedon May 5, 2025 at 3:58 pm
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is free to return to cricket action and is available for the Proteas when they take on Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord's in June.
- Sport | 'We have a final to save our season': Nabi and Kaizer Chiefs face defining title momenton May 5, 2025 at 3:41 pm
Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi says the Nedbank Cup final against Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium is a chance to save their dismal season and an almost decade-long drought.
- Sport | WATCH | Emotional Alexander-Arnold confirms 20 year Liverpool journey coming to an endon May 5, 2025 at 2:42 pm
Liverpool have confirmed that Trent Alexander-Arnold, a symbol of the club's modern success and one of its most beloved sons, will leave Anfield at the end of the 2024/25 season when his contract expires.
- Sport | Schweinsteiger finds his voice in Shosholoza, urges SA to never lose its football DNAon May 5, 2025 at 12:16 pm
Bastian Schweinsteiger returned to South Africa for the first time since the 2010 World Cup as part of the UEFA Champions League trophy tour, reconnecting with local fans and reflecting on the tournament's lasting impact.
- Sport | 'Sarcastic' Hamilton shows frustration at Miami GP as Ferrari struggle againon May 5, 2025 at 11:17 am
Lewis Hamilton showed his frustration with his Ferrari team's tactics at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday as the Scuderia once again struggled to compete.
- Sport | 'The true colours of Bok Sevens': Snyman elated after Blitzboks are crowned world champson May 5, 2025 at 8:39 am
Springbok Sevens coach Philip Snyman heaped praise on his players after they were crowned Sevens World Championship winners in Los Angeles.
- Sport | WRAP | Schoolboy rugby: Wildeklawer Festival - Fixtures, resultson May 5, 2025 at 6:44 am
First team schoolboy rugby fixtures and results from this week's Wildeklawer Festival in Kimberley.
- Sport | Proteas handed Lord's Test final boost by Zimbabwe as Rabada's suspension sparks concernson May 4, 2025 at 7:52 pm
The Proteas will play their neighbours Zimbabwe in a four-day Test in England a week before South Africa's date with destiny at Lord's.
- Sport | Cardoso says Sundowns must treat Mothiba 'like crystal' as league crown draws nearon May 4, 2025 at 2:34 pm
Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has described Lebogang Mothiba as a player who must be handled "like crystal" - fragile, precious, and full of promise - as the striker edges closer to a long-awaited return.
