Police are investigating after a Labor Party office in east London was vandalized with graffiti. The Metropolitan Police said the Labor Party office for Chingford and Woodford Green was damaged with the message “Israel lobbies out… work 4 ounces”. Images on social media appear to show black letters spray-painted on the building’s windows, including: “British […]

Mavuso Msimang read the writing on the wall last year and now the people of South Africa have confirmed what he saw. The African National Congress (ANC) veteran resigned from the party in December after 66 years, citing endemic corruption and warning the ANC was on the verge of losing power. The party has lost

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia and China of undermining his upcoming global peace summit in Switzerland. He said Russia was trying to discourage other states from attending the event, and that China was also working on this. Speaking at an Asian security forum, he also said that “elements of Russian weaponry” are coming

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s African National Congress party will not consider any demands from potential coalition partners that President Cyril Ramaphosa resign, a top official said Sunday, as the ANC sought to present a united front after a tantalizing election result ended its 30-year majority. As South Africa moves towards a

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine imposed emergency power cuts across most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed widespread attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it had made gains in the eastern province of Donetsk. The shutdowns took place in all but three regions of Ukraine following Saturday’s drone and missile attack

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday declared his candidacy for the upcoming elections for the office he held between 2005 and 2013, Iranian media reported. Ahmadinejad’s controversial presidency was known for his anti-Israel and anti-Semitic statements. He was accused of denying the Holocaust and calling for the destruction of Israel. He has recently attracted

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted again Sunday, spewing thick, gray ash 7,000 meters (16,000 feet) into the air, officials said. The volcano, located on an island in the eastern province of North Moluccas, erupted for more than six minutes, said Muhammad Wafid, head of Indonesia’s Geology Bureau. You could see a column

A firefighter has died in Germany during a rescue operation to help people trapped in floods that have hit parts of the south of the country. The firefighter was in a rubber boat with three other rescuers in the town of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria late Saturday evening when the ship capsized. His body was found

Mexico is on the brink of a historic change as predictions indicate the first woman will be elected president in Sunday’s elections, the largest in the country’s history. Polls show that government candidate Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling left-wing Morena party is the favorite and likely to win more votes than the opposition candidate Xochitl

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Sunday as a possible candidate for presidential electionsin an attempt to regain the country’s top political position after a helicopter crash killed the country’s president. The registration of the populist former leader puts pressure on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. During his term