Sunday World News Updates

NIAMEY: Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday, in the latest challenge to military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani as his government struggles to contain a jihadist insurgency. The attack highlighted tensions within Niger’s armed forces,… Read more »

Six people are dead after a passenger ship capsized off Kyrenia, Cyprus, on Sunday afternoon shortly after departing from the city’s port, according to media reports. The vessel, identified as the Express and operated by Filo Jet, was carrying 279 people when it capsized about 4.8km off Kyrenia, according to… Read more »

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuy issued a rare condemnation of settler violence in the West Bank on Saturday, calling attacks in the Palestinian villages of Qusra and Jalud “criminal” and urging authorities to arrest those responsible. “I strongly condemn the criminal acts of violence committed in the villages of Qusra… Read more »

A shooting at a rave party in Aarau in northern Switzerland on Sunday has killed one person and injured five others, some seriously, police said. The unidentified perpetrator remained at large. “Possible motives and the exact circumstances of the crime remain unclear,” Aargau cantonal police said in a post on… Read more »

TRIPOLI: Representatives of Libya’s rival political parties signed an agreement today on holding long-delayed national elections within two years to resolve contentious issues over electoral laws and reform the national elections body. • The political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict in Libya has been stalled since… Read more »

Gauteng police have arrested a suspect after uncovering a large cache of explosives during an intelligence-driven operation in Hazelpark, Germiston, on Saturday. Authorities were alerted to an address where explosives were allegedly being stored. Working with Crime Intelligence, officers searched the property and discovered explosive material concealed in a back… Read more »

Venezuela’s energy agreement ‌with the ‌United States ‌would remain in ‌force for 25 years, target an increase in ‌crude output to 1.5 million barrels a day and ​preserve the country’s sovereignty over its natural resources, Venezuela’s Interim President ​Delcy Rodriguez ‌says. In a late-night address on Saturday, Rodriguez hailed the… Read more »

Police in Mpumalanga have launched a murder investigation after six bodies, believed to be those of suspected illegal miners, were discovered in the Mashobote area of the Ngodwana Policing Precinct on Saturday morning. At around 11am, police received a call from a community member who reported seeing human bodies on… Read more »

Regional airline Airlink has issued a statement after a low-altitude flyby of one of its aircraft over Cape Town’s DHL Stadium, which drew attention from residents and spectators in the area. According to Airlink, the flyby was conducted as part of a planned demonstration, coordinated with aviation authorities and stadium… Read more »

Authorities have arrested a 27-year-old Botswana citizen after he was allegedly caught crossing into South Africa with a live pangolin, a species classified as a Specially Protected Wild Animal, the South African Police Service said on X over the weekend. Police said South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members were conducting… Read more »