Sunday World News Updates

Fighter aircraft carried out at least five strikes on the Al-Uqaydat gold mine near the Al-Ansari trading market in Sudan’s River Nile state on Saturday, October 10, according to artisanal miner Mirghani Malik. Malik said that at least 20 injured workers were taken to the market for emergency treatment, while… Read more »

At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died and more than 116 are missing after a boat carrying about 350 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the International Organisation for Migration said on Sunday. The boat capsized near Guhere, north of Obock — a port town in… Read more »

An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Anthropic submitted a false homicide tip through a Philadelphia police website, the AI company recently disclosed. This was among a series of incidents the AI company said involved Claude models’ unauthorised manipulation of some government websites. It is the first known instance of… Read more »

A Ugandan national has been arrested after Durban Metro Police allegedly uncovered R1.6 million in counterfeit cash during a raid on an upmarket flat in Umhlanga Ridge. The suspect is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday, October 12. The operation, conducted on Friday, October 9, was… Read more »

A reported carjacking in Klerksdorp has taken an unexpected turn after police uncovered alleged inconsistencies in the complainant’s account and linked the vehicle to the theft of more than 90 gas bottles in Leeudoringstad. On Sunday, October 11, the South African Police Service said a man reported a hijacking case… Read more »

Police have arrested a 36-year-old alleged pastor who was being sought in connection with the murder of a four-month-old baby and the alleged rape of the child’s 43-year-old mother. The suspect was taken into custody on Saturday, October 10, after an investigation involving detectives and Crime Intelligence officers. The South… Read more »

Rabat: Morocco’s efforts to curb irregular migration had produced “concrete results” but the cooperation model with Spain had reached its limits amid recurring crises, King Mohammed VI says. At least 70 000 people crossed from Morocco into the enclave of Ceuta in July. Most have returned but thousands, including minors,… Read more »

DAKAR: Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s forces suffered a major battlefield loss in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-September when enemy forces ambushed them, killing and wounding at least 20 people, including a popular former UFC fighter, sources close to the government and his company said. The frontline clash shows… Read more »

Eritrea asked the UN Security Council to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia, saying Addis Ababa’s accusations of an invasion by Eritrean forces amounted to a “declaration of war”. The incursion by Eritrean troops, which Asmara has denied, has raised fears of a return to all-out war along Ethiopia’s northern border… Read more »

Six people were killed in two separate shooting incidents in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday, October 10, with police investigating the deaths of three women allegedly shot by an off-duty police officer in KwaMsane while launching a manhunt for a suspect linked to a triple murder in Eshowe. In the first incident,… Read more »