Year: 2025
News24 | Nigeria signals more strikes likely in ‘joint’ US operations
Nigeria on Friday signalled more strikes against jihadist groups were expected after a Christmas Day bombardment by US forces against militants in the north of the country, which it said was a joint operation with its military.
Continue ReadingNews24 | 2 soldiers swept away in flooded Mpumalanga river, 1 body recovered
Two SANDF soldiers were swept away by a strong river current on Christmas Day after attempting to cross a flooded bridge while conducting border patrols near the Macadamia military base in Mpumalanga.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Saturday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga; cloudy elsewhere
According to the South African Weather Service, severe thunderstorms and scattered showers may dominate South Africa’s weather.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Shook the whole town’: Nigerians surprised by US strikes
Nigerians across Sokoto state awoke to loud blasts on Thursday night, worried their village was being attacked by one of the multiple armed groups that plague northwest Nigeria.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Deadly blast hits mosque in Alawite area of Syria’s Homs, killing 6
A deadly explosion hit a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria’s Homs on Friday, said authorities who reported at least six people killed.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Deadly blast hits mosque in Alawite area of Syria’s Homs, killing 6
A deadly explosion hit a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria’s Homs on Friday, said authorities who reported at least six people killed.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump confirms Christmas Day airstrikes on IS targets in Nigeria
President Donald Trump said US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes Thursday against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria, weeks after he warned against any systemic assault on Christians in the country.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Brazil’s jailed ex-president Bolsonaro undergoes surgery
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup, went into surgery on Thursday for an inguinal hernia, his wife said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Boxing Day weather: Hot in the west, storms and flood risks elsewhere
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms and possible flooding in several parts of the country on Boxing Day, except for the western regions, which are bracing themselves for hot to very hot conditions..
Continue ReadingNews24 | Boxing Day weather: Hot in the west, storms and flood risks elsewhere
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms and possible flooding in several parts of the country on Boxing Day, except for the western regions, which are bracing themselves for hot to very hot conditions..
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