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UK restricts DR Congo visas

LONDON - The UK has imposed visa restrictions for people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo after it failed to step up...

Putin bombards Kyiv

RUSSIA – Vladimir Putin unleashed savage overnight strikes on Kyiv, hammering residential tower blocks and energy infrastructure just hours before Volodymyr Zelenskyy is...

Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow

MOSCOW - A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, officials have said.Russia’s Investigative Committee said Lt Gen Fanil...

That sinkhole feeling

LONDON - A major incident has been declared after a huge sinkhole opened up beneath a canal in Shropshire. Crews battled through ‘unstable ground...

Imran Khan, wife given further jail terms

PAKISTAN - Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to another 17 years in jail following a corruption case involving...

Royal ‘sex drug stash’

LONDON - With a dash of his characteristic bluster and arrogance, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor famously shrugged off the party he hosted at Sandringham Estate...

Australia under fire

AUSTRALIA - Heavily-armed tactical officers dressed in camouflage were seen arresting a group of males in southwest Sydney, as part of a dramatic...

They died heroes

AUSTRALIA - A married couple have been identified as the heroes who died side-by-side while trying to stop one of the Bondi Beach...

Prepare for war

LONDON - Russia could attack a NATO country within the next five years, the Western military alliance’s chief has said in a stark...

New plot to oust Starmer

LONDON - Labour rebels plotting to topple Sir Keir Starmer say they are on the brink of a major breakthrough.Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham...

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Police seize 58 illegal firearms, 509 rounds of ammunition

MBABANE – The Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) seized 58 illegal firearms and 509 live rounds of ammunition during the period between October...

Home Affairs official in ‘Cat’ Matlala ID saga guilty

MBABANE - The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has found a Home Affairs official guilty of illegally issuing an Eswatini ID to alleged South...

Umhlanga boosts tourism revenue to E1 billion

LUDZIDZINI – Umhlanga has boosted tourism, with international visitor numbers rising and tourism revenue reaching E1 billion, according to Minister Jane Simelane. The...

Join hands, protect King – Phakel’umthakathi urges Swati men

LUDZIDZINI – Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, widely known as Phakel’umthakathi, has called upon men in Eswatini to join hands in protecting the King and the...

Bed, pillows and booze in traffic circle land seven in court

MBABANE – Loud music, a bed, pillows and bottles of alcohol in the middle of a traffic circle landed seven friends in court....