Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after his ruling right-wing bloc was narrowly defeated by the centre-left opposition in the country’s general election. He made the announcement in a post on X on Thursday afternoon, after preliminary votes from Sunday’s election showed about 50,000 votes separated the two blocs in the country of about
In return, Mexico has agreed to lend another priceless document, the Codex Boturini, to France for display there. The pictograms in the Codex Boturini narrate the story of the migration of the Aztecs, also known as Mexica, from their ancestral homeland to the shores of Lake Texcoco, where they built Tenochtitlán. The temporary exchange of
President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that “no stone will be left unturned” in finding those behind the killings, which he said were “causing fear and uncertainty in our communities”. Among the victims was 38-year-old Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, who disappeared last week after leaving her home for an afternoon run. Her body was found three days
A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles has been given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games. The course on the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton, Queensland, has passed an independent technical assessment into its suitability. The assessment did not consider the crocodiles but
The EU has announced plans to restrict social media access for under-16s across its member states, in a bid to increase wellbeing and tackle online safety. Under the plans, there would be a gradual approach to children using social media which would include banning under 13s from accessing platforms. Those aged 13 to 15 would
Georgetown University law student Tice, who had served as a US Marines captain, was last seen in a video – blindfolded and in apparent distress – posted more than a month after his capture. As the regime fell 12 years later, tens of thousands of people emerged from the administration’s prisons. Tice was not one
