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4 arrested after world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot dead, woman injured in South Africa

South African police said Monday they arrested four people in connection with the murder of two-time boxing world champion Zolani Tete, who was gunned down last week. Tete, 38, was attacked on Friday evening as he returned to his home in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape province. A 27-year-old woman who was with him in […]

U.S., South Korea cut short their joint military drills at Trump’s direction

The South Korean and U.S. militaries have agreed to shorten their drills at the United States’ request, officials for both nations acknowledged Wednesday, days after President Trump ordered cuts to the exercises. The allies’ summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises began Monday morning for an 11-day run, just after Mr. Trump ordered they be scaled back. […]

USS Benfold, Navy destroyer, went days without power in the South China Sea

The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold spent four days without power last month after a problem with its engineering, according to a spokesperson for the Navy’s 7th Fleet.  Commander Matthew Comer, the spokesperson, said there were no injuries to the crew.  The loss of power impacted plumbing, meals, toilets and air conditioning aboard the ship. The […]

Trump orders scale-back of military exercises with South Korea after refusal to help with Iran’s denuclearization

President Trump announced Sunday that he has ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, saying that the country recently declined to join the U.S. effort to denuclearize Iran. Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that the exercises are costly and they “send a signal that is totally inappropriate […]

South China evacuates over 340,000 and cancels flights as region braces for Typhoon Noul

Typhoon Noul is bringing winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in the province of Guangdong with the region on high alert and at least dozens of flights canceled. Hong Kong’s Observatory said Noul, which had intensified with maximum sustained […]

South African soccer player who competed in the World Cup dies at 25

South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the 2026 World Cup, has died. He was 25. His death was confirmed by Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s minister of sport, arts and culture, in a statement on Saturday. “It is with profound shock and a heavy heart that I have learnt of the passing of Jayden […]