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€11.5 Billion EU-South Africa deal targets green hydrogen, E-batteries, and jobs
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed a €11.5 billion (R230 billion) investment package from the European Union, calling it a major step towards building South Africa’s future economy and strengthening ties with Europe. NATIONAL NEWS - President...

Joint Libyan delegation heads to Europe to boost border-control cooperation
A joint Libyan delegation comprising officials from both Tripoli and Benghazi is set to visit Europe from October 14 to 16 for a series of technical meetings with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the European Commission’s...

How to watch Spain vs Georgia: Live streams as European champions pursue a World Cup 2026 place
Watch Spain vs Georgia as the European champions look to continue a flawless start to World Cup 2026 qualifying, with all the details on TV and streaming information for viewers anywhere in the world. Luis de la Fuente and Spain hold all the cards...

PM Orbán to launch petition against “Brussels’ war plans”
“Today we are launching a petition against Brussels’ war plans,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a Facebook post on Saturday morning. “We are facing a heated autumn. Europe is drifting ever faster towards war,” the Prime Minister wrote....

OpenAI’s Africa Lead, Bank Of America Boss, Others To Headline UNILAG International Week
3 The Africa Lead at OpenAI, one of the world’s foremost artificial intelligence research and deployment companies, and owner of the famous ChatGPT, Emmanuel Lubanzadio; the Managing Director and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at the Bank of America,...

Favorite for This Month’s Dutch Elections, Rightwing Firebrand Geert Wilders Suspends Campaign Events Over Threats of Drone Attacks by Islamic Terrorists
Geert Wilders (Photo by Wiki Media) Islamic terror targeting right-wingers. With the old continent flooded with unchecked mass migration, we’ve seen a fraying of the social fabric of the European nations, the spike in violence and rape numbers,...

Hungary Begins Collecting Signatures Against Brussels' Military Plans – Orban
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Hungary has begun collecting signatures against the European Union’s military plans, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday. Sputnik News South Africa Today – World News

Welcome to the Maldives of Europe: This hidden gem has white-sand beaches, turquoise waters and bargain prices. Our travel expert reveals exactly what you need to book
'You look like a movie star ... I'm not sure which one,' the charming hotel receptionist says, while examining my passport at check-in. I definitely don't, but if this is the famous Albanian hospitality I've heard about, I'm all for it. We're...

“This Changes Europe’s Military Balance”: Germany Just Approved an $8 Billion Plan for New War Jets and Weapons (and Rivals Are Watching Closely)
IN A NUTSHELL ✈️ Germany approves $8 billion defense procurement plan, including new combat jets. 💼 The plan includes tranche-five Eurofighters with advanced radar technology for electronic warfare. 🚢 The navy will receive new medium-range boats...

Serbia 0-1 Albania LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup Europe Qualifiers: Manaj Gives Red And Blacks First-Half Lead
Albania's Myrto Uzuni, left, is challenged by Serbia's Andrija Zivkovic during the World Cup Group K qualifying soccer match between Serbia and Albania, at the Dubocica Stadium in Leskovac, Serbia, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. | Photo: AP/Darko...

Polish opposition hold protest against EU migration and trade policies
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Opoku-Agyemang Calls for EU Partnership on Cocoa Industrialization
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged the European Union to partner with Ghana in transforming raw cocoa production into value-added manufacturing that empowers farmers and creates jobs, speaking Friday at the EU Sustainable...

Europe Must Become a Strategic Actor in Its Own Right
In recent weeks, unidentified drones violated European Union airspace, prompting an emergency meeting of European leaders, hosted by Denmark. In fact, such incursions have proliferated over the last three months, with at least ten countries, from...

Poland says it will be exempted from EU migrant relocations
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Scotland’s parliament cares more about stolen dogs than lost lives
There are moments when the Scottish parliament, notionally established to provide for “Scottish solutions to Scottish problems”, seems wildly out of touch with the land it notionally exists to serve. The story of devolution is in some senses a...

Gerkenberg & Covida plan to take over bankrupt Triamant Bree site
Bree (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The Gerkenberg Welfare Campus and Covida plan to acquire the bankrupt Triamant Bree site with 148 apartments and a recovery centre, aiming to reopen by 2027. As VRT News reported, the Gerkenberg Welfare Campus,...

Motivations behind Europe’s political shifts toward Gaza genocide
In recent months, Europe has witnessed significant and positive shifts toward a more just stance on the Palestinian cause. This has included growing condemnation of the Israeli massacres, acts of genocide, and ethnic cleansing carried out...

Hungary starts collecting signatures for petition against Brussels' military plans — Orban
BUDAPEST, October 11. /TASS/. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced the collection of signatures in the country against the military plans of EU leaders. "Europe is rapidly approaching war. A few weeks ago, Brussels' military plan...

US court convicts retired Air Force officer of leaking classified data on Russia's war on dating site
Photo: US Department of Justice A retired US Army officer who worked for the Air Force has been sentenced for leaking classified information about Russia's war against Ukraine to a person who posed as a Ukrainian woman on a dating website. Source:...

Plan ahead! 17 swish European villas for your 2026 holiday
Do you know yet where you’ll be sunning yourself in summer 2026? For a growing number of Britons the answer is a villa in the Med. Travel companies including Simpson Travel and SPL Villas report that the traditional post-Christmas booking peak for...