Mount Kilimanjaro may be the ultimate quest. But the undisputed champ of African hiking is that big country at the bottom end of the continent – South Africa. One of the country’s greatest strengths is sheer volume. The global hiking app AllTrails lists more than 3,700 trekking...
Ukraine’s defense minister on Saturday dismissed a plan proposed by his Indonesian counterpart to end the war between Kyiv and Moscow, calling it a “strange” proposal. Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto pitched the idea at the Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore...
The story of a boat that sank on Lake Maggiore on 28 May has elements of a spy novel. Four people tragically drowned on the picturesque and popular lake south of the Swiss Alps. One was a former agent from Israel’s spy agency Mossad, two were Italian intelligence officers and...
ICC warrant for Russian president’s arrest issued in March over alleged war crimes in Ukraine South Africa has issued blanket diplomatic immunity to all leaders attending an August summit, meaning Vladimir Putin might be able to travel to Johannesburg and not fear the country acting on an...
UNRWA provides services to nearly six million Palestinian refugees but is on the verge of financial collapse, UN chief says. Donor countries have provided just $107m in new funds for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, falling significantly short of the $300m it...
