Riots

SINGAPORE — A 68-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday (July 23) for alleged offences under the Air Navigation Act, following a drone sighting in the vicinity of the police’s Special Operations Command base at Queensway. In a statement on Thursday night, the police said that they had…

Authorities failed to deal with lethal unrest triggered by former president Jacob Zuma's imprisonment Communities forced to protect themselves, with residents putting up barricades and patrolling their own neighbourhoods 'Contradictions by different ministers show a government in chaos' - Shenilla Mohamed The week-long looting spree and violent destruction of private…

PARALIMNI, Cyprus—The government of ethnically split Cyprus lodged formal protests with the United Nations and the European Union on Tuesday over a decision by Turkey and breakaway Turkish Cypriots to reopen a residential section of an abandoned, military-controlled suburb. Calling the move a veiled bid to acquire more territory that…

NICOSIA—Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on Tuesday a partial reopening of an abandoned town for potential resettlement, drawing a strong rebuke from rival Greek Cypriots of orchestrating a land grab by stealth. Varosha, an eerie collection of derelict high-rise hotels and residences in a military zone nobody has been allowed to…

As South Africa slowly comes to terms with the widespread looting of the past week, there have been many explanations for why this has happened and who is behind it, with fingers pointing in every direction. Some have attributed it to Zulu or ‘ethnic mobilisation’ and an ‘attempted insurrection’. However,…

Transcript of remarks by CE at media session before ExCo (with video) *********************************************************************      Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at a media session before the Executive Council meeting today (July 20): Reporter: Just to follow up on the oath-taking process that…

A Florida man who breached the US Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has been sentenced to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol riots. Paul Allard Hodgkins apologised and said he was ashamed of his actions on January 6. Speaking calmly…

July 17, 2021 | 9:11am | Updated July 17, 2021 | 10:19am Patriots defensive tackle Byron Cowart won’t be rolling out the red carpet when Tom Brady makes his much-anticipated return to New England in October. “We ain’t welcoming him, we just got to play him. There ain’t going to…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the burning warehouse after violence erupted following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward LONDON (Reuters) - The unrest that has ripped through South Africa in the past week will force…

In the midst of the looting and violence that gripped parts of South Africa over the past week, concerns around food security were front of mind for many – particularly those in KZN and Gauteng. Below Wandile Sihlobo discusses the issues around food security, which has more to it than…