The South African government on Tuesday announced its intent to construct new nuclear power stations.The move comes as opposition politicians warn that the country’s “preferred” nuclear partner would be Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear agency.The project, still in its infancy, has yet to receive potential bidders.The South African government announced plans…

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a resolution presented by Egypt demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, and for the release of all hostages.Just before the vote was taken during an emergency special session, the UN shot down two amendments to the resolution –…

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have voted Tuesday to support the government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, keeping alive a policy that has angered human rights groups and cost the U.K. at least $300 million, without a single flight getting off the ground.The House…

The gigantic skull of a predatory sea monster that preyed in the oceans millions of years ago has been excavated from a cliff in the United Kingdom in what scientists are saying is one of the most complete specimens of its type ever discovered.The six-foot, five inch long skull belongs to…

A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament used a fire extinguisher on Tuesday and put out a candle on a menorah that was lit for the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.All major political forces quickly denounced the incident carried out by Grzegorz Braun, and said there would be no tolerance for antisemitic…

The director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, Karen Celebertti, on Monday announced her retirement from the organization, nine days after the Nicaraguan police accused her of “conspiracy” and other crimes along with her husband and son, who are detained.”The time has come for my retirement,” Celebertti wrote on X, formerly…

A Russian aircraft traveling from Moscow with radioactive cargo was forced to return to its point of origin due to a reported mechanical failure.The UTair plane — reportedly carrying just under 42 pounds of radioactive cargo — was scheduled to travel from Vnukovo Airport in Moscow to Khanty-Mansiysk.It was forced…

Iran’s foreign minister has warned that the war in Gaza could lead to a “big explosion” of conflicts in the Middle East, with Lebanon and Yemen already “involved” and more countries poised to join. “At least every week, we receive a message from the U.S. telling us that U.S. bases in…

Chinese President Xi Jinping is hoping a trip to Vietnam will help strengthen China’s relationship with its fellow communist Asian country. Xi began his state visit to Vietnam on Tuesday, arriving at the Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi. Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong greeted…

Pope Francis warned on Monday against the “lure of corruption” in the Vatican that he says is a threat requiring constant vigilance.The pontiff offered his encouragement in a meeting with the Office of the Auditor General — the highest anti-corruption authority overseeing the Roman Curia.”Those who work at the Holy See…