World, Ukraine Crisis

Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent backs stronger sanctions on Russia; UK’s Starmer signs 100-year pact with Kyiv

by: Reuters

World, Ukraine Crisis

Zelensky calls for Europe-US security guarantees; Putin ‘ready to compromise with Trump’ on war in Kyiv

by: Reuters

World, Ukraine Crisis

Moscow's attacks on Dnipropetrovsk region kill two, wound 19; Kyiv battles 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk

by: Reuters

World, Ukraine Crisis

US cracks down on Russian sanctions-dodging; Zelensky warns West of Russia's grip on ex-Soviet republics

by: Reuters

World, Ukraine Crisis

North Korea’s foreign minister visits Russia; Moscow test-fires missiles to simulate ‘massive’ response to nuclear attack

by: Reuters

South Africa

South Africa has much to learn from Finland's example of building social cohesion

by: Nicola Bergsteedt and Daryl Swanepoel

South Africa, World, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Behind the Ice Curtain: Antarctic Treaty talks conceal looming bird flu catastrophe

by: Tiara Walters

South Africa, World, Op-eds

Critical lessons for SA from Singapore on managing social cohesion in diverse communities

by: Daryl Swanepoel

Elections, Op-eds

Coalition building is no easy task, South Africa should look carefully at success stories like Finland

by: Daryl Swanepoel

World, Maverick News

Turkey approves Sweden’s Nato entry, leaving Hungary as the holdout

by: Bloomberg

World, Maverick Life, Culture

Finnish and klaar: Finland’s capital Helsinki has the final word in poetic finesse

by: Tiara Walters

World, Ukraine Crisis

Kyiv and Baltic states to ditch OSCE Summit; Finland shuts border with Russia after migrant surge

by: Bloomberg