President Vladimir Putin on Monday stood in the driver’s cabin of a train for the official opening of a railway bridge that links annexed Crimea to southern Russia, with the launch drawing sharp criticism from Ukraine and the EU. During his ride from Kerch in Crimea in a shortened three-carriage train, Putin also spent time […]

At least two migrants drowned early Monday after their boat capsized on the Danube river while they were trying to cross from Serbia to Croatia, police said, adding that the search for others was ongoing. The Danube river is a common crossing point for migrants who are trying to enter EU member state Croatia from […]

Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death over journalist Jamal Khashoggi murder by a 15-man hit squad at the kingdom’s consulate in October last year. Turkish officials said that Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and prominent critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was strangled and dismembered. His remains are yet to be […]

Turkey on Monday criticised a Saudi court verdict over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying it stopped well short of delivering justice and shedding light on the killing. The decision announced by the Saudi court “is far from meeting the expectations of both our country and the international community to shed light on […]

Nearly half of companies in South Africa had no taxable income in 2017 while a quarter recorded a taxable loss, the South African Revenue Service said on Monday, based on its latest 2017 and 18 data, highlighting the impact of weak economic growth. The revenue service said based on its 2017 data, 48.3 per cent […]