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The speaker of parliament, Andreas Norlén. Photo: Magnus Hjalmarson Neideman/SvD/TT UPDATED: Sweden’s search for a new government – four months after the election – is approaching the finishing line. But does that mean a new prime minister or a snap election? Incumbent prime minister Stefan Löfven of the centre-left Social Democrats and Ulf Kristersson of […]

The shutdown – now in its 19th day — could also cost the U.S. government more than a billion dollars in lost productivity for 350,000 workers who are forced to stay home. | Alex Wong/Getty Images   As federal workers face the prospect of missed paychecks during the partial government shutdown, their financial reality is […]

HO / PRU / AFP | A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament’s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May as she speaks during the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London on January 9, 2019. The British government was defeated in parliament on Wednesday […]

File Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP Eight police officers were injured after celebrations to mark Lazio’s 119th anniversary in the centre of Rome turned violent. The skirmishes took place at Piazza della Liberta in the centre of the Italian capital where up to 2,500 Lazio fans gathered late Tuesday at the site of the club’s foundation, police told […]

We may not have flying cars yet, but Hyundai has finally built one that can… walk? Resembling something from a Transformers film, the vehicles are designed to navigate difficult terrain by blending electric car and robotic tech. Developed to help first responders in the wake of natural disasters, the Hyundai Elevate can do pretty much […]

Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office [Carlos Barria/Reuters] US President Donald Trump made a case for a wall on the border with Mexico in a televised address on Tuesday, saying the situation is a “humanitarian crisis – a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul”. The address […]

Vice President Mike Pence avoided direct answers to questions from ABC and others about repeated misstatements from the president and others that overstate the national security threat at the border. | Alex Wong/Getty Images   Vice President Mike Pence claimed Tuesday that Americans are not “as concerned about the political debate” surrounding President Donald Trump’s […]

Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, following the US’s announcement to pull troops out of Syria. (File photo: AFP) Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, a spokesman said Tuesday, moving into an area once held by US-backed Kurdish forces. Russian forces are acting […]

AA Photo U.S. President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton’s remarks regarding the PKK’s Syrian offshoot People’s Protection Units (YPG) are unacceptable, and Turkey cannot accept the U.S.’ condition of protecting YPG terrorists, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday. Speaking at the Justice and Development (AK Party) Party’s parliamentary group meeting, Erdoğan reiterated Turkey’s […]

A Somali underworld figure and cigarette supplier has been gunned down outside an Epping wholesaler and robbed of R500 000 in cash. Picture: Daily Voice Cape Town – A Somali underworld figure and cigarette supplier has been gunned down outside an Epping wholesaler and robbed of R500 000 in cash. The 36-year-old businessman from Bellville […]