Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.

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The United States said on Thursday it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture his ...

A new K-pop boy bandmade their global debut on Friday with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that includes a song about the consequences of escaping one of the world's most ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he would not take orders over tariffs from a foreigner, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, and later called the United States' ...

US President Donald Trump's administration will ask a court to allow the release of grand jury testimony in the case of deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after some of his supporters ...

There are many factors in why South Africa and New Zealand will contest the World Rugby U20 Championship final in Rovigo on Saturday, but the introduction of an age-group Rugby Championship is the ...

Concern has erupted among Johannesburg residents after a council agenda suggested that several public open spaces – including Marks Park and surrounding greenbelt areas – could be up for sale or ...

Michelle Ambraal, a 12-year-old with learning challenges, was found murdered in a field in Bethelsdorp. It was the fourth murder of a schoolgirl in Nelson Mandela Bay in recent weeks.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment have both washed their hands, so to speak, of a dead whale stranded in Schoenmakerskop, Gqeberha, as civil ...

What is required is urgent firefighting, not another long-running commission to replicate that which doubtless is already available.

High-level accusations have been made about a drug cartel in Gauteng that includes corrupt state officials, which is bringing in drugs from South America. Daily Maverick can reveal recent attempts to ...