Exclusive: South Africa faces power cuts as Eskom units down – internal report
Fifteen units are down at nine South African power stations, taking over 6,000 megawatts or 13 percent of Eskom’s output off the national grid, an internal document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
Yemen’s Houthis ready to halt Red Sea attacks: official
Yemen’s Houthi group said on Tuesday it is ready to unilaterally halt attacks in the Red Sea to support peace efforts, days after Saudi Arabia suspended oil exports through a strategic Red Sea channel following an attack on crude tankers last week.
Islamic State issues video of purported Tajik attackers
Islamic State sought to bolster its claim of responsibility for an attack which killed four Western tourists in Tajikistan, releasing a video on Tuesday purportedly showing attackers pledging allegiance to the militant group.
Vietnam graft crackdown claims first military scalp with ‘Little Baldy’
A Vietnamese military court on Tuesday sentenced the first military official to go on trial in the communist-ruled country’s ongoing crackdown against corruption to 12 years in jail.
Iranian interior minister says Trump not trustworthy for talks: Fars news
Iran does not trust the United States as a negotiating partner, the interior minister in Tehran said on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump offered to meet his Iranian counterpart for talks without preconditions.
Afghanistan plans to hold presidential election on April 20 next year: source
Afghanistan will hold its next presidential election on April 20 next year, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
Once oil wealthy, Venezuela’s largest state struggles to keep the lights on
Across Maracaibo, the capital of Venezuela’s largest state, residents unplug refrigerators to guard against power surges. Many only buy food they will consume the same day. Others regularly sleep outside.
Zimbabwe observer group concerned about independence of electoral agency
A Zimbabwean election observer group said on Tuesday there were concerns about the independence of the country’s election commission in the run-up to the July 30 vote but noted the election was handled better than in previous years.
Islamic State claims southern Philippine blast that killed 11
A bomb exploded in a van in the restive southern Philippines on Tuesday, killing 11 people at a military checkpoint in what militant group Islamic State called a suicide attack for which it claimed responsibility.
How do you sleep at night? After fire, Greek opposition seeks resignations
Greece’s conservative opposition on Tuesday demanded the heads of the emergency services resign following a blaze that killed more than 90 people, decrying their “pathetic” leadership during one of the country’s worst natural disasters.
