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SOUTH AFRICA

A house is seen bordering the SA Lithium's mine in Magog, South Africa, on June 12.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 5, 2026
Lithium mining for green power triggers eco-outcry from South African farmers
Thousands of angry farmers fear losing productive land to open-pit mines.
A farmworker works in the vineyards on a farm close to the town of Robertson, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, on July 9.
WORLD
Jul 26, 2026
South Africa¡¯s migrant exodus leaves employers short-handed
Fringe anti-foreigner groups had set June 30 as an unofficial deadline for undocumented migrants to go home, triggering an exodus.
A drone view shows the cooling towers of the defunct Orlando Power Station, in Soweto, South Africa, on May 12, 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa this month hailed the growth of data centers as essential for the country's security and its businesses.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jul 23, 2026
South Africa¡¯s data center ¡®gold rush¡¯ risks resource crunch
South Africa boasts advanced digital infrastructure, including connections with international sub-sea cables, helping to make it home to 70% of the continent¡¯s data centers.
A supporter of the March and March movement, one of the main anti-immigrant organizations in South Africa, intimidates a passerby during a protest in Johannesburg on April 29.
WORLD / Society
Jul 22, 2026
South Africa¡¯s anti-migrant unrest led over 160,000 to flee
The country has seen weeks of nationwide protests, several degenerating into violence that has claimed the lives of at least four migrants.
Protesters gesture at suspected migrants while marching during a demonstration by the "March and March" and Operation Dudula movements marking an unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa, in Johannesburg on June 30.
WORLD
Jul 6, 2026
Anti-migrant protests draw thousands across South Africa
The demonstrations held in several cities were called to demand that all undocumented foreigners leave the country.
Members of the South African Police Service monitor the crowd during a demonstration by the "March and March" movement marking an unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for foreign nationals who entered the country illegally to leave, in Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jul 1, 2026
Antimigrant protests draw thousands across South Africa
The protests have stoked fears of xenophobic violence on a scale that erupted in South Africa in 2008, when 62 people were killed in a wave of attacks.
Protesters are seen during a march against undocumented migrants in Soweto, South Africa, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2026
South African police on high alert before antimigrant protests
The demonstrations set to take place are the culmination of weeks of protests that have displaced thousands of mainly African expatriates.
Canada's Stephen Eustaquio (second from left) celebrates with his teammates after scoring against South Africa during a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Inglewood, California, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2026
Stephen Eustaquio scores dramatic goal in stoppage time as Canada reaches last 16
Canada will ?next face either the Netherlands or Morocco on July 4 in Houston for a place in the quarterfinals.
A ship lays undersea fiber-optic cable off a beach near Bilbao, Spain, linking Europe and the U.S.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 24, 2026
Japan lays the groundwork for submarine cable resilience
Fiber-optic cables carry nearly all the world¡¯s data between continents.
Mexico's Raul Jimenez celebrates after his goal against South Africa during their Group A match at the World Cup in Mexico City on Thursday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 12, 2026
Mexico beats South Africa to kick off 2026 World Cup
The match fired the starting gun for the World Cup, yet the scrappy encounter will likely be remembered not for its thrilling soccer, but for its flurry of dismissals.
An employee examines a solar panel at a factory in Cape Town.
WORLD
Jun 5, 2026
Green jobs can¡¯t fix South African unemployment, experts say
Nearly one-in-three South Africans are unemployed, according to the latest government figures, and the numbers are rising.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving at the White House on Marine One in Washington on May 15.
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2026
Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans
A signed presidential determination said white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity face an emergency situation ?due to the ¡°incitement ?of racially motivated violence.¡±
Many of the abandoned high-rises in the city center have been appropriated by armed gangs who extract rent from squatters.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 25, 2026
Africa¡¯s business capital is on the brink of financial collapse
Water and power outages are frequent in Johannesburg, and many of the abandoned high-rises in the city center have been appropriated by armed gangs who extract rent from squatters.
Cooling towers at the Eskom Holdings SOC Kendal coal-fired power plant in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Japan plans to provide a yen-denominated energy loan to South Africa.
JAPAN
May 7, 2026
Japan offers energy loan and ammonia technology to South Africa
The loan would be used by South Africa to extend its own energy transition aims, Japanese diplomatic officials said.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (center), flanked by world leaders and attendees of the Global Progressive Mobilization forum, in Barcelona on Friday
WORLD / Politics
Apr 20, 2026
Global leftists rally in Spain hoping to spark resurgence against far right
Spearheaded by Spain¡¯s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, a critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, the summit was buoyed by hopes that the far-right surge may have peaked.
A gas flare at the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in the Ibeju Lekki district of Lagos on March 2. The 650,000 barrel-a-day plant has been ramping up to full capacity since starting operations in 2024.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2026
African economies vulnerable as Gulf conflict chokes flow of fuel shipments
The squeeze is exposing how refinery closures and underinvestment have left much of the continent dependent on a single trade route.
Naomi and Danny Saphire with their children and dogs at their new home in Plettenberg Bay after returning from the U.S., in the Western Cape, South Africa, on March 7
WORLD
Mar 11, 2026
While Trump says white South Africans are persecuted, some return for a better life
Thousands of white South Africans have returned to the country, for reasons including being closer to family, lower living costs and political turmoil abroad.
Thai police officers stand guard in front of the country's Supreme Court in Bangkok in June 13.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2026
Thailand seeks arrest of foreigner accused of $30 million cross-border fraud
A Thai court issued arrest warrants for a foreign businessman and his wife accused of investment fraud and money laundering dating back to 2016.
South Africa rugby union head coach Rassie Erasmus in Cardiff, Wales, on Nov. 29
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Mar 3, 2026
Springboks to experiment less in 2026 as fine-tuning for World Cup begins
South Africa has 13 tests in 2026 and one noncap international against the Barbarians in what is another busy year.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House in May last year.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2026
U.S. aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees
The figure is far above U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s stated cap of 7,500 total refugees from around the world in fiscal year 2026.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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