Anti-immigrant activist Ngizwe Mchunu was found guilty of hate speech against LGBTQ+ people and ordered to pay a R250,000 fine by the Johannesburg High Court.
South African factory workers protested against the dismissal of foreign employees, arguing that their skills are vital for protecting local jobs.
Lithuania has reopened its border with Belarus but thousands of trucks are still stuck on the other side, the foreign ministry in Vilnius said, accusing Minsk of "blackmail" over millions of euros in stranded goods. It accused the government in Minsk -- a close ally of Russia -- of "coercion and blackmail".
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Friday the region was increasingly "vulnerable" to shocks like US tariffs and is lagging behind in areas that will drive growth such as AI. The continent must urgently speed up its integration and overhaul a model of export-led growth that has faltered amid mounting geopolitical turmoil, she said in a speech to a banking conference.
A breach, a blockade, and a blaze: tumultuous UN climate talks head into their final day Friday in the Brazilian Amazon, with countries still sharply split over fossil fuels.
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