German Chancellor Friedrich Merz cautioned citizens to prepare for significant changes as the nation confronts what he described as a critical period in its contemporary history. Speaking on Friday at a Saarbruecken event commemorating 35 years since reunification, Merz emphasized the need for Germans to unite and face challenges with renewed determination. He highlighted military strengthening as essential, asserting that Germany must relearn self-defense against what he characterized as autocratic alliances threatening the country's democratic values from external and internal sources.
Berlin has positioned itself as a major supporter of Kyiv in its conflict with Moscow, with Merz advocating for Russia's economic exhaustion. The...
Sudanese military forces have eliminated numerous foreign fighters supporting the Rapid Support Forces in the ongoing civil war, according to a statement released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Thursday. The army reported that Colombian and Ukrainian personnel, some specialized in drone and electronic warfare systems, were killed while attempting to enter El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The operation by the 6th Infantry Division caused significant casualties and equipment losses for RSF forces.
The conflict began in April 2023 between SAF chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. Sudan's transitional government has repeatedly accused foreign nations of involvement in the war. In August, Sudanese...
ASRock motherboards continue destroying AMD Ryzen 9800X3D processors despite firmware updates that manufacturers claimed resolved the problem. A Reddit user lost two replacement chips on the same ASRock X870 RS Pro WiFi board within identical timeframes of two and a half months. The owner ran BIOS version 3.25 from May, which ASRock recommended as a fix for precision boost overdrive problems, but the second processor failed anyway.
Gamers Nexus analyst Steve Burke requested both damaged processors and the motherboard for investigation after months of similar complaints remained unexplained. ASRock maintains its boards function properly with recent firmware versions, but the company's 800-series models account for most Ryzen 9800X3D...
New Zealand lost left-arm spinner Flora Devonshire to a hand laceration suffered in a training session before the Women's World Cup tournament. The 24-year-old allrounder needed two to three weeks to recover from the injury, and coach Ben Sawyer called up pace bowler Hannah Rowe as a replacement. Rowe brings 60 one-day internationals of experience to her third World Cup appearance, but she offers different skills than Devonshire.
The White Ferns face South Africa on Oct. 6 in their second match after Australia defeated them by 89 runs on Wednesday. Captain Sophie Devine scored 112 runs in the opening loss, but Annabel Sutherland and Sophie Molineux each took three wickets to secure the defending champions' victory. Rowe joins the squad...
A deputy headmaster from Tsungai High School in Gokwe appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate on fraud charges after authorities uncovered a certificate forgery scheme at Mpilo Central Hospital. Lazarus Munatsi faces allegations of stealing 26 O-Level certificates from the 2022 batch, and he remains in custody until his Oct. 3 hearing. Prosecutors claim that Munatsi gave the documents to accomplice Tonderai Mukakati, who altered one certificate belonging to Memory Moyo to read "Jonathan Mukwenha's" name. Mukwenha used the forged credentials to secure a nursing trainee position in 2023, and he worked undetected until July, when the fraud was exposed through verification.
Three other suspects face similar charges after gaining admission...
Catholic nun Eva Zhorizho collected 11 awards at the Midlands State University graduation ceremony held on Sept. 11 in Kwekwe after earning first class honors in a Bachelor of Education Dual Honours Degree in Humanities. President Emmerson Mnangagwa presented the accolades to the teacher from Visitation Makumbe High School in Domboshava, and she credited divine grace for the achievement. The Little Children of Our Blessed Lady Sisters member received recognition as the best student in the Faculty of Education, and prizes from sponsors provided full master's degree funding at MSU.
Zhorizho grew up in Chitomborwizi farming area within Makonde and Zvimba districts before attending Matoranjera Primary and secondary schools. The...
Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa will attend Peter Mutharika's inauguration on Saturday as Malawi's seventh head of state at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. Mutharika won 56.8 percent of the votes in the Sept. 16 general election to defeat outgoing President Lazarus Chakwera, and Vice President-elect Jane Ansah will take her oath alongside him. Botswana President Duma Boko, Mozambican President Daniel Chapo, and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will join other African Union leaders at the ceremony.
The Malawian government arranged public viewing sites at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe, Katoto Freedom Park in Mzuzu, and Mangochi Stadium for citizens unable to travel. Zimbabwean Ambassador Nancy Saungweme confirmed peaceful conditions before the...
Three children died after disappearing on Oct. 1 in Kuwadzana Extension, and residents discovered their bodies two days later in a parked car boot. Anenyasha Muzanangu, 1, Anopaishe Muzanangu, 4, and Raymond Mukudzeyi, 3, vanished while playing near a car park close to their homes. Residents searched the area for two days before detecting a foul odor from a vehicle that had been parked for three years.
Bynet Bunu managed the car park, and he said searchers checked inside vehicles but did not examine the boots. Parents identified the bodies after residents forced open the trunk, and authorities investigated whether the children entered the boot themselves or faced foul play. The deaths recall a similar 2024 incident in Southlea Park...
Five residents from Diki in Hwange Rural District face charges after demonstrating against the Chinese company ZhongJin Heli Energy over unauthorized water extraction from Kolepe Dam. The arrested protesters include four women and one man who objected to pipeline construction designed to divert water from the community reservoir. Ward councillor Wonder Ncube confirmed that he previously faced arrest over the same dispute, and he warned that the project threatens water supplies for 73 farmers using the Lukosi irrigation scheme.
Zimbabwe National Water Authority approved the company's water access despite community opposition, but villagers argue they constructed the dam themselves. Village Head Joseph Change acknowledged that a...
