A dramatically weakened mandate for the legacy party of Nelson Mandela, down from the 57.5% it got in the 2019 parliamentary election, means the African National Congress must share power with a rival to keep it, an unprecedented prospect.
ANC booth, June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius - Explainer
Some say the result could lead to Cyril Ramaphosa's ouster.
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The prospect of South Africa's first coalition government of the post-apartheid era is likely to keep markets jittery for months, but the weakened ANC party could soothe some nerves by seeking a deal with the pro-business Democratic Alliance, investors say.
Boeing, whose commercial plane operations are in disarray, badly needs a win in space for its Starliner venture, a program several years behind schedule with more than $1.5 billion in cost overruns.
June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper - Business
Safety and quality problems exposed at Boeing following a door plug blowout earlier this year risk shaking travellers' confidence in flying, a top executive at rival Airbus said.
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Fitch Ratings lowered its 2024 forecasts for Boeing's aircraft delivery and free cash flow on Friday as the planemaker grapples with investigations and slumping production of its strongest-selling jet.
Biden's support among voters without a four-year degree is down 10 percentage points compared to this point in the 2020 campaign, an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos polls shows.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden - World
Trump repeated his complaint that the trial was a "rigged" attempt to hobble his White House bid.
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Some called for attacks on jurors, the execution of the judge or outright civil war and armed insurrection after Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime.
Talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar and others to arrange a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly stalled, with each side blaming the other for the lack of progress.
May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa - World
Israel said on Saturday there would be no formal end to the Gaza war as long as Hamas retains power, raising questions of timing and interpretation over a truce offer advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden and provisionally welcomed by the Palestinian faction.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out a three-phase ceasefire proposal from Israel to Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to end the war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands and caused a humanitarian crisis.
Most exit polls projected the ruling National Democratic Alliance could win a two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament, which would allow the government to usher in far-reaching amendments in the constitution.
Firozpur district, Punjab. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - World
The coalition could win 55 to 64 seats in five southern states, nearly double what it won in 2019.
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Vishal Aheer and his team trudged up treacherous Himalayan mountain paths and across rickety bridges for seven hours to make sure that just 185 Indian villagers could vote in what has been a mammoth election.
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The festival in the English countryside celebrates its 90th anniversary this year and has a global reputation among opera lovers.
