A minister in South Africa has been ordered to go on "special leave" for two months for violating lockdown rules.
Images of communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams having lunch with a former official went viral on social media, as the country observed a 21-day nationwide lockdown.
Passing the order, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said one month will be unpaid.
"The president strongly believes that no one, including the minister, is above the law," Ramaphosa's spokeswoman, Khusela Diko, said.
"He says none of us should undermine our national effort to save lives in this very serious situation."
According to the lockdown rules, people are only allowed to step out of their home for buying essentials or for medical emergencies.
More than 17,000 people were arrested during the first few days of the lockdown, mostly for violating the rules.
A grand jury has charged 18 people with allegedly participating in an Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect then-US President Donald Trump in 2020, the state's attorney general said on Wednesday.
Australian police said on Thursday they charged five teenagers with terrorism-related offences in investigations following the stabbing of an Assyrian Christian bishop while he was giving a livestreamed sermon earlier this month.
India is inspecting facilities of spice makers MDH and Everest for compliance with quality standards after sales of some of their products were halted in Hong Kong and Singapore for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide.
Israel is poised to send troops into Rafah, the Gazan city it sees as the last bastion of Hamas, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, saying preparations were under way to evacuate war-displaced Palestinian civilians who have been sheltering there.
A Russian court on Wednesday ordered one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's deputies be kept in custody on suspicion of taking bribes, the highest-profile corruption case since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, a senior figure in the country's ruling party, met with Donald Trump on Tuesday, becoming the latest US ally seeking to establish ties with the Republican presidential candidate.
Russian missiles damaged residential buildings and injured six people in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, early on Wednesday, Governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.
Five migrants died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain in an overcrowded small boat on Tuesday, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda in a move to deter the dangerous journeys.
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Grand jury indicts 18 in Arizona fake elector scheme
Australian police charge five teenagers in Sydney cleric's stabbing
India inspects spice makers over alleged contamination
Israeli media predict offensive in Gaza's Rafah soon
Russia detains ally of Defence Minister Shoigu for corruption
Trump meets with Japan's former prime minister Aso
Russian attack injures six people in Ukraine's Kharkiv
6 migrants drown in English Channel hours after UK passes Rwanda policy
