South Africa World News API

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            "title": "Libya's military chief dies in plane crash in Turkey",
            "description": "Libya's military chief was returning home after attending meetings in Turkey with seven other people on board. Turkish officials say black boxes have been recovered from the crash site.",
            "content": "Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday confirmed the death of Libyan military chief Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad in a plane crash in Turkey.\nTurkey's interior minister said that air traffic controllers lost contact with a Dassault Falco... [1853 chars]",
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            "content": "On 24 November 2025, Hong Kong customs officials unzipped five suitcases and uncovered a cargo that beggared belief: 125kg of cocaine, compressed into neat bricks, with an estimated street value of at least R177-million\nThe courier was a 42-year-old ... [18259 chars]",
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            "title": "The dying empire and its teetering Death Star - and why whoever comes after Trump will be worse",
            "description": "The baddest of bad guys is forever in search of a foe to conquer.",
            "content": "Villain of the Year winner: The individual or group whose actions caused the most significant harm or public damage.\nAs if it was going to be someone else? Look, there are contenders. There are always contenders.\nThe folks running the genocide in Sud... [3699 chars]",
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