12 h. ago Trump pressures Thailand to recommit to Cambodia ceasefire with ‘threat of tariffs’

Bangkok had earlier said it was suspending ceasefire, accusing Cambodia of laying landmines along the borderThe US has put pressure on Thailand to recommit to a ceasefire with Cambodia, warning trade talks could be halted as Washington seeks to keep a Donald Trump-brokered truce agreement from falling apart.Earlier this week, Thailand said that it was suspending the ceasefire deal, accusing Cambodia of laying fresh landmines along the border, including one it said wounded a Thai soldier on patrol, who lost a foot in the explosion. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Trump WILL sue the BBC! US President says he will seek 'anywhere from $1

Donald Trump said he will sue the BBC as he blasted the broadcaster with a fiery rebuke to its apology last night. 

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42 h. ago More than 150 Palestinians were held on a plane for around 12 hours in South Africa

South African authorities face heavy criticism for holding over 150 Palestinians on a plane for about 12 hours due to travel document issues

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4 d. ago ‘We are not pawns’: Prominent white South Africans hit back at Trump’s claims they are being ‘killed and slaughtered’

In an open letter, they rejected the narrative that they were the victims of racial persecution and even genocide, saying that it was ‘not only misleading, but dangerous’

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5 d. ago The BBC must be protected from Trump and others who seek to weaponise it for their own gain

Mistakes have been made and responses have been slow, but this latest attack on the BBC is a blow for everyone who values its services

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5 d. ago Daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma on trial over deadly riots

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting violence

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5 d. ago Ghislaine Maxwell to seek commutation from Trump after series of high

Maxwell’s commutation application comes after the Supreme Court denied her appeal last month

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5 d. ago Jacob Zuma’s daughter goes on trial over deadly South African riots

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting terrorism and public violence after her father was jailed in 2021Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a politician and daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma, has pleaded not guilty to incitement to commit terrorism and public violence over deadly riots in 2021.The trial, which began on Monday in the coastal city of Durban, is the first prosecution in South Africa in which terrorism‑related charges are being brought based on social media posts. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Bike lanes are great – I hope these issues get resolved’: Rafael Escobedo de la Riva’s best phone picture

On a street in Tenerife, an architect spotted a graphic composition - and evidence of drivers resisting changeRafael Escobedo de la Riva was heading home from his office in Santa Cruz de Tenerife when he took this image. New bike lanes had recently been installed and it seemed to be taking drivers time to adjust. “There was some resistance and a lack of understanding by local people of this new way of moving around the city,” Escobedo de la Riva says.He took this image in the aftermath of one particular incident and knew instantly that he’d captured something special. Many people get the impression of a red and white lighthouse against a blue sea, but his interpretation is far more grandiose: “I was actually more reminded of the work of Russian constructivism from the early 20th century,” Escobedo de la Riva, an architect, says “the strong geometrical architecture and composition” drew him to the scene in the first place, adding that he would “love for people to be inspired to ...

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7 d. ago US to demand countries share data on ‘pathogens with epidemic potential’ in return for health aid

Draft template seen by the Guardian has no reference to countries receiving benefits for sharing information, such as guaranteed access to medicines developed as a resultThe US wants countries to agree to hand over information on bugs that could cause large-scale disease outbreaks in return for restoring aid to tackle health problems such as HIV and malaria, according to government documents.The Trump administration is seeking new bilateral aid agreements with dozens of countries, after an abrupt withdrawal from existing arrangements at the start of this year. The agreements form part of a new America First Global Health Strategy announced in September. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump says US to boycott G20 as president leans into widely disputed claims of white genocide in host nation South Africa

The president has continued to claim an ongoing genocide of white people is underway in South Africa, despite a wealth of evidence this is not true

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8 d. ago Air Force One base on lockdown and people rushed to hospital as 'white powder' found

A building inside Joint Base Andrews in Maryland has been forced to evacuate after an individual opened a suspicious package

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9 d. ago Businessman who blew the whistle on a South African government bribery scandal gets plea deal

A businessman who confessed to being a fixer who delivered bribes to South African government officials, lawmakers and others in a corruption scheme that enraged the nation has avoided jail time in a plea deal announced by state prosecutors

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9 d. ago At White House meeting, Hungary's Orbán to seek Trump's blessing to keep buying Russian oil

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting President Donald Trump in the White House on Friday

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9 d. ago South Africa investigates how 17 men were duped into joining mercenaries in the Russia

The South African government says it will investigate how 17 of its citizens were tricked into fighting as mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war after they asked for help to escape the conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region

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9 d. ago US and European energy leaders in Greece to talk ways to better supply Ukraine

Energy ministers from the United States and Europe have gathered in Athens as the Trump administration seeks to increase gas exports to Europe

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1 week ago Pictured: White Frenchman suspected of driving into a crowd of 10 people before screaming 'Allahu Akbar' as he was arrested

Jean Guillot, 35, was in custody accused of 'attempted murder' following the Wednesday morning rampage on Oléron, off France 's western Atlantic coast.

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1 week ago Revealed: Winston Churchill's emotive letter sent to his 'beautiful' first love while banged up in a South African prison

The future prime minister told Pamela Plowden it was 'not a very satisfactory address to write from' after he was imprisoned while covering the Boer War as a reporter.

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1 week ago More than $70tn of inherited wealth over next decade will widen inequality, economists warn

Expert panel says report on gap in global wealth between rich and poor highlights need for intervention by G20More than $70tn (£53tn) of inherited wealth will pass down the generations across the world over the next decade, widening inequality and highlighting the need for intervention by the G20 group of leading nations, a group of economists and campaigners have warned.In a report ahead of the G20 meetings in Johannesburg, hosted by the South African government later this month, the expert panel said the gap in global wealth between rich and poor will widen over the next decade without a permanent monitoring group such as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Much like a nursing home, penguins at a Boston aquarium can age with dignity

Lambert, a critically endangered African penguin, has moved to a special geriatric island at the New England Aquarium in Boston

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