5 d. ago Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed on Sunday US President Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Pretoria from next year’s Group of 20 summit, reaffirming South Africa’s status as a founding member of the group. Washington boycotted the G20 meeting held under South Africa’s presidency in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23, with Trump repeating allegations, widely discredited, that the host country’s black-majority government persecutes its white minority. Trump said last Wednesday that...

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1 week ago BBC leaders grilled by lawmakers over its standards after Trump’s threat to sue

The BBC’s chairman acknowledged on Monday that it was too slow in responding over a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump but rejected claims that the broadcaster’s impartiality was being undermined from within its own board. Senior BBC leaders were questioned by Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee amid a major crisis at the publicly funded corporation after its director general and head of news both quit earlier this month and Trump threatened to file a...

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1 week ago BBC leaders grilled in UK over standards after Trump’s threat to sue

The BBC’s chairman acknowledged Monday that it was too slow in responding over a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump but rejected claims that the broadcaster’s impartiality was being undermined from within its own board. Senior BBC leaders were quizzed by Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee amid a major crisis at the publicly funded corporation after its director general and head of news both quit earlier this month and Trump threatened to file a billion-dollar...

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1 week ago Trump accuses Ukraine of ingratitude as officials report progress on peace plan

The United States said it had made significant progress on crafting a plan to end the war in Ukraine during talks on Sunday but no agreement was reached on how to guarantee Kyiv’s security amid concerns about the threat posed by Russia. Earlier, Trump said Ukraine had not been grateful for American efforts over the war, prompting Ukrainian officials to stress their gratitude to the US president for his support. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio led the talks in Geneva with a high-level Ukrainian...

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1 week ago ‘Blood and lives’: Chinese foreign minister wades into war of words with Japan

Politburo member Wang Yi has become the most senior Chinese official to wade into the war of words over the new Japanese prime minister’s comments on the Taiwan Strait, saying her remarks “crossed a red line”. Wang, who is China’s foreign minister, said China must “resolutely respond” to the comments to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and defend its post-war achievements. “It is shocking that Japan’s current leader has publicly sent the wrong signal of attempting military intervention in the...

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1 week ago Trump’s Threats of Military Intervention in Nigeria Are About Confrontation with China

Trump’s Threats of Military Intervention in Nigeria Are About Confrontation with China  Left Voice

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2 w. ago Gunmen kidnap students from Nigerian Catholic school, second attack in a week

Armed gangs have abducted an unknown number of pupils from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, police and a government official said on Friday, in the second such incident in less than a week. The school kidnappings and an attack on a church earlier in the week come weeks after US President Donald Trump threatened military action over what he described as the targeted killings of Nigeria’s Christians, a narrative rejected by the Nigerian government. The Niger state government said it had...

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2 w. ago Is Beijing’s spat with Japan sending a message to other countries over Taiwan?

Beijing’s recent fury directed towards Japan is hammering home a point on Taiwan to the wider world, especially the United States and its allies, analysts in mainland China have suggested. Earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a conflict in the Taiwan Strait might be a “survival-threatening situation” that would justify military intervention. The comments appeared to challenge Japan’s policy of strategic ambiguity about how it would respond to any crisis – something...

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2 w. ago Trump insists Modi called him to end war after tariff threat as US panel says China leveraged conflict to

Trump insists Modi called him to end war after tariff threat as US panel says China leveraged conflict to  Times of India

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2 w. ago Trump attacks female reporters, who he called ‘piggy’ and ‘terrible’

Donald Trump ripped into a reporter from the US network ABC News on Tuesday, just days after calling another woman journalist “piggy” after she asked a question related to the convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump threatened ABC’s broadcast license after reporter Mary Bruce posed questions during a White House visit by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The earlier incident involving Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey happened a few days ago on Air Force One, but only...

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2 w. ago US military says aircraft carrier strike group now in Caribbean

The US military announced on Sunday that an aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Caribbean, greatly expanding the presence of American forces near Venezuela. US President Donald Trump has ordered a troop build-up in the Caribbean as part of an anti-drug trafficking initiative but speculation has abounded that Washington may be contemplating military intervention against Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro. The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which oversees American forces in Latin...

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3 w. ago UK PM Starmer backs BBC but demands ‘order’ amid Trump’s US$1 billion suit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday a strong and independent BBC was needed in a time of disinformation, but he said the broadcaster must get its “house in order” after US President Donald Trump threatened legal action. The British Broadcasting Corporation has been plunged into its biggest crisis in decades after its two most senior staff, its director general and head of news, quit following criticism over standards and accusations of bias at the BBC, including over how it...

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3 w. ago UK PM Starmer backs BBC but demands ‘order’ as Trump mulls US$1 billion suit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday a strong and independent BBC was needed in a time of disinformation, but he said the broadcaster must get its “house in order” after US President Donald Trump threatened legal action. The British Broadcasting Corporation has been plunged into its biggest crisis in decades after its two most senior staff, its director general and head of news, quit following criticism over standards and accusations of bias at the BBC, including over how it...

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live updates: China's Soybean glut threatens US export hopes after trade truce

Trump tariffs live updates: China's Soybean glut threatens US export hopes after trade truce  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago Trump threatens unpaid US air traffic controllers over shutdown absences

US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded air traffic controllers return to work as travellers endured another day of flight cancellations, which the administration ordered to manage staff shortages during the government shutdown. Trump’s comment came after the US aviation system has suffered serious disruptions in recent days as air traffic controller absences soared while they work without pay. Some are absent as they need to work second jobs or cannot afford child care. An airline trade...

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3 w. ago Trump threatens BBC with US$1 billion suit over speech edit, wants retraction

US President Donald Trump sent the BBC a letter threatening a lawsuit of “no less” than US$1 billion if the British broadcaster does not retract a Panorama documentary by November 14, over the editing of a speech he made. BBC chairman Samir Shah on Monday apologised for the “error of judgment,” which triggered the resignations of the BBC’s top executive and its head of news. The BBC’s top executive and its head of news both quit on Sunday over accusations of bias and misleading editing of a...

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3 w. ago Trump threatens to sue BBC for US$1 billion over edited speech, demands retraction

US President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC over the way a speech he made was edited in a documentary aired by Britain’s national broadcaster. BBC chairman Samir Shah on Monday apologised for the “error of judgment”, which triggered the resignations of the BBC’s top executive and its head of news. Director General Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness quit Sunday over accusations of bias and misleading editing of a speech Trump delivered on January 6, 2021, before a...

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3 w. ago Russia is threat that forced us to raise defence spending, Estonia minister says

European countries have been forced to boost defence spending because of the “threat” from Russia, Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said as he wrapped up a visit to China where he called for the country to put more pressure on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. In an interview with the Post on Thursday, Tsahkna said: “President [Donald] Trump has been very clear that Europe must put skin in the game. Europe must take more responsibility.” Trump had previously threatened to leave Nato...

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4 w. ago Rio raids, Venezuela crisis threaten to overshadow Brazil’s UN climate summit

Fallout from lethal police raids in Rio de Janeiro and mounting regional fears about US military intervention in Venezuela are threatening to overshadow the major United Nations climate summit set to begin in Brazil. The Cop30 gathering in the northern city of Belem was supposed to provide President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a chance to showcase the environmental challenges facing the Amazon rainforest while spurring an aggressive response to climate change. Instead, the pair of crises sparked...

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