39 h. ago Watch Trump and South Africa’s president in tense exchange during Oval Office ambush

Donald Trump confronted South Africa’s president over unsubstantiated claims of genocide against white farmers in South Africa in a tense Oval Office exchange on Wednesday (21 May).

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59 h. ago Trump attacks South Africa’s Ramaphosa over alleged targeting of white farmers

US president brandishes printed media reports of what he claims are murdered farmers in Oval Office exchange

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60 h. ago Trump attacks South Africa’s Ramaphosa over targeting of white farmers

US president brandishes printed media reports of murdered farmers in extraordinary Oval Office exchange

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61 h. ago Trump plays videos to South African president he claims support white genocide allegations in tense meeting – live

Cyril Ramaphosa and US president talk to reporters at White House when Trump surprises room by playing series of videos A federal judge has rejected a bid by the US treasury department to cancel a union contract covering tens of thousands of IRS staff, Reuters reports, in an early blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many federal workers.US district judge Danny Reeves in Lexington, Kentucky, said in a written opinion late on Tuesday that the department lacked legal standing to bring a lawsuit against the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Trump to meet with South African president amid tensions over aid and Afrikaners: Live updates

Trade agreements and investment opportunities said to be on table as two nations work to reset relations

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64 h. ago Trump to meet with South African president amid tensions over aid, Afrikaners, Israel: Live updates

Trade agreements and investment opportunities said to be on table as two nations work to reset relations

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