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Explained: South Africa's land reforms and why Trump cried 'white genocide'

A meeting on US-South Africa ties turned tense when US President Donald Trump accused South Africa of orchestrating 'white genocide' disguised as land reform

Nvidia's Jensen Huang backs Trump move to scrap Biden-era AI export curbs

Huang called the curbs a "failure" by the US, arguing they fuelled China's AI growth and helped firms like Huawei; he welcomed Trump's move to roll back Biden's chip restrictions

Why Trump is demanding an investigation into Springsteen, Beyonce, Oprah

Donald Trump claims Kamala Harris's campaign illegally paid celebrities for endorsements; no evidence yet of campaign finance violations

Trump questions Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis timing, hints at cover-up

Donald Trump said Joe Biden's aggressive cancer should have been detected earlier and hinted that information was withheld from the public

SC lets Trump revoke legal shield for 350K Venezuelans facing deportation

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation. The court's order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month. The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals. The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disasters or civil strife. The high court's order appears to be the "single largest action in modern American history stripping any group of non-citizens of immigration status," said Ahilan Arulanantham, one of the attorneys for Venezuelan migrants. "This decision will force families to be in an impossible position either choosing to survive or choosing stability," said Cecilia Gonzalez ..

WHO opens annual meet amid crisis sparked by US funding cuts, exit plans

The World Health Organisation on Monday opened its annual meeting of government ministers and other top envoys facing one of the most serious crises of its 77-year history in the wake of Trump administration funding cuts and plans to withdraw the United States. The UN health agency this year has seen a plunge in its ability to carry out its sweeping mandate to do everything from recommend reductions in sugar levels in soft drinks to head the global response to pandemics like COVID-19 or outbreaks like polio or Ebola. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been grappling with a response to the US cuts as well as reduced outlays from other traditional Western donors who are putting more money toward defense and less toward humanitarian aid. Matthew Kavanagh, the director of Georgetown University's centre for Global Health Policy and Politics, said other countries have used the US disruption the cut in aid as cover to do their maneuvering, with many countries in Europe ...

Trump's big bill advances as conservatives win changes in weekend vote

Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks who blocked the measure two days earlier reversed course after gaining commitments on the package's spending cuts. Speaker Mike Johnson met with Republican lawmakers shortly before the meeting, telling reporters that the changes agreed to were "just some minor modifications. Not a huge thing. Democrats on the panel pressed for more details about the changes that Republicans had agreed to in the private negotiations. But Rep Jodey Arrington, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, said he could not do so. Deliberations continue at this very moment," Arrington said. "They will continue on into the week, and I suspect right up until the time we put this big, beautiful bill on the floor of the House. The first time Republicans tried advancing the bill out of the House Budget Committee, deficit hawks joined with Democratic lawmakers in

Inside Trump's Budget plan: Border crackdown, defence surge, and big cuts

New legislation proposes $150 billion in defence spending, funds for Trump's border wall, deep cuts to student loans and federal pensions, and expanded drilling on public lands

Trump tariffs prompt Chinese firms to cut back US investment plans

A recent survey of Chinese firms operating in the US indicates that they plan to scale back their investments in the country, citing the impact of tariff policies of the Trump administration

Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump's directives

The federal agency tasked with protecting workers' civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with directives from the White House, including President Donald Trump's executive order decreeing male and female as two immutable sexes. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in response to Trump's order has moved to drop at least seven of its own pending cases representing transgender workers alleging discrimination, and is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority, signaling a major departure from its prior interpretation of civil rights law. EEOC Administrative Judge Karen Ortiz, who in February criticized the agency's Trump-appointed head, Acting Chair Andrea Lucas, in an email copied to more than 1,000 colleagues, on Wednesday was placed on administrative leave. She also received notice that the EEOC leadership sought to fire her, accusing her of profoundly unprofessional ...

Trump vows to slash US drug prices: Why do Americans pay more for pharma?

Unlike most developed nations, the United States lacks a centralised price control system. Instead, prices are set by pharmaceutical firms and negotiated by insurers

Donald Trump seeks to align US drug costs with cheapest ones abroad

The US government already negotiates prices for some of the highest-cost medicines used in Medicare health insurance under the Inflation Reduction Act

Hamas agrees to free last living US hostage in Gaza, says Trump envoy

Hamas said Sunday that the last living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the Israeli-blockaded territory and resume the delivery of aid. Two Hamas officials told The Associated Press they expect the release in the next 48 hours. US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed late Sunday in a message to AP that Hamas had agreed to release Alexander as a good will gesture toward Trump. The announcement of the first hostage release since Israel shattered a ceasefire in March comes shortly before Trump visits the Middle East this week. It highlighted the willingness of Israel's closest ally to inject momentum into ceasefire talks for the 19-month war as desperation grows among hostages' families and Gaza's over 2 million people under the new Israeli blockade. Alexander is an Israeli-American soldier who grew up in New Jersey. He was abducted from his base during the Oct. 7, 2023, ...

No decision made on gifting Trump jet to use as Air Force One, says Qatar

President Donald Trump reportedly is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and US officials say it could be converted into a potential presidential aircraft. The Qatari government acknowledged discussions between the two countries about the possible transfer of a plane to be used temporarily as Trump's Air Force One, but denied that the jet is being gifted or that a final had been decision made. ABC News reported that Trump will use the aircraft as his presidential plane until shortly before he leaves office in January 2029, when ownership will be transferred to the foundation overseeing his yet-to-be-built presidential library. The gift was expected to be announced when Trump visits Qatar, according to ABC's report, as part of a trip that also includes stops in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the first extended foreign travel of his second term. But hours after the .

'Killing children': Bill Gates rips Elon Musk over aid cuts to poor nations

Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of endangering millions by shutting down USAID, warning that the move could reverse decades of progress in child health and survival globally

Musk's Starlink gains from Trump tariff as nations try to ease tensions

Even a modest share of India's broadband market could yield close to $1 billion in annual revenue for Starlink, internal cables accessed by The Washington Post find

'Short-sighted move': 17 states sue Trump admin over $3.3 bn EV funding

Attorneys general from 17 states allege Donald Trump admin unlawfully froze EV charger funds approved under Biden-era law; say only Congress can block the $3.3 billion in infrastructure aid

Deep sea mystery: 99.999% of Earth's ocean floor still remains unexplored

A new study finds that humans have visually explored just 0.001 per cent of the deep seafloor - leaving vast areas unknown and raising concerns about biodiversity, climate, and deep sea mining

US must let migrants challenge Libya deportations in court, says judge

Deporting migrants to Libya without a chance to challenge the removals would violate a court order, a federal judge has said, after immigration attorneys reported that authorities told people they would be sent to the country with a history of human rights violations. US District Judge Brian E Murphy in Massachusetts has previously found that any migrants deported to countries other than their homelands must first be allowed to argue that removal would jeopardise their safety. He said on Wednesday that any "allegedly imminent" removals to Libya would "clearly violate this Court's Order". He also ordered the government to hand over details about the claims. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during a news conference in Illinois that she "can't confirm" media reports of plans to remove people to Libya. President Donald Trump directed questions to DHS. Several migrants being held in South Texas were informed early Tuesday of plans to send them to Libya, attorne

Trump targets foreign drugs: Tariffs in 2 weeks, begins US mfg push

US President Trump has signed executive orders to speed up drug approvals and pharma infrastructure construction in the US