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Trump alleges 'genocide' in South Africa, even Afrikaner farmers scoff

The white Afrikaner minority is in focus after the US granted refugee status to 49 claiming racial persecution and land seizures, despite evidence that such claims are largely untrue

Bangladesh's politics of belligerence returns with Awami League ban

The Awami League may be deeply unpopular at the moment, but it nevertheless can claim to represent the beliefs of a large part of the country

Trump admin to pay $5 mn to settle suit over Babbitt's shooting in Capitol

On January 6, 2021, a Capitol police officer shot Babbitt as she tried to climb through the broken window of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker's Lobby

Venezuela bans flights from Colombia following arrests in anti-govt plot

The arrests were announced just as an independent panel of experts backed by the Organization of American States released a report documenting serious human rights abuses in Venezuela

JD Vance delivers Donald Trump's letter inviting Pope Leo XIV to visit US

Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, also gave the Augustinian pope a copy of two of St. Augustine's most seminal works, 'The City of God' and 'On Christian Doctrine'

Netanyahu slams UK, France and Canada for opposing military action in Gaza

Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel's commitment to achieving "total victory" against Hamas, aligning with US President Donald Trump's vision for resolving the conflict.

Zelenskyy urges ceasefire, calls for direct talks with Russia in Trump call

In a post on X, Zelenskyy stressed that pressure on Russia, including stronger sanctions, was essential in achieving lasting peace

Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks to begin immediately: Trump after Putin call

After the call, Putin said Russia was ready to keep discussing peace but noted no major breakthrough in what he called a very informative and frank conversation with Trump

US begins voluntary deportation with 68 migrants sent to Honduras, Colombia

US President Donald Trump has promised to increase deportations substantially

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

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

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Eliminate root cause of issue, Putin tells Trump

Putin described the call with the US President as "informative and helpful". He also told Trump that the "root cause of the issue" must be addressed to resolve the war

Treasury yields rise; stocks, dollar fall amid tax bill, US downgrade focus

The US dollar weakened broadly, hitting a more than one-week low against the safe-haven yen, Swiss franc and euro. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar was down 0.38 per cent at 145.06

Datanomics: Remittance tax in Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

US remittance Bill: Cost of sending money to India to shoot up to 9%

UK, EU seal post-Brexit 'reset' deal to boost trade, security ties

UK and EU strike a landmark deal to ease post-Brexit trade barriers, enhance security ties, and launch youth mobility plans amid changing global dynamics and reduced US engagement in Europe

UK, Iran summon each other's top diplomats in espionage tit-for-tat

The move came the day after Iran summoned a British diplomat to protest what it described as the illegal and unjustified detention of an Iranian in the UK

Nippon Steel plans to invest $14 billion in US Steel's operations

The super-charged investment pledge, up from an initial $1.4 billion, was pitched as part of a last ditch effort to win approval of the merger

Donald Trump to call Putin to push for Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Trump's remarks followed a failed Istanbul meeting between Russia, Ukraine, NATO and the US; he plans to speak to Putin, Zelenskyy and NATO leaders to seek a 30-day truce

Lufthansa flight flew 10 minutes without pilot after copilot fainted

A Lufthansa flight flew for nearly 10 minutes without a pilot after the copilot fainted alone in the cockpit, prompting the captain to use emergency access to regain control

China launches 12 satellites to build world's 1st space-based supercomputer

China kickstarts its ambitious space computing project with the launch of 12 satellites, aiming to rival Earth's most powerful supercomputers with real-time, in-orbit data processing

'Thank you for the ride': Denmark firm ends Tesla use over Musk's politics

Denmark's Tscherning drops entire Tesla fleet, citing Elon Musk's political stance; says move reflects company values, not concerns about EV performance