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Why China’s Xi Jinping’s absence at G20 is considered a ‘coup’ by Pretoria
Premier Li Qiang’s visit will allow South Africa to ally with who is thought to be Beijing’s future leader
Epstein emails say Trump ‘knew about the girls’; new House Democrat pledges file release
House Democrats on Wednesday released emails that they said raised new questions about President Donald Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein and how much he knew about Epstein’s abuse of underage girls, while the swearing-in of a new Democrat kicked off a fres
France’s Sarkozy asks court to free him from jail pending appeal
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy asked a Paris court to release him from jail on Monday pending an appeal weeks after he started a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya.
Trump administration cannot withhold $4bn for food aid, US appeals court rules
A federal appeals court late on Sunday allowed a judge’s order to stand that directs US President Donald Trump’s administration to fully fund this month’s food aid benefits for 42-million low-income Americans during the ongoing US government shutdown.
Tornado in southern Brazil kills six, injures hundreds
A tornado accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain struck the southern Brazilian state of Parana, killing six people, the state government said on Saturday.
Trump says no US government official will attend G20 summit in South Africa
President Donald Trump said on Friday that no US government official would attend the Group of 20 summit in South Africa later this month, because of what he said were “human rights abuses” taking place in the country.
British woman on death row leaves Indonesia after repatriation deal
A 69-year-old British woman who was on death row in Indonesia on drug offences departed the country early on Friday after Jakarta and London reached a deal to repatriate her and another prisoner on humanitarian grounds.
Democrats bask in electoral victories a year after Trump’s reelection
Democrats took a victory lap on Wednesday after sweeping the first major elections since Donald Trump returned to the White House, a much-needed balm for a wounded party that had spent much of the last year desperately trying to find its footing.
King Charles strips brother Andrew of titles and his mansion
Britain’s King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his home by Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, punishing him over his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Suspects in Louvre jewel heist arrested near Paris, prosecutor says
Suspects have been arrested over the brazen jewellery heist at the Louvre, just as one of them was about to fly out of France, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday.
Netanyahu says Israel to decide which international forces in Gaza acceptable
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part of a planned international force in Gaza to help secure an end to its war under U.S. President Donald Trump's plan.
Trump says Hamas must disarm or be disarmed, perhaps violently
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had communicated to Hamas that the militant group must disarm or it will be forced to.
Amazon cloud service AWS recovers from outage
‘AWS outage highlights vulnerability in global tech infrastructure’
Toyota SA issues reminder for urgent 2015 airbag recall
The company says 39% of identified models are outstanding since the initial recall notification
Former French President Sarkozy starts 5-year prison sentence
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence on Tuesday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Sante prison in Paris in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012.























