Opinions Trump’s fear mongering on South Africa’s land reform exposes his hypocrisy Trump suggests land justice for Black South Africans is a threat, but US land seizures benefiting white populations – past, present and future – are all necessary and just. Lindani Zungu Founder of Voices of Mzansi Published On 7 Feb 20257 Feb 2025…
Philippines’ Duterte mulls presidential bid amid impeachment fight Sara Duterte has been impeached for alleged offences including threatening the life of the president, violating the constitution and corruption. Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during a news conference [File: Ted Aljibe/AFP] Published On 7 Feb 20257 Feb 2025 The Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte is…
EXPLAINER What are rare earth minerals? Why does US President Trump want Ukraine’s? The self-proclaimed dealmaker says Washington should have access to Ukraine’s riches in exchange for wartime aid. Bastnaesite minerals are a key source of rare earth metals [File: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters] Published On 7 Feb 20257 Feb 2025 United States President Donald Trump has…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given US President Donald Trump a golden pager.
News Trump sanctions ‘illegitimate’ International Criminal Court Trump ordered asset freezes and travel bans against ICC officials, employees and their family members. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) is in the US meeting with officials from the Trump administration [File: Celal Guneş/ Anadolu Agency] Published On 7 Feb 20257 Feb 2025 President Donald Trump has…
In Pictures Strong winds and heavy rain pummelling Gaza’s survivors Winter weather conditions are worsening the plight of Palestinians sheltering among the enclave’s ruins. Palestinians shelter from the bad weather in makeshift tents in Khan Younis, Gaza. [Hani Alshaer/Anadolu] Published On 7 Feb 20257 Feb 2025 Frigid winds have blown down tents in the Gaza…
EXPLAINER What’s behind Trump’s ban on transgender women in US women’s sports? The directive could strip federal funding from schools that allow trans women and girls to compete in women’s events. US President Donald Trump signs the ‘No Men in Women’s Sports’ executive order on February 5 in the East Room of the White House,…
India cuts key interest rate for first time since 2020 amid slowing growth Reserve Bank of India announces first rate cut in nearly five years as world’s most populous nation faces slowdown. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai, India on April 6, 2023 [Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters] Published On 7 Feb 20257 Feb 2025…
‘Inhuman’: As Modi visits Trump, outrage over shackled Indian deportees On Wednesday, the US deported 104 Indians on the longest such military flight used so far, before Modi’s visit to Washington. An Indian police official escorts an immigrant woman, wearing a mask, deported from the United States, who was among those who arrived in a…
EXPLAINER Why a Bangladesh mob burned down home of independence icon Mujibur Rahman The attack followed a controversial speech by ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina, Rahman’s daughter, from exile in India, in which she tried to discredit the protest movement that brought her down. A mob vandalising inside Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic residence in Dhanmondi,…