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Trump administration wants to set quota for denaturalizing American citizens
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (54+ words) The Trump administration says it wants to establish a quota for next year to denaturalize up to 200 American citizens per month. Trump administration wants to set quota for denaturalizing American citizens The Trump administration says it wants to establish a…...
9 killed, 10 wounded in South African pub shooting
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (370+ words) South African police gather at the scene of a mass shooting where gunmen killed nine and injured at least 10 in a pub in Bekkersdal, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. Alfonso Nqunjana/AP hide caption Nine people have died and at least…...
U.S. reconsiders Tanzania ties after deadly post-election crackdown
2+ week, 5+ day ago (633+ words) A protester holds a placard during a picket in Cape Town, South Africa, protesting against the Tanzanian government during their presidential election in Oct. 2025 RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images hide caption NAIROBI, KENYA "The U.S. is "comprehensively reviewing" its ties…...
South Africans trapped on frontlines of Russia-Ukraine war plead for help
3+ week, 4+ day ago (70+ words) South Africa scrambles to rescue 17 men lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine, exposing a web of exploitation, politics and international mercenary recruiting involving a former president's daughter. South Africans trapped on frontlines of Russia-Ukraine war plead for help South…...
A bright spot for turtles: Olive ridleys are recovering in India, but still at risk
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1087+ words) An olive ridley sea turtle hatchling lurches along the sand to the sea in Velas, India. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption VELAS, India " Little kids giddily squeal as a baby sea turtle, flippers flapping, lurches toward the water with the…...
G20 summit closes in South Africa after U.S. absence
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (714+ words) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa " This weekend's G20 Leaders' Summit in South Africa was unusual for several reasons. The first summit on the African continent was also the first time the U.S. had boycotted the summit of the world's largest economies. It was also…...
South Africa hosts G20 as tensions with U.S. flare amid boycott
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (897+ words) Banners of various G20 leaders are displayed along a Johannesburg freeway, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Themba Hadebe/AP hide caption JOHANNESBURG, South Africa " The world's biggest economy will be conspicuously absent from a meeting of the globe's 20 richest nations…...
Who are Afrikaners, the group at the center of Trump's dispute with South Africa?
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1321+ words) Bronze busts of past Afrikaner leaders are seen on a hill in Orania, South Africa, in 2024. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images hide caption When the G20 meeting kicks off in South Africa this weekend, one member country will be conspicuously…...
These sea turtles in India have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (56+ words) Olive ridley turtle populations appear to have rebounded in India after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last? These sea turtles in India have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts Olive ridley turtle populations appear to…...
A 'breakthrough' drug to prevent HIV, an 'unprecedented' rollout
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (348+ words) A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, described as a "breakthrough" HIV prevention drug, at a research site in South Africa. Nardus Engelbrecht/AP hide caption Five months after a "breakthrough" HIV prevention drug got approval in the United States…...