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Zimbabwe Bans Mineral Exports Due to ‘Continued Malpractices’
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (359+ words) Zimbabwe's Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Polite Kambamura, announced on Wednesday that all exports of raw minerals and lithium concentrates would be banned until further notice due to unspecified "continued malpractices" in the mining industry. Kamambura told reporters the…...
Farage Claims UK Gov't Blocked Him from Travelling to Chagos Islands
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (585+ words) Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused the left-wing UK government of blocking him from travelling to the Chagos Islands amid ongoing controversy surrounding the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Earlier this week a small cohort of Chagossians…...
UK Will 'Pause For Thought' on Giving Away Islands After Trump Warning
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (555+ words) Giving away the British Indian Ocean Territory would be a "blight" on Britain that endangers national security, President Trump said. The post UK Will "Pause For Thought" on Giving Away Strategic Indian Ocean Base After Trump Blasts Decolonialism "Wokeism" appeared…...
Cyclone Gezani leaves 36 dead and thousands of homes destroyed in Madagascar
1+ week, 6+ day ago (401+ words) Authorities say Cyclone Gezani killed at least 36 people, injured more than 370 and destroyed almost 18,000 homes in a 24-hour spell of destruction across Madagascar Madagascar's president has declared a national disaster and made a plea for international leaders to help the…...
New U.S. Envoy Arrives in Venezuela to Reopen Embassy After 7 Years
3+ week, 3+ day ago (272+ words) Ambassador Laura Dogu has arrived in Caracas with diplomatic personnel to reopen the U.S. embassy in the Venezuelan capital after a seven year pause. "I just arrived in Venezuela. My team and I are ready to work," Dogu wrote on the…...
South Africa Expels Highest-Ranking Israeli Diplomat
3+ week, 5+ day ago (740+ words) The government of South Africa on Friday declared Ariel Seidman, charge d'affaires of the Israeli Embassy, persona non grata and gave him 72 hours to leave the country. According to the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Seidman's…...
South Africa Boycotts G20 over American Leadership
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (440+ words) South Africa on Tuesday confirmed that it will withdraw from the Group of 20 (G20) economic forum for the year 2026, because the United States holds the rotating presidency for the year, and relations between Johannesburg and President Donald Trump have been tense....
Report: U.S. Taking First Steps to Possibly Reopen Embassy in Venezuela
4+ week, 1+ day ago (423+ words) The administration of President Donald Trump notified Congress it is taking the first steps towards a possible reopening of the U.S. embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, following the downfall of socialist dictator Nicol's Maduro. "We are writing to notify the committee of…...
UK Deal to Hand Over Chagos Islands on Hold After Trump Intervention
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (467+ words) British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pulled legislation to hand over the strategically significant Chagos Islands to an ally of Communist China following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. Earlier this week, President Trump declared that for the United Kingdom to…...
Anti-American BRICS Group Announces War Games for 'Peace' in 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (449+ words) The Chinese Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday that its military, alongside those of Russia and South Africa, would engage in drills known as "Will for Peace 2026" off the coast of South Africa. The military exercises follow a particularly challenging year…...