1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (257+ words) President Donald Trump's last-minute opposition to a British deal handing off ownership of the Chagos archipelago appears to have stalled efforts to finalize the agreement." A bill moving the deal forward has been delayed in Parliament, according to reports, though…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (684+ words) A single island in the Indian Ocean is causing a nightmare for government officials on both sides of the Atlantic. President Donald Trump reversed his position on the United Kingdom's plan to cede Chagos Islands sovereignty to the country of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (422+ words) Another 14 people were wounded and taken to the hospital, according to a statement from the South African Police Services. Police didn't give details on the ages of those who were injured or their conditions. The shooting happened at a bar…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (693+ words) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the summit in Johannesburg closed by banging a wooden gavel on a block like a judge would, in a G20 tradition. The gavel would normally be handed over to the leader of the next country…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (859+ words) Vincent Magwenya, the spokesman for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, said a leaders" declaration was adopted unanimously by the other members at the start of the talks in Johannesburg. Declarations are usually adopted at the end of G20 summits. The 122-point…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (180+ words) The Trump administration has dramatically reduced the number of refugees it will admit into the country in the coming year, from 125,000 last year to 7,500 this year. The federal government published an announcement in the Federal Register on Thursday that disclosed…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (677+ words) Col. Michael Randrianirina, the commander of an elite army unit, took the oath of office to become the new president at a ceremony in the main chamber of the nation's High Constitutional Court and in front of its nine red-robed…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (330+ words) Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina fled the country after the military sided with young protesters, marking the second time a youth-led movement toppled a government in just over a month. Youth-led demonstrations against Rajoelina began on Sept. 25. Originally in protest of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (397+ words) The windfall is such for Mauritius that 81% of its people will soon stop paying income tax. Worst yet, the United States, which has a clear interest in securing the future of the base at Diego Garcia, has given its blessing…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (259+ words) Among the core priorities reflected in the new report is the freedom of speech. For Americans, the right to free speech is not simply one among many, but the right upon which all others rest " it is listed first in…...