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US President Donald Trump, right, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in May. Trump’s pick for ambassador to South Africa arrived in the country on Monday. Photo: Reuters
South Africa

Trump’s new ambassador to South Africa arrives in country amid strained ties

The US president has accused South Africa of persecuting its white minority, criticised its ties with China and imposed tariffs on exports.

Britain

Trump slams clean energy deal between California and the UK, calls Newsom a ‘loser’

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein donated to Harvard student group for years after sex conviction

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Over 1,000 agents leave Minnesota as immigration surge winds down

US border tsar says a ‘small’ security force will remain to protect remaining personnel following weeks of volatile protests.

Observers film ICE agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo: AFP
United States

Obama blasts ‘clown show’ after Trump’s racist monkey video

The ex-president said most Americans ‘find this behaviour deeply troubling’ and it will hurt the Republicans in the midterm election.

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Fashion

JFK Jr: his story and style remembered in FX bio Love Story

Series explores the lawyer’s life and marriage, and his impeccable, understated elegance that quietly defied 90s fashion norms.

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United States

Epstein’s girlfriend married a woman, showing how he gamed immigration

The late sex offender used student visas, English language courses and sham marriages to keep foreign women in the US.

An image of Jeffrey Epstein and Karyna Shuliak is seen at an unidentified location in one of the documents released by US authorities in January. US Department of Justice via AFP
United States

Partial US government shutdown throws Congress into turmoil again

Second shutdown in four months after funding halted for Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans and Democrats fail to reach a deal.

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TV shows and streaming video

Meet Paul Anthony Kelly, who plays John F. Kennedy Jr in Love Story

The Canadian model, appearing in his breakout role alongside Sarah Pidgeon and Naomi Watts, has been described as a John-John lookalike.

United States

US$35 million for 300: US deports migrants to remote islands, African nations

The bulk of the money – US$32 million – went to Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, El Salvador, Palau and eSwatini.

Shackled deportees board a plane at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on February 5. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump vs BBC: US$10 billion defamation suit headed for 2027 trial

Florida judge sets a February trial date over claims the broadcaster ‘deceptively’ edited the US president’s January 6 speech.

Donald Trump has sued over a misleading edit in a documentary. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump ending aggressive Minnesota immigration crackdown

The Trump administration retreats from Minnesota, and speculation is rife about which cities might be targeted next.

US-China relations

Opinion | How Washington’s lawyers stack up against Beijing’s technocrats

While no system is perfect, balancing out the occupational composition of policymakers could hold the key to success for both countries.

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United States

Trump’s attorney general accused of hiding names in heated Epstein files hearing

Pam Bondi deflects ‘red-handed’ cover-up claims with personal attacks on lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi testifying in Washington. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

US grand jury rejects charges against 6 Democrats Trump wanted jailed

In a rare rebuke, a federal grand jury refuses to indict veteran lawmakers whom Trump branded as ‘traitors’.

US President Donald Trump at a Veterans Day ceremony in November. Photo: Reuters
United States

Trump admin removes rainbow flag from birthplace of US gay rights movement

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it an ‘act of erasure’, while others described the move as an attack on the queer community.

US-China relations

China, Trump targeted in House hearing on foreign influence in US non-profits

Claims made at Congressional hearing that network of foreign donors paid American advocacy groups billions to try to influence US policy.

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US-China relations

Yaoning Sun gets 4 years in prison for acting as Beijing’s agent in California

The case was filed at a time of rising concern that the China was seeking to influence local polls and install Beijing-friendly politicians.

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Yaoning “Mike” Sun after pleaded guilty last year to acting as a foreign agent on behalf of the People’s Republic of China from 2022 to 2024 without notifying the US attorney general as required by law. Photo illustration: AFP
United States

Trump’s commerce chief admits going to Epstein island, but plays down relationship

Howard Lutnick acknowledges a 2012 visit to the sex offender’s island that contradicts his previous claims of cutting ties in 2005.

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United States

Walk for peace: Buddhist monks arrive in Washington after 3,700km journey

Their message of compassion, which comes amid US tensions over Trump’s immigration crackdown, has won millions of supporters.

Germany

Trump’s cheeky dance with Lady Liberty to headline German carnival

German carnival float lampoons Trump, with satirical flair, showcasing political commentary and cheeky designs.

A carnival float featuring a figure of US President Donald Trump dancing with the Statue of Liberty is unveiled for the Mainz carnival in Germany on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Trump seeks to limit legal options for fired US government workers

Under a new proposal, workers would dispute their firings to a Trump-led agency, not an independent board.

US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK’s Mandelson faces demands to repay US$75,000 severance after Epstein link

Government allies urge ex-ambassador to return controversial UK taxpayer-funded buyout as probe into his Epstein connections deepens.

US immigration

‘Deported but not defeated’: the Southeast Asians cast out of Trump’s US

Born in a Thai refugee camp and raised in Texas, Kham Paneboun is now stateless in Laos, one of thousands punished again for old crimes.

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United States

Washington Post CEO steps down amid outcry over massive job cuts

Will Lewis was replaced by Jeff D’Onofrio, a former CEO of Tumblr who had joined the paper as chief financial officer last year.

Will Lewis, publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, poses for a portrait in Washington in November 2023. Photo: The Washington Post via AP
Ukraine war

Ukraine’s Zelensky says US wants deal to end Russia’s war by June

The president suggested that the Trump administration’s focus later in the year would be on the US midterm elections.

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone and missile strike in Kyiv, in an image released on Saturday. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters
United States

Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.

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United States

US arrests suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack, Bondi says

Zubayar al-Bakoush has been ⁠extradited to the US to face murder, arson and terrorism-related charges for the 2012 incident.

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