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South Africa has said the decision of the United States (US) to expel Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool is “regrettable”, but the country “remains committed to building a mutually beneficial relationship” with Washington. South Africa’s presidency urged “all relevant and impacted stakeholders to maintain the established diplomatic decorum in their engagement with the matter” in a statement issued on Saturday morning, just hours after US State Secretary Marco Rubio called Rasool a “race-baiting politician” who hates the US and President Donald Trump. Rubio wrote on X that Rasool was “no longer welcome in our great country”, adding: “We have nothing to discuss…

The US has launched a "decisive and powerful" wave of air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, President Donald Trump has said, citing the armed group's attacks on shipping in the Red Sea as the reason. "Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at US aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies," Trump wrote on his Truth social platform, adding that their "piracy, violence, and terrorism" had cost "billions of dollars" and put lives at risk. The Houthi-run health ministry said at least 15 people were killed and nine others injured in the strikes. The group - which…

CNN REPORT Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his Thursday news conference that he has “reservations” about a 30-day ceasefire proposal in the Ukraine war, saying it’s not clear how the situation would develop in the region of Kursk and elsewhere if a ceasefire was implemented. Putin lauded the US idea as “great and correct” and said Russia supports it in theory, but there are many things that still need to be discussed before a deal is agreed to. Putin went on to raise many questions about a potential ceasefire, including how it would be verified. He also said the ceasefire must…

A man who was reported as a potential threat and armed with a firearm was shot by United States Secret Service (USSS) personnel near the White House. The USSS shot the armed adult male on Sunday morning near the White House, the agency confirmed. At the time of the incident, President Donald Trump was away from the White House, ensuring its security, said a report in the English version of Mundo Deportivo . According to Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, the agency had received information about a “suicidal individual” traveling from Indiana to Washington, D.C. Secret Service personnel…

President Donald Trump plans to sign an Executive Order making English the official U.S. language, reversing a Clinton-era rule that required federal agencies to provide language assistance for non-English speakers. For the first time in nearly 250 years, the U.S. might officially have a national language, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. According to White House officials, President Trump is set to sign an Executive Order making English the country’s official language at the federal level,per English translation of Mundo Deportivo quoting The Wall Street Journal. Right now, the U.S. has no designated national language. With a long history…

Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy just walked out of the White House after a heated face-off with Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office. At one point, Trump put the Ukrainian president in his place, calling Zelenskyy “disrespectful” and telling him he should be thanking the U.S. for its support. “You don’t have the cards,” Trump snapped. And he didn’t stop there. Looking straight at the Ukrainian president, Trump bluntly told him, “Your country is in big trouble. You're not winning … You have a damn good chance of coming out okay because of us.”

Lake Chad Basin counter-terrorism and insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, has disclosed that Niger Republic military junta leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, alleged that France has been offering Nigeria funds to destabilize the country and its neighbours. Makama disclosed this in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday. Continuing, he said Gen. Tiani believes the plan is to establish a French military base in Borno state, a state in far Northern Nigeria contiguous to Niger Republic. Aside that, another French action, he stated,is the recruitment and funding of terrorists from the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) bloc to…