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Expelled South African ambassador returns home, says will wear US sanction as 'badge of dignity'
The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration has been given a hero’s welcome on his return homeABC News - 5d -
Expelled South African ambassador says new status is 'badge of dignity'
South African ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled from the country and labeled persona non grata by the Trump administration, arrived home on Sunday to a warm welcome, ...The Hill - 3d -
South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters
Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by Washington, was surrounded by crowds at Cape Town airport. The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by ...The Guardian - 4d -
South African ambassador 'no longer welcome' in US, Rubio says
The US Secretary of State called the ambassador a "race-baiting politician who hates America".BBC News - Mar. 15 -
Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to US is ‘no longer welcome’
US secretary of state accuses Ebrahim Rasool of being a ‘race-baiting politician who hates America’ and Donald Trump. The United States is in effect expelling South Africa’s ambassador to ...The Guardian - Mar. 15 -
US declares South African ambassador ‘persona non grata’
Secretary of state Marco Rubio expels Ebrahim Rasool after he criticised Donald Trump in an online lectureFinancial Times - Mar. 14 -
Trump admin. expels South African ambassador, accuses him "race-baiting"
Marco Rubio declared South African envoy Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata and accused him of being a "race-baiting politician who hates America."CBS News - Mar. 17 -
Why Trump is singling out South Africa and accusing it of being anti-white and anti-American
The Trump administration’s decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out for sanctions and accused of being anti-white and anti-AmericanABC News - Mar. 15 -
Rubio declares South African ambassador to US 'persona non grata' over Trump comments
Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared South African ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool “persona non grata” and accused the diplomat of being a “race-baiting politician” over his recent ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
South Africa should not be 'bullied' by US in ambassador row, opposition says
The calls come after South Africa's ambassador in Washington was given 72 hours to leave the country.BBC News - Mar. 16 -
Trump Administration Expels South Africa’s Ambassador to the U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio had lashed out on social media over comments critical of President Trump that the ambassador had made to a think tank in Johannesburg.The New York Times - Mar. 15 -
South African coalition fights over US ambassador pick
Parties at odds over who should succeed envoy thrown out by Donald Trump following spat between two countriesFinancial Times - 1d -
What's behind Trump offering White South African farmers U.S. citizenship?
Trump says he'll offer White South African farmers "safe refuge" as U.S. citizens, but do they actually want it?CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Russia says US to ease sanctions as part of targeted ceasefire deal with Ukraine
Russia said Monday that it expects the U.S. to ease certain sanctions as part of an agreement for a limited ceasefire with Ukraine, lifting restrictions on certain banking sectors which are a major ...The Hill - 2d -
Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum
This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.BBC News - Mar. 19 -
Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale
The president and his allies accuse South Africa of discriminating against and killing white people, and warn that it could happen in America if attempts to promote diversity aren’t stopped.The New York Times - Mar. 15 -
Trump names conservative media critic as US ambassador to South Africa
Brent Bozell's nomination comes at a time when relations between South Africa and the United States are at a low point.BBC News - 1d -
Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa
Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions. Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ...The Guardian - 1d -
Congo rebel leader says sanctions or minerals deal with the US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions and Congo’s proposed minerals deal with the United States in search of ...ABC News - 3d -
Trump Offers South African Farmers Expedited Citizenship
The president falsely claimed on social media that the South African government was confiscating farmland, echoing previous statements that the country was mistreating white people.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
US sanctions to hit Serbia’s oil imports
President Aleksandar Vučić says talks on country’s only refinery failed to break deadlockFinancial Times - 18h -
Trump names Brent Bozell as ambassador to South Africa
President Trump has named L. Brent Bozell III, a conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator, to be the U.S. ambassador to South Africa. According to an action introduced in Congress, the ...The Hill - 1d -
67,000 white South Africans express interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa says it has received a list of more than 67,000 people interested in refugee status in the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate members of a white ...ABC News - Mar. 20 -
Four boys killed by an Israeli drone strike in Gaza
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the country, in the latest Trump administration move targeting the African ...NBC News - Mar. 15 -
Athol Fugard, South African political dissident playwright, dies aged 92
A giant of political drama, Fugard captured the injustices of apartheid in works such as Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island. The South African playwright and director Athol Fugard, whose works ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
12 dead, dozens hurt as bus overturns, passengers thrown on highway in South Africa
Emergency services say at least 12 people died and 45 were injured when a bus overturned on a highway in the South African city of JohannesburgABC News - Mar. 11 -
Migrants held at Guantanamo returned to US, reports say
It is unclear why the migrants have been removed from the US military base.BBC News - Mar. 13 -
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war ...ABC News - Mar. 11 -
Serbia faces losing access to oil imports as sanctions deadline looms
President Aleksandar Vučić says talks to prevent US restrictions on country’s only oil refinery failed to break deadlockFinancial Times - 23h -
Trump nominates conservative media critic for ambassador to South Africa during strained relations
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South AfricaABC News - 2d -
US-Canada products are 99 percent tariff-free: Canadian ambassador to US
Canada's ambassador to the United States said 99% of products traded between the two nations are tariff-free.The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Fears intensify of return to civil war as South Sudan vice-president arrested
Riek Machar’s house arrest and armed clashes signal ‘a severe unravelling’ of 2018 peace deal, his party says. South Sudan’s first vice-president and main opposition leader, Riek Machar, has been ...The Guardian - 23h -
Fears intensify of return to civil war as South Sudan vice-president arrested
Riek Machar’s house arrest and armed clashes signal ‘a severe unravelling’ of 2018 peace deal, his party says. South Sudan’s first vice-president and main opposition leader, Riek Machar, has been ...The Guardian - 23h -
Key European leaders say it is ‘not the time’ to start lifting sanctions against Russia – Europe live
UK prime minister Keir Starmer calls out Russia for ‘playing games’ as French president Emmanuel Macron says Europe must prepare for any scenario. The search continues for four US soldiers that ...The Guardian - 20h -
North Korea says it tested new missiles as it threatens against US-South Korea drills
North Korea says it has test-launched new anti-aircraft missiles, as its military threatens unspecified grave steps against the U.S. and South Korea over their military drillsABC News - Mar. 20 -
China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions and the restart of nuclear talks
Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and a restart to multinational talks on the issueABC News - Mar. 14 -
UK expels Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in tit-for-tat response to expulsions in Moscow
Britain’s government says it has expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsion of two British embassy staff in Moscow earlier this weekABC News - Mar. 12 -
Families set to return home after sinkhole
Surrey County Council says it still does not know what caused the High Street collapse.BBC News - 1d -
Elise Stefanik's nomination to be U.N. ambassador in jeopardy, sources say
No Senate confirmation hearing has been scheduled for U.N. ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik, a congresswoman from New York.CBS News - 21h -
Why does South Carolina's Dawn Staley wear so many bracelets?
South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley has 28 bracelets on her right wrist, some of them gifts from children in the hospital.Yahoo Sports - 4d
