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."

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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-American
ABC News - 3d
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 - 3d
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 - 3d
US declares South African ambassador ‘persona non grata’

Secretary of state Marco Rubio expels Ebrahim Rasool after he criticised Donald Trump in an online lecture
Financial Times - 3d
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 - 3d
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 - 3d
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 - 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
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
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 - 3d
Antarctic researcher accuses colleague of death threat and assault

South African minister ‘considering options’ after plea for help from member of team on remote base. A member of a South African research team on a remote Antarctic base has accused a colleague of ...
The Guardian - 1d
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 - 2d
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
Fear at isolated Antarctica base as man accused of attacking colleague, threats

South African officials say a member of a research team at an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological evaluation after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues
ABC News - 7h
Watch live: Senate questions Trump's Canada, Mexico ambassador nominees

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold hearings Thursday for President Trump's nominees to serve as ambassadors to Canada, Mexico and Japan. If confirmed, Peter Hoekstra, a longtime ...
The Hill - 5d
Democrats grill Trump ambassador nominees for Canada, Mexico amid trade battles

Democratic Senators grilled President Trump's ambassador nominees for Canada and Mexico during the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing Thursday over the administration's new trade ...
The Hill - 5d
Russia expels two more British diplomats

The pair have been accused by Russian security services of "intelligence and subversive activity".
BBC News - Mar. 10
"Canadians are frustrated with our neighbors," ambassador Kirsten Hillman says

Kirsten Hillman, the Canadian ambassador to the U.S., tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that amid the ongoing war of words over tariffs with President Trump, "Canadians are frustrated ...
CBS News - Mar. 9
Canadian ambassador to US on Trump's 51st state remarks: 'We take seriously our sovereignty'

Kirsten Hillman, Canadian ambassador to the U.S., said on Sunday that her country takes its sovereignty “seriously” as President Trump appears to be holding firm in his ambitions to make Canada the ...
The Hill - 1d
U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid violence

The travel advisory level for South Sudan remains at Level 4, which means Americans should not travel to the African country.
CBS News - Mar. 9
U.S. airman accused of killing woman on South Dakota military base

An active-duty U.S. Air Force member has been arrested on murder charges in the death of a South Dakota woman who went missing in August.
CBS News - 1d
Trump admin reconsiders proposal to protect monarch butterfly

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is reconsidering adding protections to the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
The Hill - 4h
Daughter of Pelicot Accuses Him of Rape in Police Complaint

Dominique Pelicot, who was convicted of drugging and raping his wife for years, had denied abusing his daughter in a trial that horrified France.
The New York Times - Mar. 7
The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?

The billionaire and now Trump adviser grew up amid the collapse of white rule, attending an all-white school and then a more liberal one. With an imposing double-winged redbrick main building, and ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
Antarctic base under control after researcher accused of assault, officials say

A researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused a colleague of attacking coworkers.
CBS News - 3h
Trump's ambassador pick says "Canada is a sovereign state"

"Canada is a sovereign state, yes," Pete Hoekstra said during his confirmation hearing Thursday.
CBS News - 4d
Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Dissected Apartheid, Dies at 92

In works that included “Blood Knot,” “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead” and “The Island,” he exposed the realities of racial separatism in his homeland.
The New York Times - Mar. 9
South African phosphate mine faces new environmental lawsuit

Yahoo News - 9h
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 Johannesburg
ABC News - Mar. 11
Trump calls out perceived opponents in Justice Department speech

President Donald Trump made a rare appearance at the Justice Department on Friday where he accused DOJ officials of weaponizing their power and illegally targeting him and his allies for political ...
NBC News - 3d
Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault

A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.
BBC News - 11h
Federal judge orders Trump admin to reinstate thousands of probationary employees

A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of previously terminated probationary employees across 18 different agencies.
ABC News - 3d
Judge lashes out at Trump admin over deportation flights

A federal judge lashed out at the Trump administration Monday for refusing to answer questions about flights deporting Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act after he ordered them to turn ...
The Hill - 21h
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
French hunter, 81, on trial for killing endangered bear that attacked him

Brown bear charged at André Rives in the Pyrenees and dragged him several metres before he shot and killed it. An 81-year-old French hunter has gone on trial accused of killing an endangered bear ...
The Guardian - 2h
Immigrant detention centers are at capacity, Trump admin officials say

The Department of Homeland Security is working with several agencies to increase bed space as they ask Congress for more funding.
NBC News - 6d
Dems ask Trump admin to explain Khalil’s arrest, calling it ‘playbook of authoritarians’

More than 100 House Democrats sent the letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Politico - 4d
South Carolina woman arrested in connection with Myrtle Beach wildfire

A woman accused of igniting a more than 2,000 acre wildfire last week in South Carolina, threatening the lives and homes of hundreds, has been arrested and charged, officials said on Friday.
NBC News - Mar. 8
South Sudan orders civilians to vacate a northern area as it battles an armed group

South Sudan’s government has asked civilians to leave a northern area a day after the army conducted an airstrike against an armed group accused of overrunning a military base and attacking a U
ABC News - 1d