Foreign nationals targeted in S/Africa’s extortion explosion
A South African and his two sons, one a police officer, appeared before a Cape Town magistrate last month accused of extorting around 50 convenience stores run by Ethiopians and Somalis.
‘Thank you’ for not hanging protesters – Trump tells Iran
Trump repeatedly threatened military action against Iran over the past two weeks to help protesters, where rights groups say Iranian forces have killed thousands of people.
Experts cast doubt over ‘foiled coup’ on Burkina Faso’s Traore
“It’s the same every time: they announce they’ve foiled a coup d’etat, and each scenario is more unbelievable than the last,” said a Burkinabe journalist and political analyst.
Trump praises ‘gesture of respect’ as Machado presents Nobel medal
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she “presented” her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, in a bid to win over the US president who had sidelined her since overthrowing Nicolas Maduro.
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over Minnesota protests
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke a law that allows domestic deployment of the military, as protests roil Minnesota after a federal agent shot dead a woman last week.
France to send more forces to Greenland, says Macron
“A first team of French service members is already on site and will be reinforced in the coming days with land, air, and maritime assets,” Macron told troops during a speech to start the new year.
