Saudi says Houthis target Mecca, warns of ‘red line’
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthis accused them on Wednesday of targeting Islam's holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world.
S/Africa’s deputy president caught up in dodgy diamond claim
South Africa’s deputy president defended himself Friday for failing to declare a gift to his wife of a diamond from a jailed gem dealer.
Putin says Russia wants lasting peace in Ukraine
Russia wants a “lasting and stable peace” in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, adding that Moscow’s conditions for peace remained unchanged.
Kamala Harris to detail 2024 presidential run in new book
Harris said she wrote the book with “candor and reflection” and promised a “behind-the-scenes account” of the campaign.
S/Africa negotiating hard with US over tariffs: president
South Africa will use the week-long delay in the US’s imposition of 30-percent tariffs to negotiate hard to avoid the penalty and save jobs, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday.
Canada PM says ‘disappointed’ by new US tariffs
“Canada accounts for only one percent of US fentanyl imports and has been working intensively to further reduce these volumes,” he said.
