Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged a federal judge to consider holding the officials in contempt of court. Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on Tuesday urged a federal judge to consider holding U.S. officials in contempt of court following the Trump administration’s alleged deportation of multiple immigrants from Southeast Asia to South Sudan,...
Did you vote for this? Because I ain’t gonna lie … I voted for this. For months, South Africa has tried to paint Israel as genocidal for fighting the war Hamas and the Gazans started on October 7. That began a rift with the US that has sharply accelerated since Donald Trump took office, who...
Watch moment Trump confronts South Africa’s president with video US President Donald Trump has confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House with a video that the US president said supports his claim that white farmers are being “persecuted” in the country. The footage shown during a news conference with the South African...
US President Donald Trump confronted his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, over widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa, during an Oval Office meeting on Wednesday. Mr Trump said that white farmers are “fleeing South Africa”, playing footage to the room showing people chanting “kill the Boer, kill the farmer”. Responding, Mr...
Khanyisile Ngcobo BBC News, Johannesburg AFP/Getty Images It will be President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first meeting with Trump at the White House South Africa’s president has faced tough challenges before – he was the chief negotiator for Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC) during talks to end white-minority rule in the early 1990s – but his...
US President Donald Trump’s administration has illegally deported two Asian men to South Sudan, immigration lawyers have told a court. In a submission to a federal judge in Boston, the attorneys said a flight carrying a dozen people, including citizens of Myanmar and Vietnam, landed in South Sudan on Tuesday. A previous court order bars...
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Reporting fromPagasa Island, Philippines BBC/VIRMA SIMONETTE Fisherman Larry Hugo, right, was nearly rammed by a Chinese coastguard ship At just 37 hectares, the Philippines-controlled island of Pagasa – or “hope” – is barely big enough to live on. There is almost nothing there. The 300 or so inhabitants live...
Heavy rainfall and storms have been battering southern France since Monday. The rains have caused widespread damage across the region, flooding streets and causing power and water outages. At least three people have died in the flooding with several hundred emergency rescuers being deployed to the region. Read full article at source...
Location : The A38 westbound between the A380 and the junction with the A382 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 16:30 and 16:45 on 20 May 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic...
Location : The A38 westbound. Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 16:00 and 16:15 on 20 May 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 20 May...
Dan Wareing & Caroline Adams BBC News BBC Nick and Hannah (centre) said they were overwhelmed to take part in this year’s show Months of hard work and a hectic journey have been stepping stones for one South West garden display, the creators of which say they are “overwhelmed” to finally make it to the...
South African authorities say they will continue with legal proceedings against Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso who was acquitted of rape last month, even though he has left the country. Mr Omotoso, who denied the 32 charges against him, was accused of sexually assaulting young women from his church in Port Elizabeth. The National Prosecuting Authority...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West BBC Food and drink generate millions for the local economy South West food and drink champion Taste of the West has gone into administration. Bristol-based SWBR has been appointed as administrators for the Exeter-based company which was founded in 1991. Taste of the West had more than 1,000 paying...
Reuters US President Donald Trump has given members of South Africa’s Afrikaner community refugee status, alleging that a genocide was taking place in the country. Nearly 60 of them have arrived in the US after being granted asylum. The South African government allowed the US embassy to consider their applications inside the country, and let...
Khanyisile Ngcobo BBC News, Johannesburg Ulrich Janse van Vuuren Ulrich Janse van Vuuren has made it his passion to share and showcase some of South Africa’s best features with his legion of social media followers. The 38-year-old white South African often takes snapshots capturing scenes such as a cold Johannesburg morning, the purple Jacaranda trees...