South Africa names apartheid-era negotiator as ambassador to US

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Appointment of Roelf Meyer seen as attempt to improve relations amid false US accusations of ‘white genocide’

South Africa has appointed a former apartheid government chief negotiator during the talks that ended white rule in the 1990s as ambassador to the US, in what is seen as an attempt to improve the deeply strained diplomatic relationship between the two countries.

Roelf Meyer replaces Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled in March 2025 after he criticised the Trump administration.

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Gina Rinehart has been forced to share her riches. But will she fight on or end the family feud?

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A 15-year court battle costing millions of dollars ended in a partial defeat for the tycoon. Will she now bury the hatchet or double down and keep fighting her children and rivals?

Gina Rinehart does not like to lose.

Engaged in bitter legal battles for most of the past 35 years, Australia’s richest person has shown her propensity to fight tooth and nail to retain control of her family’s iron ore empire – and the riches that flow from it.

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Amid Iran War, Companies Look to Extend a Record Profit Run by Raising Prices – The New York Times

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  1. Amid Iran War, Companies Look to Extend a Record Profit Run by Raising Prices  The New York Times
  2. $30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds  The Guardian
  3. Big Oil Brings in Extra $30 Million an Hour in Windfall Profits Due to Iran War  Truthout
  4. EU considering excessive profit taxes on oil and gas companies, foreign profits remain unclear  Euronews.com
  5. Call for an EU-wide windfall profit mechanism in response to the energy crisis  transportenvironment.org
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Sinlaku rips through Northern Mariana Islands as strongest tropical cyclone this year

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More than 1,000 people were in shelters across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as Sinlaku moved away

Super Typhoon Sinlaku hammered the Northern Mariana Islands, flipping over cars, toppling utility poles and ripping away tin roofs.

Authorities were just beginning to assess the damage left behind by the typhoon, which first hit the islands on Tuesday night local time and continued with a barrage of fierce winds and relentless rains for hours on Wednesday. So far, there have been no reports of deaths.

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Ant smuggler sentenced to a year in jail by Kenyan court

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More than 2,200 ants were found in Zhang Kequn’s luggage at Nairobi airport, with baggage destined for China

A Chinese national has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined by a Nairobi court for attempting to smuggle thousands of ants out of Kenya, a lucrative trade in east Africa that was exposed last year.

The insects are mostly destined for China, the US and Europe, where they become pets and can be worth about $100 each.

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Israel boxes Paris out of Lebanon talks, halts arms buys as French disconnect grows – The Times of Israel

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  1. Israel boxes Paris out of Lebanon talks, halts arms buys as French disconnect grows  The Times of Israel
  2. U.S. Applies Little Pressure to Israel to Stop the Fighting in Lebanon  The New York Times
  3. Lebanese, Israeli diplomats hold rare face-to-face meeting in Washington  The Washington Post
  4. Hezbollah official says the group won't abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the US  AP News
  5. Macron under fire over Iran, Hezbollah policy as Trump admin hosts Israel-Lebanon talks  Fox News
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Iran War Live News Updates: Blockade of Iranian Ports Is ‘Fully Implemented,’ U.S. Says – WSJ

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  1. Iran War Live News Updates: Blockade of Iranian Ports Is ‘Fully Implemented,’ U.S. Says  WSJ
  2. Live updates: US says blockade of Iranian ports ‘fully implemented’ as Trump hints at further peace talks  CNN
  3. Mediators move closer to extending US-Iran ceasefire, regional officials tell AP  AP News
  4. Iran war updates: Trump teases more talks; Israel, Lebanon meet in US  Al Jazeera
  5. US, Iran Seek Further Talks as Hormuz Standoff Intensifies  Bloomberg.com
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Ceasefire in Lebanon will be approved tonight – report – investingLive

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  1. Ceasefire in Lebanon will be approved tonight - report  investingLive
  2. Middle East crisis live: conflicting reports over proposed one-week ceasefire in Lebanon  The Guardian
  3. PM to convene security cabinet at 8 p.m., reportedly to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire  The Times of Israel
  4. Israeli security cabinet to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire, senior official says  Reuters
  5. Ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon reportedly to be announced tonight  The Jerusalem Post
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Berlin gets a front-row seat to German weapons’ performance in Ukraine – Defense News

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  1. Berlin gets a front-row seat to German weapons’ performance in Ukraine  Defense News
  2. Ukraine strikes drone production, military support deal with Germany  Al Jazeera
  3. Zelenskyy: return of conscription-age Ukrainians from abroad is a matter of fairness  Українська правда
  4. Merz Says EU €90 Billion Loan for Kyiv Should Be Disbursed Now  Bloomberg.com
  5. Germany to maintain Ukraine aid despite political headwinds  DW.com
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Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an ‘abandoned crisis’ – AP News

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  1. Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an ‘abandoned crisis’  AP News
  2. Opinion | I Have Watched the Catastrophe of My Country Be Reduced to Nothing  The New York Times
  3. ‘Erosion of a country’s future’: What has the war cost Sudan?  Al Jazeera
  4. Hunger, bribery and ruin: Darfur after three years of Sudan’s civil war – in pictures  The Guardian
  5. Germany: Sudan aid conference in Berlin raises €1.3B  dw.com
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Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict – AP News

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  1. Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict  AP News
  2. Catholicism Thrives in Africa, but Pope’s Cameroon Visit Highlights a Divide  The New York Times
  3. Pope: Algeria visit a ‘special blessing’ and opportuntity to promote dialogue  Vatican News
  4. Pope Leo's feud with Trump overshadows his spiritual homecoming  NBC News
  5. In ancient Hippo, Pope Leo launches a vision for the church rooted in St. Augustine  National Catholic Reporter
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Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days – BBC

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  1. Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days  BBC
  2. Turkish police order 83 arrests over online praise for school shootings  BBC
  3. Turkey to hold funerals for school shooting victims  Yahoo
  4. Nine people killed in second school shooting in Turkey in two days  CNN
  5. School Shooting Leaves Teacher, 3 Students Dead and 20 Others Injured, Suspect Believed to Be 8th Grader  People.com
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Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain – AP News

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  1. Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain  AP News
  2. New Gaza flotilla sets sail from Spain after weather delay  The Times of Israel
  3. History of flotilla campaigns to end Israel’s siege of Gaza  Al Jazeera
  4. Gaza aid flotilla aims to break Israeli blockade  Reuters
  5. Zeteo Joins the Gaza Flotilla as It Sets Sail to Break Israel’s Blockade  Zeteo
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