Donald Trump Govt issues travel warning…. SA now murder capital of the world
The US state department warned its citizens to “exercise increased caution” in South Africa due to crime‚ civil unrest and drought – a day after police revealed the latest crime statistics. “Violent crime‚ such as armed robbery‚ rape‚ carjacking‚ mugging‚ and ‘smash-and-grab’ attacks on vehicles‚ is common‚” a travel advisory warned on September 12. “There […]
“I Never Want To Meet Someone So Lifeless Again” – Trump told White House Aides after Meeting With Buhari
Donald Trump said he “never wants to meet someone as lifeless” as Nigeria’s Muhamadu Buhari again in a conversation with white house aides after he had a meeting with the Nigerian leader in April according to a recent report by the Financial Times. According to the report, three persons privy to the conversation confirmed to […]
Donald Trump can’t block users from his Twitter feed, federal judge rules
President Donald Trump cannot block Twitter users for the political views they have expressed, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Wednesday. Blocking users from viewing his Twitter account — a feature offered by the social media platform — is unconstitutional and a violation of the First Amendment, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald wrote in her […]
Donald Trump ‘has trouble finding hotel room at G20 summit’
Donald Trump has reportedly had trouble getting a hotel room for the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. His team apparently waited too long to book accommodations for the President and his travelling staff and were told none of the major hotels had vacancies, Buzzfeed reported. The local newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt reported that the Four […]
U.S. President, Donald Trump Hosts Two Chibok Girls
The U.S. President, Donald Trump, and his daughter, Ivanka, met with two Chibok girls, Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu on June 27 at the White House. Bishara, 20, and Pogu, 19 were among 57 girls who escaped from Boko Haram in Borno by jumping off the back of a truck in 2014. The 57 were […]
Vladimir Putin gave direct instructions to help elect Trump, report says
A report Friday morning claims Russian President Vladimir Putin gave direct instructions to help elect Donald Trump president. According to a Washington Post investigation, former President Obama received a secret CIA report in August. That report “captured Putin’s specific instructions on the operation’s audacious objectives – defeat or at least damage the Democratic nominee, Hillary […]
Vladimir Putin told his Defense Department to watch ‘House of Cards’ to better understand American politics
It’s the hit US drama charting the Machiavellian scheming of a fictional president. But Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin is so convinced by the twists and turns in House Of Cards that he has advised his defence chiefs to watch it – to get a better understanding of the real American political system. Speaking ahead of […]
Angela Merkel says Germany can no longer rely on Donald Trump’s America: ‘We Europeans must take our destiny into our own hands’
Race against time: Ms Merkel failed to elicit cooperation from Mr Trump on the 2015 Paris climate deal Angela Merkel has suggested Germany and Europe can no longer rely on the US under Donald Trump. Speaking at a campaign event held in a Bavarian beer tent, the German Chancellor emphasised the need for friendly relations with the US, Britain and […]
G7 Member States to Cooperate With Africa In Solving Woes
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is among a host of African leaders who have been invited to this year’s G-20 Summit, highlighting the growing role of the continent of global development decision-making fora. The feat was the highlight of the African segment session at the G7 Summit meeting, which ended at the Sicilian town of Taormina […]
Pope Francis gave Donald Trump a 192-page letter he wrote on climate change
Donald Trump was given a gift during his meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican: a papal letter detailing why the world should fight against climate change. Pope Francis issued the encyclical in 2015, just months before nearly 200 countries signed the historic Paris Agreement on climate change. The agreement is considered a large part […]
