JOHANNESBURG, 28 February 2025 (BSS/AFP) – On the streets of Johannesburg’s student district, US President Donald Trump’s proposal to accept white Afrikaners as refugees has been met with ridicule and disbelief by South Africans of all backgrounds. Trump recently cut off aid to South Africa, alleging—without evidence—that the Pretoria government is seizing white-owned land and […]

MIAMI, 28 February 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Right-wing influencer Andrew Tate, who is facing charges of rape and human trafficking in Romania, arrived in the United States on Thursday. This marks his first time leaving the Eastern European nation since his arrest in 2022. Romanian prosecutors accuse Tate, 38, his brother Tristan, 36, and two women […]

SAINT-DENIS DE LA RÉUNION, 28 February 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Authorities in La Réunion placed the Indian Ocean island under its highest “purple alert” on Friday as Cyclone Garance approached, posing a severe threat of direct impact. “Faced with a direct impact, with wind gusts exceeding 200 km/h (around 125 miles per hour), the prefect will […]

GOMA, DR Congo, 28 February 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Goma, which fell to M23 fighters and the Rwandan military in late January, has become a stark symbol of the ongoing conflict that has ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for over three decades. In early January, an offensive on North Kivu’s capital—home to thousands of UN […]

BANGKOK, 28 February 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Thai authorities have apprehended a Singaporean man suspected of conducting cyber attacks on over 70 organisations across a dozen countries worldwide. The 39-year-old suspect was arrested in Bangkok on Wednesday as part of a coordinated operation with Singaporean law enforcement, Thai police announced on Thursday. The individual, identified as […]

BEIJING, 28 February 2025 (BSS/AFP) – China fell short of a crucial climate target in 2024, as emissions in the world’s second-largest economy continued to rise, with coal remaining dominant despite record increases in renewable energy capacity, official data revealed on Friday. According to figures released by Beijing’s National Bureau of Statistics, China’s carbon intensity […]

GENEVA, 27th February 2025 (AFP) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed deep concern on Thursday over the deportation of approximately 40 Uyghur individuals by Thai authorities, despite the risk that they may face persecution upon their return to China. “This is a clear violation of the principle of non-refoulement and the Royal […]

NEW DELHI, 27th February 2025 (BSS/AFP) – The European Union’s top leadership arrived in India on Thursday for what has been described as an “unprecedented” visit, aimed at expanding commercial and diplomatic relations while also counterbalancing its increasingly strained ties with the United States. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by the college […]