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The ruling ANC party wants to change the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation [Reuters] South Africa rejected a tweet by Donald Trump about the country’s land reform policy and the “large-scale killing” of farmers saying the US president was “misinformed”. Trump said on Wednesday he directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South […]

  Wall Street analysts generally agree that a protracted impeachment fight and potential Senate trial could weigh on stocks, but they say any drop on Wall Street would be based on the uncertainty of the outcome of such a fight NEW YORK— The longest bull market run in American history could get killed off by […]

  Rue Camille Claude in Trappes, where the double homicide took place. Photo: Google Maps The two people killed in a knife attack on Thursday in the Paris suburb of Trappes were the knifeman’s sister and mother, a security source told AFP. A third person was seriously injured by the attacker, who has been killed […]

An online video about U.S.-China trade tensions produced by China’s state television broadcaster plays on a computer screen in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (AP Photo) The United States slapped steep tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese goods on Thursday, triggering a swift tit-for-tat retaliation from Beijing, even as negotiators from both sides […]

“None of us know all the facts,” said Patrick Morrisey, the GOP Senate nominee in West Virginia who appeared with President Donald Trump at a rallythere Tuesday. Republican and Democratic strategists largely agree it is too soon to draw any conclusions about the Novemberimpact of recent news bombshells. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo As both parties […]

High waves reach Jeju Island, Thursday, as powerful Typhoon Soulik approaches the Korean Peninsula. Yonhap Reporters prepare for weather broadcasts on Jeju Island, Thursday. Yonhap Korea is on high alert as powerful Typhoon Soulik is set to batter the country with downpours and thunderstorms over the next few days. It is forecast to become the […]

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. © Leonhard Foeger / Reuters The position of US establishment is to blame for the counter-productive policy of sanctions against Russia, President Vladimir Putin said while describing his Helsinki meeting with President Donald Trump as “useful.” “It’s not only about […]

Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami did not elaborate which forces would carry out such attacks, but Iran has said it could target Israeli cities with its missiles if it is threatened. (AFP) A senior Iranian cleric warned Washington on Wednesday that if it attacked Iran, the United States and allied Israel would be targeted, as a […]

If Xi Jinping indeed arrives in Pyongyang next month for his long-awaited first state visit to the DPRK, readers are likely to see torrents of speculation about Xi’s personal relationship with Kim Jong Un.  Does the Chinese leader see Kim as a true comrade, an equal of sorts in the arena of Party-Party relations, or […]

Michael Cohen (Photo: Reuters) US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to violating campaign finance laws.     He said he did so at the direction of “the candidate”, for the “principal purpose of influencing (the) election”, BBC reporter Cohen’s admission on Tuesday was related to hush money paid […]