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An elite South African police unit has raided a home of the influential Gupta family in Johannesburg as part of an investigation into corruption and influence peddling with the government. President Zuma was asked by the ruling African National Congress to step down as head of state this week [FILE: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters] Wednesday’s raid in the northern […]

Seoul has agreed to allocate up to $2.6 million to cover the expenses of the North Korean delegation attending the PyeongChang Olympics, under the terms of a recently approved plan. North Korean cheerleaders © Mike Segar / Reuters The fund will cover the cost of hundreds of North Korean delegates participating in the 2018 Winter […]

The president is said to be very angry after the NEC decided to recall him.President Jacob Zuma is “very angry” at being recalled by the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) and there is a possibility that he will not leave the presidency voluntarily, according to Business Day. Senior ANC leaders told Business Day that the possibility […]

The mother of Sam Rajabi, who was arrested in a state-led crackdown on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Iran including the one managed by Kavous Seyed-Emami, who died in custody, said her son has been focused on his career and would never betray his country. Sam Rajabi was detained on January 25, 2018. “My son was not a […]

A Russian-made T-72 battle tank similar to the one destroyed Saturday. (REUTERS Photo) A U.S. drone destroyed a Russian-made T-72 battle tank operated by pro-Assad regime forces in eastern Syria on Saturday in “self defense,” U.S. military officials have said. Three people inside the tank were killed by a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone with precision-guided […]

‘In fact, the Undersecretary of our Ministry has called the Secretary General of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the incidents caused last night by the Greek Coast Guard boats through their dangerous maneuvers in the vicinity of the Kardak rocks, which are under Turkish sovereignty’    A Turkish foreign ministry statement today blamed […]

The names of Russian military contractors reportedly killed in clashes between U.S.-led coalition and pro-Syrian government forces last week have begun to surface. Bassam Khabieh / Reuters An estimated 100 pro-Syrian regime fighters were killed in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in the southeastern province of Deir Ezzor last Wednesday. Russia partially withdrew its forces from Syria in December 2017 after two years fighting in support of President Bashar […]