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G20 risks collapse amid US-South Africa rift, analysts warn

Geopolitical analysts have issued a warning that the G20 may fracture into rival blocs as diplomatic tensions between the United States and South Africa reach their highest point in years. These concerns arose following Washington’s decision to exclude South Africa, an existing full member, from the 2026 G20 Summit, choosing instead to extend an invitation […]

Investment

Putin pledges uninterrupted fuel supply to India despite US pressure

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Moscow is ready to provide “uninterrupted shipments” of fuel to India, as Delhi continues to face mounting pressure from the United States to cease purchasing Russian oil. Speaking alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, Putin questioned why India should be punished for buying oil when the […]

Gold hits record high amid escalating US-China trade tensions
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Iran discovers major gold deposit amid crippling US sanctions

Iran has announced the discovery of a major gold deposit at one of the country’s biggest mines for the precious metal, local media reported Monday. The new vein structure was found at the privately owned Shadan gold mine in the eastern province of South Khorasan, which Fars news agency described as “among the country’s most […]

S.Africa signs wind energy deal to ease power outages
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Ramaphosa rejects handing over G20 presidency to US without Trump’s presence

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa will not hand the next presidency of the G20 to a US embassy representative after President Donald Trump refused to attend this weekend’s summit, the South African government said Saturday. The Trump administration has boycotted the Johannesburg meeting that wraps up on Sunday and said it would send the charge […]

Macron demands under-15s social media ban after school stabbing
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Macron warns G20 at risk as Trump boycotts summit

The G20 group of major world economies is “at risk” as it struggles to tackle international crises, French President Emmanuel Macron told a summit boycotted by the United States Saturday. Macron was among two dozen world leaders at South Africa’s G20 summit marked by the absence of President Donald Trump, who is at loggerheads with […]

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Miyetti Allah urges US to halt sanctions, denies militia tag

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has formally requested that the United States Congress withdraw its recent recommendation for targeted sanctions, which followed lawmakers linking the group to alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. In a resolution introduced on November 4, House Representative Christopher Smith had proposed imposing visa bans and asset […]

Aviation

US flights normalise after shutdown, FAA lifts long restrictions

The Federal Aviation Administration announced that United States flights will return to normal schedules on Monday following the lifting of reductions that had been imposed during the recent government shutdown. The FAA confirmed on Sunday evening that restrictions would be lifted and “normal operations can resume” across the country starting at 6:00 am Washington time […]

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ICYMI: US embassy resumes full operations after govt shutdown

The United States Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria have fully resumed operations following the official reopening of the U.S. government after a record-breaking shutdown that lasted 43 days. The missions had initially announced a scale-down of public communications on October 1st, aligning with the federal government shutdown in Washington. They stated that only urgent safety […]

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Trump threatens US air controllers amid govt shutdown

An additional 2,300 United States flights were cancelled on Monday as President Donald Trump publicly threatened to dock the pay of air traffic controllers who called in sick during the ongoing government shutdown. Following Trump’s criticism of absent aviation workers as unpatriotic, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association labor union countered, hailing members who were […]