The Listening Post What explains Trump’s fixation on South Africa? Read more Trump’s executive order cutting aid to South Africa stems from his claims of human rights abuses against white farmers. But how accurate are his accusations, and what’s really behind them? Contributors: Herman Wasserman – Journalism professor, Stellenbosch University Redi Tlhabi – Journalist and…
It is July 9, 2001, and a camper near the Thirtymile Trailhead in Washington State’s Okanogan National Forest in the United States has left a campfire unattended. The previous winter was one of the driest in decades and the summer temperature has been near record highs. Later in the evening, a passing plane reports smoke….
On February 14, US Vice President JD Vance caused a stir at the Munich Security Conference when he decided to accuse America’s European allies of practising censorship. Outraged Europeans hit back, pointing at the track record of Vance’s boss, President Donald Trump, in attacking and eroding democracy in the United States. To many of us,…
Here is the situation on Saturday, February 15: Fighting Russia’s army has claimed to have captured the village Berezivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region close to a road linking key towns as Moscow slowly eats up more territory, despite suffering heavy losses in the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian drone hit a…
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NewsFeed Zelenskyy meets with JD Vance amid Russia negotiation concerns Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US officials, including Vice President JD Vance, for the first time since Donald Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin about ending Russia’s war on Ukraine. Many in Europe are worried that Ukraine could be left out of negotiations. Published On…
As United States President Donald Trump barrels forward with tariff threats against key trading partners Canada and Mexico, a renegotiation of the three countries’ trade agreement could be in the offing. In his first term as president, Trump pushed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with the current United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA….
NewsFeed ‘Across Europe I fear free speech is in retreat’ US Vice President JD Vance told European leaders that “free speech is in retreat” across their continent while insisting the Trump administration believes in letting all viewpoints be heard. Published On 14 Feb 202514 Feb 2025
NewsFeed Weaponising anti-Semitism won’t save Israel’s reputation | #AJOPINION Donald Trump’s executive order to remove pro-Palestinian foreign students under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism will not save Israel’s reputation in the United States, according to Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Nihad Awad. Published On 14 Feb 202514 Feb 2025
Kyiv needs ‘security guarantees’, Zelenskyy says as Trump pushes to end war
