G20 summit ‘renews’ multilateralism commitment in face of US boycott
A draft leaders’ declaration upset the Trump administration, which described it as “shameful” that Pretoria had moved ahead without US input.
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South Africans’ confidence in government leadership grows
A Gallup survey found that 41% of South Africans approve of their country’s leadership, up from 29% in 2022.
From Affordability to Genocide, Trump-Mamdani Meeting at White House Was Full of Surprises
After months of mutual animosity, President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met for the first time in a widely anticipated meeting late last week. But after the two discussed Mamdani’s plans to lower the cost of living in New York City, where both men grew up, Trump said that he and Mamdani “agree on a lot more than I would have thought” and promised to work together once Mamdani takes office in January. The newly friendly relationship is likely temporary, but still “remarkable,” says Ross Barkan, who is writing a book about Mamdani’s rapid political rise. “If Trump is less antagonistic towards Mamdani, the idea is to have Trump do as little damage as possible to New York City,” Barkan says of Mamdani’s conciliatory approach to the meeting. “He’s not going to attack. He’s going to try to build coalitions.” Barkan also comments on the brewing intra-party conflict between the Democratic establishment and the more left-wing Democratic Socialists of America — whose members, including Mamdani, typically run for elected office as Democrats — as well as what Trump’s lack of challenge to Mamdani’s assertion that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza says about the shifting discourse on Israel-Palestine in the United States.
South Africa, the G20, and the new US presidency
The absence of the US at the G20 summit could threaten the future of Africa’s global voice, argues a development expert.
😱 GOP Freaks Out at Trump's 'Awful' Numbers
Republicans scramble as Trump’s ratings plummet, MTG resigns after a short stint in Trump enemy territory, and a US senator admonishes Israel’s detention of a Palestinian-American teen.
Israel kills Hezbollah leader in Beirut strike
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel has ramped up attacks against the group in recent days.
Talks on Trump’s Ukraine peace plan yield progress
Analysts had expressed worry that Washington was demanding little of Russia while extracting concessions mostly from Ukraine.
Trump's Second Term Approval Numbers Are Finally Cratering
From June to October, Trump's approval numbers were stubbornly immobile, but some voters have now finally had enough.
Trump, MBS, and Mamdani at the Predators’ Ball
As Trump’s American critics and admirers alike struggle to understand him, the writer Giuliano da Empoli offers a useful alternative.
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