President Cyril Ramaphosa stood on a stage at NAMPO and called Afrikaners who are leaving South Africa “cowards.” Days earlier, while speaking at the African CEO Forum, he remarked that South Africa is the only country on the continent where colonizers’ were not driven out.
Real Madrid Close to Sealing Dean Huijsen Transfer
Real Madrid are on the verge of completing the signing of Dean Huijsen after reaching an agreement with Bournemouth. The Spanish giants will activate the defender’s £50 million release clause, which will be paid in three installments and is expected to be fully settled by the end of 2026. Despite strong interest from Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester City, the 20-year-old has chosen Real Madrid and already accepted a five-year contract offer. According to Spanish outlet Diario AS, the transfer has been approved by incoming head coach Xabi Alonso, who has reportedly spoken directly with Huijsen to outline the club’s long-term...
Kremlin Releases Footage Of Putin Hosting Meeting Yesterday Ahead Of The Peace Talk With Ukraine
The Kremlin has released footage of Putin hosting a meeting yesterday evening to prepare the Russian delegation for the negotiations with Ukraine, Peskov said. In addition to members of the negotiating group, the meeting was attended by Ministers Lavrov and Belousov, heads of security agencies Zolotov, Shoigu, Gerasimov and Bortnikov, as well as commanders of troop groups in Ukraine.
Video: U.S President state reasons for Putin Absence, At Russia-Ukraine Peace Talk In Turkey
Russia-Ukraine peace talks begin in Istanbul, but both Putin and Trump have skipped the negotiations, raising concerns about the peace process. However when asked by a reporter if the U.S. president is disappointed by Russia president Vladimir Putin absence at the peace talk scheduled to hold in Istanbul he replied: Reporter: No Putin in Türkey. Disappointed? Trump: No.. I said, why would he go if I’m not going? Russian officials are leading the delegation, while Zelensky calls for a resolution.
Kremlin Confirms Putin’s Ignore Russia-Ukraine Peace Talk Scheduled To Hold In Turkey
Kremlin confirmed that president Vladimir Putin would be skipping the Russia-Ukraine negotiations that was scheduled to today in Turkey. When asked Thursday whether Putin would be attending talks in Turkey, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told CNN “no.” Putin made the suggestion for negotiations “without any preconditions” after Ukrainian allies, including Germany, France and the U.K. presented an ultimatum to Moscow to either accept the ceasefire proposal or face additional sanctions. President Putin absence is expected to further antagonize the White House, which has markedly changed its tone over the war in the past weeks. Even after his historic Oval Office shouting...
Australian Prime Minister Speaks Of Beijing Prisoner’s Courage, Resilience And Hope
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday spoke of the courage, resilience and hope of Australian citizen Yang Hengjun, who was convicted last year in China of espionage. The plight of the 59-year-old Chinese-born democracy blogger, who was arrested on arrival in China on a flight from New York in 2019, remains an impediment to an improving bilateral relationship between Canberra and Beijing. Albanese said Yang had recently written to him from a Beijing prison. “It was a message of profound courage and resilience and hope despite his difficult circumstances,” Albanese told reporters in Jakarta, where he was making his first overseas...
Southern California Couple Charged With Torture Of 6 Foster Children
Three members of a Southern California family were charged Wednesday with torturing six foster children between the ages of 4 and 16 over a span of years, prosecutors said. Kenneth Michael Key and Tina Marie Key, both 60, and their 23-year-old daughter Katlynn Marresa Key were arrested this week in Victorville, according to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office. It wasn’t immediately known if they have lawyers. Messages were sent to the county public defender’s office asking if its attorneys are representing the defendants. The investigation began Feb. 13 when authorities received a tip from a child abuse hotline,...
FIFA Lifts Suspension Of Congolese Football Association
The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided on 14 May 2025 to lift the suspension that was imposed on the Congolese Football Association (FECOFOOT) on 6 February 2025. The decision was taken after the conditions requested by the Bureau to lift the suspension of FECOFOOT had been met, including the return of full control of the FECOFOOT headquarters, the Ignié Technical Centre and the association’s other facilities to the FECOFOOT Executive Committee led by Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas and his administration.
New Zealand’s Parliament Will Debate Suspending Māori Lawmakers Who Performed A Protest Haka
A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber last year. The haka is a chanting dance of challenge of great cultural importance in New Zealand, and the three lawmakers from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori party, performed one to oppose a controversial bill that would have redefined the country’s founding document. A committee Wednesday recommended record suspensions and severe censure — the harshest penalties ever assigned to New Zealand parliamentarians — after finding the trio in contempt of Parliament. Government bloc lawmakers, who hold the majority, are expected to...