Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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Trump signs order requiring citizenship proof in elections

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered tighter controls on federal elections, including requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote, as the Republican continues to attack a system...

Three dead, 15 hurt in new Mexico mass shooting

Three people were killed and 15 others injured in a late-night shooting at an unsanctioned car show in a park in New Mexico, police...

Namibia inaugurates its first woman president

Southern Africa’s desert nation of Namibia swore in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections that extended the ruling party’s 35-year...

Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine this week

US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, officials said on Sunday, as Washington and Kyiv’s European...

33 world leaders back Zelensky after face-off with Trump

Thirty-three world leaders have declared support for Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, following a tense meeting between him and United States President, Donald Trump. The world...

Trump to sell ‘Gold card’ US visas for $5m

US President Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new “gold card” residency permits for a price of $5 million each — and said...

Russia-Ukraine war: Macron backs Trump diplomacy

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday supported Donald Trump’s outreach to Russia over Ukraine but called on the United States to back any European...

Ghana’s former finance minister wanted for corruption

Ghana’s former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta was on Wednesday declared a wanted fugitive and accused of corruption by the country’s special prosecutor. “You have two...

Niger Republic orders red cross to leave country

Niger’s ruling military junta has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to leave the country immediately, a source told AFP Wednesday. Niger...

Trump signs order withdrawing US from UN bodies

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council...

Ramaphosa hits back at Trump over land confiscation claims

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday hit back at his United States counterpart, Donald Trump over the latter’s threat to cut funding to...