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Political Storm Brews Over Claims SA Armed Russia

President Cyril Ramaphosa and America's Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, share a light moment. Ramaphosa says no global power will force his country to change its foreign policy.

Political parties have gone to ideological war over the United States of America’s allegations that South Africa supplied Russia with weapons to fight against the Ukrainian army. At a hastily convened media briefing in Pretoria yesterday, US Ambassador to SA Reuben Brigety accused South Africa of supplying Russia with weapons. However, Brigety did not provide… Continue reading Political Storm Brews Over Claims SA Armed Russia

SACP Demands Expulsion of US Ambassador

U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, falsely accused South Africa of "loading" weapons and ammunition onto a Russian vessel anchored at Simon's Town, Western Cape, in December to help it fight its Eastern European neighbour Ukraine.

THE South African Communist Party (SACP) has called on the government to expel the United States (US) ambassador, Reuben Brigety II, following his claims the host country sent arms to Russia, in its conflict with Ukraine. At a press briefing he addressed on Thursday, Brigety accused South Africa of “arming Russia with a vessel that… Continue reading SACP Demands Expulsion of US Ambassador

UN migration agency seeks funding to help migrants in Somalia

MOGADISHU, May 5 (Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has urgently appealed for funding to assist migrants facing life-threatening risks in Somalia. Funding to assist migrants in the country has fallen drastically over the years, while the needs of the migrant population continue to increase due to climatic shocks, conflicts, and economic crises,… Continue reading UN migration agency seeks funding to help migrants in Somalia

U.S. ‘geo-economics strategy for global hegemony has historical roots’

US president Joe Biden. The writer says the US has resorted to threats and blackmail in response to the dwindling influence of the dollar. It has reacted the same way to its fading global power and influence, the economic rise of China, the re-emergence of Russia as a superpower and the defeat of NATO in the Ukraine war.

ISLAMABAD, May 6 (Xinhua) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s recent layout of the U.S. “geo-economics” strategy has historical roots, which advocates that the United States should achieve its geo-political dominance through military as well as economic means, a Pakistani economist told Xinhua in a recent interview. When the United States had become a global… Continue reading U.S. ‘geo-economics strategy for global hegemony has historical roots’

Russia-U.S. ties on verge of open armed conflict over Ukraine: Russia’s deputy FM

VLADIVOSTOK, May 5 (Xinhua) — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov warned on Thursday that Russia and the United States are on the verge of an open armed conflict over Ukraine, but Moscow is trying to prevent this. Ryabkov said that Moscow knew that Kiev was acting under Washington’s instructions when it chose to attack… Continue reading Russia-U.S. ties on verge of open armed conflict over Ukraine: Russia’s deputy FM