# US President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada yesterday after terminating trade talks over a Canadian political advertisement that used Republican icon Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster. He accused Canada of trying to influence the Supreme Court over the legality of his global tariffs. The two sides have […]
# Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, het sy kritiek op Kanada verskerp nadat hy handelsgesprekke gister beëindig het oor ‘n Kanadese politieke advertensie waarin die Republikeinse ikoon Ronald Reagan sê tariewe veroorsaak handelsoorloë en ekonomiese rampe. Hy het Kanada daarvan beskuldig dat hy probeer om die Hoërhof te beïnvloed oor die wettigheid van sy tariewe. […]
# Police arrested a man who pointed a knife at them in front of the US embassy in Tokyo yesterday. The 30-year-old was taken into custody after pointing a kitchen knife at anti-riot police officers on the street. The motive behind the detained man’s actions was not immediately known. The incident comes days before American […]
# Japannese polisie het gister ‘n man met ‘n mens voor die Amerikaanse ambassade in Tokio in hegtenis geneem. Die 30-jarige is gearresteer nadat hy ‘n kombuismes na anti-oproer-polisiebeamptes gewys het. Die motief vir die man se optrede is nog nie bekend nie. Die voorval kom dae voor die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump se beplande […]
# Financial Action Task Force president, Elisa de Anda Madrazo announced that South Africa has been removed from the grey list. The country was first added in November 2023 due to deficiencies in its anti-money laundering standards. De Anda Madrazo said South Africa had addressed all 22 deficiencies identifed two-and-a-half years ago. She said the country had […]
# Die benoemde ambassadeur, Leo Bozell, het aan die Amerikaanse Senaat se Buitelandse Betrekkinge-komitee gesê indien hy as Amerikaanse ambassadeur in Suid-Afrika bevestig word, hy die Suid-Afrikaanse regering sal aanspoor om sy volksmoordsaak teen Israel te laat vaar. Indien sy benoeming deur die komitee goedgekeur word, sal dit vir ‘n volle Senaat-stemming verwys word. Bozell […]
# Ambassador nominee Leo Bozell told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee that if confirmed as US ambassador to South Africa, he would urge the South African government to drop its genocide case against Israel. His nomination will proceed to a full Senate vote if approved by the committee. Bozell also said he would support […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika en Viëtnam is daartoe verbind om handelstruikelblokke te verminder en beleggingsbeskermingsraamwerke te versterk. Ramaphosa het die Viëtnam-SA Sakeforum in Hanoi toegespreek. Hy sê handel tussen Suid-Afrika en Viëtnam gaan nie net oor goedere en dienste nie, maar ook oor vertroue, vernuwing en gedeelde waardes. Die president sê hierdie forum […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika en Viëtnam is verbind tot die oorskakeling na skoner vorme van energie. Ramaphosa het tydens die Viëtnam-SA Sakeforum in Hanoi gepraat. Hy sê Suid-Afrika bevorder hernubare energie- en groen waterstofprojekte, terwyl Viëtnam ook in volhoubare energie-infrastruktuur belê. Die president sê albei lande moet saamwerk met die vervaardiging van elektriese […]
