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U.S. President Donald Trump announces new weapons for Ukraine

Early reports indicate that U.S. President Donald Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on Monday, July 14, 2025. He also threatened sanctions on anyone purchasing Russian exports unless Russia agrees to a peace deal. In an interview with VOC News, international relations expert and Mail & Guardian columnist Donovan Williams stated that Trump believes Russian President Vladimir Putin tends to "whisper sweet nothings" when they are alone, only to turn […]

today16 July 2025

Cape Town

Political economist: “Trump’s liberation day tariffs are arbitrary numbers that each country would need to pay as tariffs to access the U.S. market”

Early reports indicate that U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Truth Social. In the letter, Trump informed Ramaphosa that South Africa will face a 30% tariff on all products exported to the U.S. starting August 1, 2025, unless a new trade deal is negotiated by that date. Speaking on VOCs, political economist Khaya Sithole said the move signifies "chaos" for South Africa. "Trump announced […]

today9 July 2025

Cape Town

Israel agrees to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran

Early reports indicate that Israel has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran. The development follows Iran’s retaliatory strike on a U.S. military base in Qatar on the evening of Monday, 23 June 2025. Appearing on VOC’s PM Drive show, Ismail Moola, a representative of the South African Freedom Flotilla Coalition, criticised the international community’s inaction. He described the United Nations as “paralysed” in its […]

today25 June 2025

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says that the unprovoked attack by Israel was a grave mistake

Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel’s capital, Tel Aviv, on Friday, 13 June 2025. The attack comes in retaliation for an earlier wave of Israeli airstrikes that same morning, which targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities and resulted in the deaths of several Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists. Amid the escalating tensions, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a statement, declaring: “We now have complete and total control of the […]

today18 June 2025

Cape Town

Media Review Network: “To think that suddenly Trump would be cutting communication with Netanyahu is something I don’t buy into”

The Palestine Chronicle has reported that U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have cut ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Israel is in a weak position, and Netanyahu’s extremism knows no bounds. The only other way around an eventual regional war is the ousting of the Israeli prime minister," said Trump. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, Professor Ahmed Jazbhay, an executive member of the Media Review Network, said […]

today13 May 2025

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China urges the international communities to stand up to America’s “bully”

By Kouthar Sambo Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars with various nations, China’s Foreign Ministry took to social media and released a video delivering a stern warning to the United States, urging the international community to condemn what it described as America’s “bully” leader. “Bowing to a bully is like drinking poison to quench thirst – it only deepens the crisis,” China said in its video. "When the rest […]

today2 May 2025

Cape Town

U.S. is warned to prepare for retaliation to its tariff hikes

By Kouthar Sambo "U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to restore America's global economic dominance by ensuring manufacturing returns to the country. His approach involves penalizing the import of goods produced outside the U.S. that are bought by American consumers." This is according to international relations expert and Mail & Guardian columnist Donovan Williams, who shared his insights during VOC's PM Drive show. Williams pointed out that many American companies […]

today3 April 2025

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