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US seizes $13M (R231M) aircraft allegedly for Venezuelan President Maduro amid rising tensions and sanctions

By Ragheema Mclean On Monday, United States authorities announced the seizure of a $13 million aircraft, the Dassault Falcon 900EX, in the Dominican Republic. The plane, allegedly used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was confiscated and transported to Florida. Maduro was not on board at the time of the seizure. According to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, the aircraft was purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the […]

5 September 2024

International

Washington has ‘obligation’ to fulfil military sales backlog to Taiwan: US lawmaker

The United States has an “obligation” to fulfil its backlog of arms sales to Taiwan and there is a bipartisan effort to ensure this happens, the vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said on Friday during a trip to Taipei. Taiwan has since last year complained of delays to US weapon deliveries, such as Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, as manufacturers turned supplies to Ukraine as it battles invading Russian forces. The […]

1 September 2023

International

‘The hijab is mine’: Muslim women take back their rights from US law enforcement

Alaa Massri was just 18 years old when she was arrested. It was the summer of 2020. Hundreds of thousands of people across the United States were protesting against the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was killed while being arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit bill. Massri helped organise some of the protests in Miami, Florida. She proudly wore her hijab - as she had for the […]

21 July 2023

International

Saudi Arabia ‘maturer guys’ in spat with US, says Energy Minister

INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia decided to be the "maturer guys" in a spat with the United States over oil supplies, the Kingdom's Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. The decision by the OPEC+ oil producer group, led by Saudi Arabia, this month to cut oil output targets unleashed a war of words between the White House and Riyadh ahead of the Kingdom's Future Investment Initiative (FII) forum, which drew top US business […]

26 October 2022

International News

US scrambles to evacuate citizens and allies from Afghanistan

INTERNATIONAL The United States is scrambling to get its citizens and allies out of Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of Kabul amid growing anxiety over the fate of the country. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said US officials are working around the clock at the airport in Kabul in an “enormously challenging and fluid situation” to ensure a safe departure for those seeking to leave the country. Washington had moved its […]

19 August 2021

International News

Trump says US election winner might not be known for months

United States (US) President Donald Trump said on Friday that Americans might not know the winner of the November presidential election for months due to disputes over mail ballots, building on his criticism of a method that could be used by half of US voters this year. Election experts have said it might take several days after the November 3 election until a winner is known as officials will need time […]

26 September 2020

International News

Most UN Security Council members oppose US bid for Iran sanctions

The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran, with 13 countries on the 15-member United Nations Security Council expressing their opposition and arguing that Washington's move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal that it quit two years ago. In the 24 hours since US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he triggered a 30-day […]

22 August 2020

International News

Trump hints at closure of more Chinese consulates as China fumes

US President Donald Trump has indicated that it was "always possible" he would order the closure of more Chinese consulates in the United States, after the US gave Beijing 72 hours to shut its consulate in Houston further souring ties between the two countries. Trump, at a White House news conference on Wednesday, noted that a fire had been spotted on the Houston consulate's grounds after the US Department of […]

23 July 2020

International News

U.S. shatters coronavirus record with over 77,000 cases in a day

The United States shattered its daily record for coronavirus infections on Thursday, reporting more than 77,000 new cases as the number of deaths in a 24-hour period rose by nearly 1,000, according to a Reuters tally. The loss of 969 lives was the biggest increase since June 10, with Florida, South Carolina and Texas all reporting their biggest one-day spikes on Thursday. More than 138,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, […]

17 July 2020

United States

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