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'Leave him alone!' Mboweni defends Motsepe over 'Africa loves Trump' quip
The African Rainbow Minerals CEO was caught on camera during a dinner at the World Economic Forum telling Trump that Africa loved him and America.
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Greta rejects US Treasury chief's degree dig in latest climate clash
'Is she the chief economist? I’m confused ... After she goes and studies economics in college, she can come back and explain that to us.'
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Cosatu hits out at ‘war-obsessed’ Trump for ‘always smelling blood’
The trade union federation, together with the South African Communist Party, held a protest outside the US Embassy in Pretoria on Thursday.
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Trump returns to Washington impeachment in triumphant spirits
President Donald Trump flew back to his Washington impeachment trial in triumphant spirits on Wednesday after turning the Davos forum into a victory tour for the US economy and scoffing at his Democratic opponents.
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Democrats blast impeachment trial rules, demand evidence from Trump lawyer
In a letter on Tuesday, the seven House Democratic 'managers' prosecuting the case demanded that the White House counsel disclose any first-hand knowledge of evidence that will be presented in the trial.
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Iran MP offers $3m 'to anyone who kills Trump' - report
Ahmad Hamzeh, a little-known member of the Majlis, made the offer on behalf of the people of the hometown and final resting place of storied commander Major General Qasem Soleimani.
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Trump rejects impeachment charges as an affront to US Constitution
The executive summary accused the House Democrats of conducting a rigged process and said they succeeded in proving that Trump had done nothing wrong.
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Iran's Khamenei stands by Guards after unrest over downed plane
In his first Friday prayers sermon in eight years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also told worshippers chanting 'Death to America' that the elite Guards could take their fight beyond Iran’s borders after the US killing of a top Iranian commander.
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Trump impeachment trial begins in US Senate
Impeachment rules require a two-thirds Senate majority to convict and remove a president and US President Donald Trump's acquittal is widely expected in the Republican-dominated Senate.
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US, China sign 'momentous' trade deal
The 'phase one' agreement includes pledges from China to beef up purchases of American crops and other exports, provides protections for US technology, and new enforcement mechanisms.
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Trump derides impeachment trial as a 'con'
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham also dismissed Pelosi's announcement in a statement slamming the impeachment 'sham'.
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Iran rejects idea of a new 'Trump deal' in nuclear row
Since quitting the agreement, Washington has reimposed sanctions to throttle Iran’s oil exports as part of a “maximum pressure” policy.
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Trump trial looms as House to send charges to Senate on Wednesday
The formal delivery of the charges against US President Donald Trump will set the stage for the opening of his trial likely Thursday or Friday.
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Trump trial possibly days away as Democrats meet
Republican Senator John Cornyn told The Hill news website that he expects all that could happen within this week, and that opening argument in the trial could take place as early as Tuesday, 21 January, after Monday's federal holiday.
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Trump: 'Doesn't really matter' if there was an imminent threat from Soleimani
President Donald Trump on Monday morning defended his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, contending Soleimani posed an impending threat to the United States but also saying that was not important given the military leader’s history.
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Fearing war, nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran tensions
The simmering tensions have highlighted Europe’s struggles to influence either side and play a mediating role with powerhouses Britain, France and Germany desperately trying to pressure Iran to stick to a 2015 nuclear pact and pullback from further escalation.
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US House votes to curb Trump war power on Iran
The resolution was introduced by Democrats after Trump's order to kill an Iranian commander and retaliatory missile strikes by Tehran dramatically escalated tensions and raised fears of a devastating war between the two foes.
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Canadian PM: Iranian missile brought down airliner
Trudeau's comments came as video emerged that appeared to show the moment the airliner was hit.
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Trump pulls back from war with Iran
In a televised address to the nation from the White House, Trump emphasised there were "no Americans harmed" in the ballistic missile salvo aimed at two bases.
