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Tesla to open operations in Saudi Arabia amid boycott and protests
There is increased pressure on oil-producing countries to do more to limit the effect of climate change.Some of these countries have begun making efforts and have detailed plans to address climate cha...
Read MoreDiplomats are booted as DRC conflict goes on
Rwanda has expelled all Belgian diplomats and gave them 48 hours to leave the country. Belgium has retaliated by expelling Rwandan diplomats from Brussels. The government of President Paul ...
Read MoreThe meeting between US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia marks a shift in attitudes
The Brief No 65
10 March 2025
Ukraine has insisted that there can never be peace talks or any discussions about “Ukraine without Ukraine”. It has also insisted on having a seat on the table when dis...
Read MoreAzerbaijan’s engagement in multilateralism, education and humanitarian diplomacy in Africa
The announcement by Donald Trump that he was terminating the services of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) globally has sent shock waves across the world. Health groups, non-governme...
Read MoreDiscussion | Thembisa Fakude speaks on Trump, Zelenskyy clash
What was supposed to culminate in the signing of a minerals deal between the United States and Ukraine ended in a dramatic fashion with US President Donald Trump clashing with Ukraine President Volody...
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7,047 views 16 Feb 2025The bodies of 14 South African soldiers who died in the eastern DRC have returned home.
Members of Parliament also debated President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Addre...
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