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Donald Trump
US wipes South Africa’s G20 website clean for 2026 Trump summit
The US presidency of the G20 begins with the first-ever exclusion of a member nation.
2 Dec 2025 - 8:21AM
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South Africa
Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit
1 Dec 2025 - 4:24PM
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Gun violence in the US
Trump orders review of immigrant visas after National Guard attack
28 Nov 2025 - 11:46AM
Donald Trump
Trump barring South Africa from next year’s G20 summit in Miami
South Africa denounces US president’s G20 ban as punitive as relations between the two nations sour.
27 Nov 2025 - 3:37PM
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Australia
Australian senator slammed as ‘racist’ for wearing burka in parliament
Far-right politician Pauline Hanson has long campaigned against Islamic clothing during her parliamentary career.
24 Nov 2025 - 6:14PM
Science
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Not all genetic questions about race are racist
Without denying the offensive remarks of James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA structure, some of his speculation on race does have merit.
22 Nov 2025 - 9:30AM
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Chinese overseas
TD Bank sued by Chinese staff in US who say they were illegally fired
The employees say they were hired to forge ties with Chinese customers, then sacked as part of a money-laundering crackdown.
20 Nov 2025 - 2:04PM
Europe’s refugee crisis
UK toughens asylum policy as anti-immigration sentiment rises
Policy overhaul seeks greater control over who can remain in Britain as tens of thousands of people claim asylum.
18 Nov 2025 - 1:34PM
Science
Why ‘racist’ biologist James Watson is remembered in China with respect
Controversial Nobel Prize winner helped to lay the groundwork for China to become a genomics and biotech powerhouse.
17 Nov 2025 - 11:33PM
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United States
US disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
The daughter of Hong Kong immigrants, Wong fought for a world where people with disabilities could have full autonomy over their lives.
16 Nov 2025 - 7:02AM
South Korea
South Korean Red Cross chief quits over ‘dark-skinned’ diplomat comments
Kim Chul-soo’s racist remarks, exposed in leaked audio, undermine the Red Cross’ core principle of non-discrimination, critics say.
9 Nov 2025 - 9:30AM
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Donald Trump
Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, cites treatment of white farmers
The US president says no American officials will attend this year’s Group of 20 summit, repeating claims of abuse of Afrikaners.
8 Nov 2025 - 6:48AM
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US-China relations
Courts turn ‘slam dunk’ case into hard battle in Florida’s Chinese property ban
Legal experts say persuading conservative judges will be difficult and new plaintiffs may be needed to move the case forwards.
11 Nov 2025 - 3:37AM
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Science
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix shape, dead at 97
His efforts won him a Nobel Prize, but Watson drew condemnation near the end of his life for saying black people were less intelligent.
8 Nov 2025 - 1:55PM
US-China relations
US appeal court says Florida can ban Chinese citizens from property purchases
Court rejects claims the law was motivated by racism against Chinese people and Asians; ruling may encourage other US states to adopt it.
7 Nov 2025 - 8:13AM
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India
India begins controversial voter revision in 12 states ahead of elections
Rights groups and opposition parties have filed legal challenges, claiming the exercise was a ‘mere trick to delete the names of genuine voters’.
4 Nov 2025 - 4:44PM
Britain
Man charged with 10 counts of attempted murder over UK train stabbing spree
The suspect, identified as Anthony Williams, faces multiple charges but terror is not suspected.
4 Nov 2025 - 4:15AM
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The Netherlands
Dutch election a nail-biter with far-right and centrists neck-and-neck
Result too close to call in the Netherlands as overseas postal votes might decide the election.
31 Oct 2025 - 8:31AM
Australia
No joy for Australia’s Albanese as opposition slams ‘antisemitic’ T-shirt
The prime minister’s Joy Division T-shirt struck a wrong note with the Liberal leader because of the Nazi origins of the band’s name.
28 Oct 2025 - 4:50PM
South Korea
‘Most racist cafe’: Seoul eatery under fire for anti-Chinese policy
The Seongdong district mayor said he would intervene over the establishment’s ‘no Chinese customers’ rule amid growing backlash.
28 Oct 2025 - 8:56AM
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Britain
King Charles unveils UK’s first LGBTQ armed forces memorial
Thousands were investigated, discharged or forced to leave careers because of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
28 Oct 2025 - 5:16AM
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Science
US fuels brain drain to China with Trump’s anti-science ‘Cultural Revolution’
Chinese-American researchers are finding similarities with chaotic period under Mao Zedong that targeted intellectuals in China.
23 Oct 2025 - 12:07AM
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South Korea
Singer Soyou denies intoxication after US flight ‘racial prejudice’ row
Soyou said the cold treatment she experienced throughout the 15-hour flight from Atlanta to Seoul left her ‘disheartened’.
21 Oct 2025 - 12:02PM
Africa
Letters
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What the world loses when you quietly judge people by their accents
Readers discuss the richly diverse voices that are being silenced in Asia and beyond, and nipping racial prejudice in the bud in Hong Kong.
19 Oct 2025 - 11:30AM
Singapore
Singapore doubles down on zero tolerance for identity politics
Speaking in parliament, Minister K Shanmugam and opposition leader Pritam Singh disagreed over a preacher’s support for a WP candidate.
15 Oct 2025 - 12:44AM
Crime
UK far-right figure Tommy Robinson back in court over refusal to give phone PIN
Robinson had refused a police order to unlock his phone, claiming it contained videos related to his journalism work.
14 Oct 2025 - 10:36AM
Britain
UK police reveal Isis link to Manchester synagogue attack
Jihad al-Shamie called police to claim responsibility for the attack in which two Jewish people were killed.
9 Oct 2025 - 10:40AM
Donald Trump
‘Trump’s invasion’: Illinois sues to halt National Guard deployment to Chicago
US president suggests invoking the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court restrictions to deploying troops to police US cities.
7 Oct 2025 - 1:06PM
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