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US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
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.

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South Africa

Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit

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Trump orders review of immigrant visas after National Guard attack

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.

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A protester wears a Trump mask, as Oxfam activists demanding the taxing of the super-rich in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, the opening day of the G20 leaders’ summit. Photo: Reuters
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.

Science

As I see it | 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.

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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.

A bilingual branch of TD Bank in Chinatown in New York. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

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.

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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.

Alice Wong (right) speaks with Yomi Young during the activist’s 50th birthday party in San Francisco in March. Photo: Sandy Ho via AP
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.

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Kim Chul-soo has resigned as head of South Korea’s Red Cross over the scandal. Photo: Handout
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.

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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.

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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.

US biologist James Watson poses for a portrait at an exhibition in Berlin in October 2004. Photo: AP
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.

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Buildings are seen along Miami Beach in Florida. A US appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a law restricting real estate and land purchases by Chinese citizens. Photo: Shutterstock
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’.

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.

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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.

D66 supporters react to the first exit poll result in the Dutch parliamentary elections in Leiden, the Netherlands, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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.

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.

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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.

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Britain’s King Charles attended the dedication ceremony for this armed forces memorial for the LGBT community on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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.

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As the Donald Trump administration slashes research funding and brings institutes under broader political control, some Chinese-American scientists are drawing parallels with China’s Cultural Revolution. Photo: AFP
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’.

Africa

Letters | 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.

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.

People walk in an underground MRT train station in Singapore. The government reiterates its stance in parliament on Tuesday against the politics of race and religion. Photo: EPA-EFE
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.

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson holds a mobile phone as he arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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