Rubio says South African ambassador to U.S. ‘no longer welcome’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called South Africa’s U.S. ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, “a race-baiting politician who hates America” and declared him persona non grata.

Source: Washington Post

Ministers explore cuts to BBC World Service as part of aid budget cull

Director-general Tim Davie preparing for ‘engagement’ with Foreign Office over impact

Source: Financial Times

How does Israel’s detention campaign work?

For every Palestinian Israel freed in the ceasefire deal, it arrested 16 more.

Source: Al Jazeera

Ovens and bone fragments - BBC visits Mexican cartel 'extermination' site

The BBC's Will Grant visits the site believed to have been used by drug cartels to dispose of victims' remains.

Source: BBC

Cuba's national grid fails, leaving millions without power

Cuba suffered a general blackout caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials have said.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to US is ‘no longer welcome’

US secretary of state accuses Ebrahim Rasool of being a ‘race-baiting politician who hates America’ and Donald Trump

The United States is in effect expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, …

Source: The Guardian

Samsung soundbar owners report major problems after latest firmware update

Samsung’s flagship soundbar, the HW-Q990D, is being rendered useless for some owners after a faulty firmware update that the company rolled out this week. The sheer number of reports on …

Source: The Verge

The bright side of a transatlantic rift

Culturally, it’s not the worst thing if Europe and America have less to do with each other

Source: Financial Times

Johns Hopkins University to let more than 2,000 workers go after Trump's USAID cuts

Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after the Trump administration rescinded funding for thousands of international aid projects.

Source: NBC News

Arlington National Cemetery stops highlighting some historical figures on its website

Articles, photos and videos that are seen as promoting DEI will be removed under the new approach.

Source: NPR

From Covid to today: five years that changed our money

With the anniversary of the first lockdown approaching, inflation and market volatility are now facts of financial life

Source: Financial Times

How America weaponised the world’s economy

Two books chart how Washington has come to depend on both its economic might and the dollar’s dominance in tackling rogue states and geopolitical rivals

Source: Financial Times