In a caustic statement, Trump’s White House said acting attorney general Sally Yates had "betrayed" the Department of Justice
The US leader instructed officials to begin to "plan, design and construct a physical wall along the southern border".
Manning was convicted in 2013 of espionage and other offenses, after admitting to the leak of 700 000 sensitive military and diplomatic documents.
The attempted assassination of a military commander has plunged Lesotho into turmoil after an apparent coup that forced the prime minister to flee.
The rand has been caught in a brutal pincer of dependence on weak European markets, domestic turmoil and tighter US monetary policy.
The Brics grouping of emerging powers have reached a deal to establish a development bank that would rival Western-backed institutions.
The meeting of Brics leaders next week could uncharitably be described as a summit of the world’s emerging economic powers – plus South Africa.
A toxic mix of government stasis, creaking infrastructure and social unrest is prompting doubts about South Africa’s stability.
The IMF has issued a call to bickering US politicians, urging them to solve the country’s debt problems before the vulnerable economy is tipped over.
The deadline for forces loyal to ousted Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi to surrender has expired with fighters of the NTC poised to attack hold-outs.