Jair Bolsonaro on Monday sacked a close aide who helped get him elected after a storm within his party over suspected improper campaign financing
Trump announced the emergency on Friday in order to bypass Congress
Trump indicated this week he was open to extending a trade truce beyond March 1 depending on progress in Beijing
The Democratic Alliance is ‘rudderless’ and its inexperienced leader is unable to navigate the pitfalls of the political landscape
Hanoi enjoys friendly ties with both countries and is considered ‘neutral’ territory
The women in white sat en bloc Tuesday in unmistakable defiance of President Donald Trump while he delivered his State of the Union address
The United States last week started the process of exiting the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
‘The relationship between politicians and journalists is, or rather ought to be, adversarial’
For the first time since 2011, the United States has not made the list of top 20 countries perceived to be least corrupt in the world
This week’s lists were compiled by Fatima Moosa, Refiloe Seiboko and Shaazia Ebrahim
Two events have been latched upon by US president Donald Trump to bolster his long-standing grievance that the press is biased against him
President Trump backed down late on Wednesday in a spat with Democrats over his State of the Union address
The so-called left in South Africa treats the media in much the same way as the US president, pointing to a troubling slide towards fascism
Bank executives have warned that weakening sentiment amid a lengthening US government shutdown could economic kill growth
The partial shutdown has reached a 24-day impasse, and the question in the air is will the president declare a national emergency?
The US Secretary of State walks a diplomatic tightrope amid pressure from American lawmakers for a tough response on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
The New York Times reported that the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation to determine whether Trump posed a national security threat
The political impasse over Trump’s border wall demand has kept key government agencies closed for the past 18 days
An American delegation has been in Beijing since Monday
The initial pullout promise sparked outspoken opposition from within Trump’s Republican party
Keeping Donald Trump in check will be among the California Democrat’s top challenges as she presides over the House of Representatives
‘The president still says ‘wall.’ Oftentimes frankly he’ll say ‘barrier’ or ‘fencing,’ now he’s tended toward steel slats,’ says John Kelly
The shutdown began on December 22, affecting one-quarter of the federal government
Netanyahu also stressed that he would press Bolsonaro on an announcement that Brazil would follow the US in moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
After convening for just a few minutes following the Christmas break, the Senate adjourned, deciding to renew budget deliberations only next Wednesday
Both US politicians and international allies fear the withdrawal is premature and would further destabilise the already devastated region
Fears of a shutdown — which could send thousands of federal employees home without pay just before Christmas — helped send US stocks tumbling
The suit filed in Superior Court in Washington seeks an injunction to make sure Facebook puts in place safeguards to monitor users’ data
The commission rejected calls to increase the minimum age required for gun purchases
Why opportunities should be found to advance cooperation between Africa, China and the US as confidence building measures in US-China relations
Two new reports say Russian disinformation campaign on US social media is much more far-reaching than initially thought
The largely symbolic vote dealt a fresh warning to President Trump, who has staunchly backed the Saudi regime