It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
John Eligon, Johannesburg bureau chief, recounts what he witnessed in the Oval Office when President Trump confronted the visiting President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa with an elaborate presentation attempting to falsely prove a “genocide” against white Afrikaners.
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s chief Iran negotiator, offered the clearest outlines of the administration’s position in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran rejects any deal that would ban it from any nuclear enrichment, long a demand of U.S. conservatives.
The Trump administration’s hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors.
A hard-line aide to the Russian president will instead lead the delegation, according to a Kremlin statement.
“The sanctions were really crippling,” President Trump said, before he traveled to Qatar, where he was given a lavish welcome.
The United States and Qatar also signed a statement of defense cooperation. No additional details, such as the text of the documents, were released immediately.
Moscow thinks it’s winning in Ukraine and can play hardball diplomatically. Washington sees costly, incremental gains and an unrealistic negotiating position.
The Trump administration carved out an exception to its refugee ban for white South Africans. But other groups, including Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the war in their country, are being shut out.
The Saudi crown prince gave President Trump a warm and opulent welcome, reflecting the amity between a royal family and presidential family with diplomatic and business alliances.