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Trump-Ramaphosa meet: A Musk-shaped apparition helped Trump outdo Trump

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Putin may visit North Korea, South Africa’s 1st coalition govt & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week.

Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected President of South Africa after ANC stitches together coalition

ANC said Thursday that it has a broad agreement with the main opposition & other parties to form a coalition government and end a political deadlock.

Why African National Congress is the Indian National Congress of South Africa

South Africa’s ruling party ANC has lost the parliamentary majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994. It will need the help of another party to form a coalition government.

South Africa heads for coalition as ANC set for big fall, 1st time in 30 years of democracy

The ANC had won every previous national election since the historic 1994 vote that ended white minority rule.

South African news site stands by report on Modi ‘tantrum’, alleges cyber attack from ‘Indian servers’

Daily Maverick report elicited denial from Ramaphosa govt, which said deputy President Mashatile was not 'despatched last minute'. Ramaphosa greeted Chinese counterpart Xi in person.

BRICS expands to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia & UAE

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was host to the recently-concluded 15th BRICS Summit, said their membership would come into effect from January 2024.

South Africa declares national state of disaster over floods

Mpumalanga & Eastern Cape have been most affected by the floods. Invoking the national disaster act allows the government to bypass restrictions under current law to deliver goods & services quickly.

Imran Khan, Emmanuel Macron, Cyril Ramaphosa among 14 world leaders on Pegasus ‘hacking’ list

Among the foreign leaders are three presidents, 10 prime ministers, and the King of Morocco.

South African President Ramaphosa makes meetings with controversial Gupta brothers public

President Ramaphosa said there was one significant meeting, at which he raised the brothers' relationship with former president Jacob Zuma.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.