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S.Africa's Ramaphosa 'ready' to explain farm theft after probes end
S.Africa's Ramaphosa 'ready' to explain farm theft after probes end
by  AFP

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday he was "ready" to give an explanation and be held accountable over allegations he concealed a multi-million-dollar cash heist at his luxury farmhouse, but only after probes concluded. South Africa's anti-corruption watchdog and the police have opened probes.

Iran seizes, then releases US Navy drone vessel: Pentagon
Iran seizes, then releases US Navy drone vessel: Pentagon
by  AFP

An Iranian ship seized an American military unmanned research vessel in the Gulf but released it after a US Navy patrol boat and helicopter were deployed to the location, the Pentagon said Tuesday. When the Iranian vessel was seen towing the unmanned boat, US forces sent the USS Thunderbolt coastal patrol ship, which was operating nearby, to the scene.

S.Africa's Ramaphosa lashes xenophobic hospital protests
S.Africa's Ramaphosa lashes xenophobic hospital protests
by  AFP

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday condemned anti-immigrant protests that had prevented foreigners from accessing a hospital in the capital, fuelling concerns about rising xenophobia. Ramaphosa maintained that South Africans were not "xenophobic" but "quite welcoming."

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