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Keep your America, Mr Trump, and we’ll keep our Africa
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many as 36 additional countries, most of them African – including my country, Zimbabwe. Twelve days...

Now more than ever, the prime minister must refrain from following Donald Trump’s lead
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Agencies race to prevent new food crisis as locusts return to northern Africa
Swarms of desert locusts are moving across parts of North Africa after following ideal breeding conditions in late 2024 and early 2025, raising fears of major locust infestations moving south into the Sahel later this year. The Commission for...

As Trump’s big, beautiful debt gets ever bigger, let’s give thanks for the RBA
Bullock and the bank have copped plenty of criticism from both sides of the monetary policy debate over the past 14 months or so. Hawks reckoned the bank should have driven rates up much higher (in a move that certainly would have delivered a...

FireSat Protoflight Satellite to Scan Earth Every 20 Minutes for Early Wildfire Detection
5A new satellite constellation developed by Muon Space promises to revolutionise wildfire detection by scanning the entire Earth every 20 minutes. The first satellite in the network, FireSat Protoflight — which lifted off in March 2025 — has...

Did American B-2 stealth bombers just take off from US base towards western Pacific amid Israel-Iran tension?
American B-2 stealth bombers departed the Whiteman Air Force location in Missouri for a key location in Guam in the western Pacific, claimed Israeli public television KAN on Saturday. B-2 stealth bombers(AP) According to reports, four Boeing KC-46...

This country has largest crude oil reserves in the world, not US, India, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Iran, Qatar, it is...
Over 80% of its people live in poverty, and the country is among the top five in the world for highest inflation. When we talk about oil-rich nations, countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Russia usually come to mind. But according to...

Eliminating Iran’s Nuclear Sites Means No One Can Use Them Later
President Donald J. Trump has a problem. If he leaves Iran’s major nuclear research and centrifuge sites, such as the Fordow uranium enrichment plant or Natanz, under their protective mountains, the countless centrifuges sheltered there will...

Hope of change by my fellow Iranians has turned to horror - our pain was primed for Israel’s exploitation
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

America@250: A republic in reflection
Today (On July 4, 2025) the United States of America turns 250. It is a monumental anniversary—marking not merely the passage of time, but the endurance of a radical experiment in democracy that began in rebellion and matured into global...

Perils Of Regime Change In Iran: Why The World Must Step Back From The Brink
The U.S./Western push for regime change in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria triggered violence and bloodshed, leading to widespread migration and internal displacement. Now, the question of regime change in Iran—supported by Israel, the United...

Loose Nukes In Iran Is A Scenario U.S. Special Operators Have Been Training For
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. As Israel’s campaign of strikes on Iran continues, a question emerges about whether some level of additional action...

As Colleges Tune Out for the Summer, Antisemitism Moves to Other Areas
The shape of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and antisemitism was changed again in June by deadly attacks on Jews by “free Palestine” terrorists, by the Israeli and American attack on Iranian nuclear and regime facilities,...

Gen Dagalo takes key step towards parallel government in RSF-held areas of Sudan
Gen Mohamed Dagalo, commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, has been selected to head an alliance of political parties and rebel groups, seen as a step towards setting up a parallel government in areas held by the paramilitary. The Foundation...

Iranian 'freedom' won't come from Israeli bombs or US regime change
In an interview last month with the Saudi-funded network Iran International, during Israel's assault on Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Gaza - boasted about what he...

SHOSHANA BRYEN: The Landscape Has Changed
Israel is the undisputed regional Strong Horse. That is not to shortchange the U.S. contribution. With just 75 precision-guided munitions, including 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs, and a barrage of Tomahawk missiles, the U.S....

Bp South Africa Enhances Fuel Distribution Through Retail Site Upgrades
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 4, 2025/APO Group/ -- bp South Africa – a subsidiary of global energy major bp – is undergoing a strategic transformation to modernize its services, infrastructure and customer...

What is US 'bunker-busters' that could hit Iranian nuclear sites?
The US Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber represents one of America's most advanced strategic weapons platforms, capable of entering sophisticated air defences and delivering precision strikes against hardened targets such as Iran's buried...

The Iran-Israeli war begins... what next?
SOON after attacking Iran last week with several dozens of fighter planes bombing various sites to destroy military bases and nuclear facilities, and assassinate the top brass of the latter country's Revolutionary Guard and Armed Forces and...

"We do not want U.S. boots on the ground. Period.” Rep. Van Orden talks Israel and Iran conflict
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - We are now hearing from Wisconsin's Third Congressional District Representative Derrick Van Orden about the Israel Iran conflict. Van Orden said he spoke with the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology of the...