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Why a scandal involving money in a couch has South Africa's president facing possible impeachment
May 26, 2026 - World 
The leader of Africa's most developed economy faces impeachment proceedings over a scandal from years ago involving around $580,000 in cash that was stashed in a sofa at his game farm and then stolen.
Senegal's lawmakers defy president and elect ousted Sonko as speaker
May 26, 2026 - World 
Senegal 's National Assembly elected ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko as parliament speaker Tuesday, defying President Bassirou Diomaye Faye who fired him days earlier and threatening political deadlock in a country already buckling under record debt.
'Death to America': Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei denounces U.S. influence in Middle East
May 26, 2026 - World 
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Tuesday that "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" would become the Islamic republic's rallying cries.
Argentina seizes 700 trafficked marine animals shipped from Kenya
May 26, 2026 - World 
Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in what conservationists describe as a major bust of exotic aquatic wildlife destined for the ornamental pet trade.
Innovative rare-earth minerals project could reset South Africa's rocky relationship with Trump
May 26, 2026 - World 
A proposed U.S.-backed investment in a South African rare-earth project is emerging as an unlikely bright spot in relations strained by disputes over Israel, refugee policy and South Africa's growing ties to China.

