SOUTH AFRICA SAYS US MISREPRESENTED ITS POLICIES AFTER VISA CURBS. (PHOTO).

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 South Africa says US misrepresented its policies after visa curbs South Africa's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it ‌had noted with concern U.S. visa restrictions on some people from South Africa announced by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio a day earlier. The foreign ministry added in a statement that ⁠the U.S. announcement aligned with "the mischaracterisation of South Africa's domestic policies by fringe groups". "We maintain that challenges in our bilateral relations with the USA can only be resolved by constructive engagement through state actors on both sides of the diplomatic channel not unilateral acts," the statement said, Reuters reported. Trump has repeatedly criticized ‌South ⁠Africa since the start of his second term for what he falsely claims is the racial persecution of its white minority, citing affirmative action laws aimed at ⁠addressing the inequality that has persisted since apartheid. It was not clear who would be impacted by...

LIONEL JOSPIN, FORMER FRENCH PRIME MINISTER AND ARCHITECT OF MODERN SOCIALISM, DIES AT 88.(PHOTO).


 Lionel Jospin, former French prime minister and architect of modern socialism, dies at 88

Lionel Jospin, the longtime architect of French socialism and former prime minister, has died at 88. The Socialist Party, which he led for decades, confirmed his passing on Monday, marking the end of a career that spanned more than 40 years and shaped modern French politics. Jospin served as prime minister from 1997 to 2002, oversaw the implementation of a 35-hour workweek, and played a key role in France’s transition to the euro, while also running twice for the presidency.

Born on July 12, 1937, in Meudon, near Paris, Jospin grew up in a socialist household that influenced his lifelong commitment to social justice. Educated at the Institut d’Études Politiques and the École Nationale d’Administration, he began his career in the foreign ministry before turning to teaching and political organizing. He helped rebuild the Socialist Party after the upheavals of 1968, brokered alliances with French Communists, and rose to national prominence under President François Mitterrand. As prime minister, he led significant domestic reforms, reduced unemployment, created two million jobs, and reshaped the presidency’s term length. Despite a surprising defeat in the 2002 presidential election that ended his political career, he remained an influential voice in French public life, later serving on the Constitutional Council. He is survived by his wife, Sylviane Agacinski, and his three children, Eva, Hugo, and Daniel.


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