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Britain’s Starmer to meet China’s Xi in bid to reset strained ties

Thursday at 04:56 AM, via Daily Maverick

BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for talks he hopes will deepen their economic relationship, signalling a breakthrough in ties after years of distrust and acrimony.

Minneapolis tensions deepen again as Trump accuses mayor of ‘playing with fire’

Thursday at 04:50 AM, via Daily Maverick

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump warned Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday he was “playing with fire” for insisting that local police would refrain from enforcing federal immigration laws, a day after the president said he intended to “de-escalate a little bit” in the city.

ORGANISED CRIME: Virgin Active alerts authorities after gym trainer exposed as drug trafficking fugitive

Wednesday at 20:34 PM, via Daily Maverick

Virgin Active’s legal team is now involved in the saga involving a personal trainer who was suspended earlier this week after Daily Maverick asked whether the health club was aware he was on the international police organisation Interpol’s fugitive list because he is wanted in Romania for drug trafficking. According to Romanian police, he faces a 16-year jail term there.

THE READINESS REPORT: ‘Why hasn’t the Police Minister been fired?’ Inside the Madlanga Commission

Wednesday at 19:37 PM, via Daily Maverick

Why do South Africa’s most powerful leaders refuse to act, even in the face of crisis? In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi speaks to Corruption Watch Executive Director Lebogang Ramafoko about the Madlanga Commission, political accountability, and the failure of leadership at the highest levels of the state. They unpack why commissions of inquiry rarely lead to consequences,...

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