Why US-South Africa Tensions Are High

In today’s episode, we cover the passing of Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’  in the House of Representatives, why a high court temporarily forbade Britain from handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and yesterday’s shooting outside of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.

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Sources:

✍️ Trump ‘Ambushes’ Ramaphosa in Oval Office

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/22/trump-administration-news-updates-today 
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c753rlw4430o
• https://news.sky.com/story/trump-ambushes-south-african-president-by-playing-video-alleging-genocide-in-south-africa-13372206
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/white-south-africans-trump
• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/elon-musk-grok-white-genocide 

✍️ Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Passed 

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/22/house-vote-trump-tax-bill 

✍️ High Court Temporarily Blocks Chagos Island Deal

• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/chagos-islands-government-high-court-britain-mauritius-b2755948.html 
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/22/starmer-chagos-deal-can-go-ahead-high-court/ 

✍️ Shooting at Israeli Embassy in Washington DC

• https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/israeli-embassy-washington-dc-shooting-05-21-25 
• https://news.sky.com/story/concerns-israeli-embassy-staff-shooting-could-be-glorified-in-same-way-as-luigi-mangione-13372498 

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