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President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on Washington's decision to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany, as a rift in transatlantic ties deepens over the Middle East war.

President Donald Trump said the United States would be withdrawing more troops from Germany than was previously announced by the Pentagon.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday announced his arrival in Eswatini, Taipei's only diplomatic ally in Africa, after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permits.

ANC NEC member David Mahlobo has urged South Africans to reject any attempts to subvert democracy or fuel racial polarisation.

Mali's army and its Russian mercenary allies surrendered a strategic northern military stronghold to armed rebels on Friday, as Tuareg separatists and jihadists wage a unified front to bring down the country's junta.