The US president had said the crosses were evidence of attacks on white farmers in South Africa.
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US House passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill
The bill’s passage is a victory for the White House, which warned that failure would be a ‘betrayal’.
Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.
UN says 90 lorry loads of aid now in Gaza after three-day delay at crossing
The aid, including flour and baby food, was picked up three days after Israel eased an 11-week-long blockade.
US accepts Qatari plane to join Air Force One fleet
The White House insists that the gift is legal, but some of Trump’s biggest backers have criticised the deal.
North Korea’s Kim slams ‘serious accident’ at warship launch
The failed launch “severely damaged the dignity and pride of our nation in an instant,” says the North Korean leader.
UK deal handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius halted by last-minute legal action
An agreement to hand over the islands from the UK to Mauritius had been expected to be signed on Thursday.
Ramaphosa keeps cool during Trump’s choreographed onslaught
The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue analyses how the South African president reacted in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting.
What we know about Israeli embassy staff shooting
Police say the victims, a man and a woman, were shot by a man who shouted “free, free Palestine”.
Suspect detained after Israeli embassy staff shot dead in US
The shooting unfolded as the victims were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.