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Trump Shows Misattributed Congo Footage to Ramaphosa

During a meeting at the White House, US President Donald Trump showed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa screenshots of a video he claimed depicted violence against white farmers in South Africa. However, it has emerged that the footage was actually filmed in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, during a mass funeral for victims of clashes with the M23 rebel group, and not related to South Africa.

The footage, originally published by Reuters journalist Djaffar Al Katanty on February 3, shows humanitarian workers carrying body bags. Trump described the images as “white farmers being buried” and referred to the violence as “genocide,” adding, “If this is genocide, we need to take these people into our country.” He also cited Elon Musk, saying, “Elon is from South Africa. He knows what’s going on very well.”

President Ramaphosa responded, “I would have liked to have known where these videos were shot before they were shown to me,” and rejected the genocide claim, saying, “What is happening in South Africa is not a racial genocide, it is a widespread criminal problem. The victims are not just whites, they are mostly blacks.”

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Monsoon Rains Kill 17 in Pakistan

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Monsoon rains have claimed 17 lives in Pakistan, with flash floods hitting Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. In Swat, nine people drowned while trying to rescue children who fell into a river during a family picnic. Search operations are ongoing for four missing individuals. Eight more deaths were reported in Punjab due to roof collapses, lightning, and floods. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the tragedy.

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