内容摘要：However, while these companies might have their headquarters in the US, they all outsource auto parts manufacturing or assembly to countries with lower production costs, such as Mexico, China, South Korea and Canada.

However, while these companies might have their headquarters in the US, they all outsource auto parts manufacturing or assembly to countries with lower production costs, such as Mexico, China, South Korea and Canada.

“We are very rational when it comes to discussing global and geopolitical matters. We will put South African positions first, and our foreign policy positions will be clarified,” Ramaphosa said before the meeting.As the Gaza genocide case against Israel continues in The Hague, US allegations of a widely discredited “white genocide” in South Africa continue to follow the country’s leadership.

Before Trump and Ramaphosa retreated to private meetings on Wednesday, a reporter asked the US president if he had decided whether genocide was being committed in South Africa. “I haven’t made up my mind,” he replied.The unfounded claim of white genocide has “taken on a life of its own”, analyst Paolo von Schirach, president of the Global Policy Institute in Washington, DC, told Al Jazeera.It will be difficult for Ramaphosa and Trump to rebound after the Oval Office “ambush”, he said.

“We know that Elon Musk certainly fanned this story [about a white genocide], and he’s probably not the only one,” von Schirach said. “It’s going to be hard for Trump to say, ‘Oh, so sorry. I was misinformed.’”Merz: Israeli army’s actions no longer justifiable as fight against Hamas

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised Israel’s recent military actions in Gaza, saying the scale of civilian harm can no longer be justified as a fight against Hamas. While reaffirming Germany’s interest in remaining Israel’s ally, he warned that the country risks alienating its closest friends if it continues on this path.

Israeli military attacks family car carrying father and children in JeninKaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, said: “Shocked by the shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington DC. There is and should be no place in our societies for hatred, extremism, or antisemitism. I extend my condolences to the families of the victims and the people of Israel.”

In the United Kingdom, Foreign Secretary of State David Lammy said: “Horrified by the killing of two Israeli Embassy staff in DC. We condemn this appalling, antisemitic crime. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and colleagues at this awful time.”France’s foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said: “The murder of two members of the Israeli embassy near the Jewish Museum in Washington is an abhorrent act of antisemitic barbarity. Nothing can justify such violence. My thoughts go to their loved ones, their colleagues, and the State of Israel.”

In Ireland, the prime minister, Micheal Martin, said: “I strongly condemn the horrific gun attack that killed two Israeli embassy staff in Washington DC last night. My deepest sympathies go to the family and friends of the couple, and the Israeli people. There can be absolutely no place for violence or hate.”Antonio Tajani, the Italian foreign minister, said: “I stand with the State of Israel for the tragic murder of two young employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington. Scenes of terror and violence to be strongly condemned. antisemitism born of hatred against Jews must be stopped, the horrors of the past can never return.”