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Global Fallout: From Blackouts to Firings, Leaders Face Reckoning

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International Fallout and Domestic Discipline: News Roundup

Several unrelated but significant events unfolded across the globe and within the United States, ranging from diplomatic tensions and energy crises to resignations and disciplinary actions.

In South Africa, the government expelled a top Israeli diplomat, Ariel Seidman, declaring him persona non grata and giving him 72 hours to leave the country. This action followed what South Africa deemed "insulting attacks" on President Cyril Ramaphosa, according to The Guardian. The move escalates already strained relations between the two countries, stemming from South Africa's support of the Palestinian cause.

Meanwhile, Ukraine experienced mass power outages and water shortages on Saturday due to a "technical malfunction" that caused the shutdown of electrical lines between Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine, Euronews reported. The incident occurred at 10:42 am (0842 GMT). Ukraine's energy minister stated that the malfunction affected the 400 kilovolt line between Romania and Moldova and the 750 kilovolt line. This disruption follows months of Russian attacks targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure, severely damaging the energy system.

In the United States, the NBA fined Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson $50,000 for "aggressively pursuing, berating and making inadvertent contact with a game official," the league announced Saturday, according to Fox News. The incident occurred with 10:59 left in the fourth quarter of Cleveland's 126-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Atkinson was ejected after receiving his second technical foul for storming the court following a no-call against Sam Merrill.

In the tech world, Kofi Ampadu, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) who led the firm's Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, has left the firm, TechCrunch reported. Ampadu's departure comes months after a16z paused the TxO program and laid off most of its staff. "During my time at the firm, I was deeply grateful for the opportunity and the trust to lead this work," Ampadu wrote in an email to staff. He added that supporting out-of-network entrepreneurs was "one of the most meaningful experiences of my career." Ampadu led the program, which launched in 2020, for over four years.

Finally, newly disclosed U.S. government files related to Jeffrey Epstein have led to the resignation of a top Slovakian official and renewed calls in Britain for a former prince to cooperate with U.S. authorities, Fortune reported. The prime minister of Slovakia accepted the resignation of Miroslav Lajcak, who once served as president of the U.N. General Assembly, after photos and emails revealed he had met with Epstein. Lajcak was not accused of wrongdoing. The release of these files by the Justice Department offers more details about Epstein's interactions with powerful individuals after he served time for sex crimes in Florida.

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