RIYADH, Saudi Arabia | Xinhua | The United States and Russia have agreed to work on a path to ending the conflict in Ukraine and improve bilateral ties during extensive high-level talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. In the first face-to-face interactions between senior U.S. and Russian officials since the outbreak …
Read More »Experts warn Trump’s tariffs could dampen global economy
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on all trading partners has drawn wide concerns that it could trigger a trade war and dim the global economic outlook. Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum directing his administration to determine “the equivalent of a …
Read More »Trump: US will not buy Gaza Strip
WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | US President Donald Trump has said that the United States is not going to buy the Gaza Strip. “We’re not going to buy anything. We’re going to have it (the Gaza Strip – TASS). We’re going to keep it, and we’re going to …
Read More »Trump in no rush about his Gaza plan
WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | US President Donald Trump said that he is not in a hurry to implement his Gaza plan. “No rush to do anything,” he told reporters at the start of a White House meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Trump said the plan …
Read More »ARV clinics battle false closure alerts amidst Trump’s aid freezes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The move by United States President Donald Trump to order a suspension of US foreign aid that came with a funding halt on HIV treatment has come with wide misinformation about drug access. This has caused fear and could turn away clients from picking …
Read More »How the world reacts to Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal
NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to take over Gaza by the United States, made during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, has met with widespread condemnation from European, Middle Eastern and other international leaders. Trump …
Read More »What ignites protests across U.S. against Trump’s recent moves?
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The United States witnessed of late a wave of protests in multiple states against President Donald Trump’s recent policies and executive actions. Protesters rallied by such social media hashtags as #50501, which stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one day. HOW COME THE …
Read More »Trump wants U.S. to take over Gaza Strip
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are relocated elsewhere. Trump made the remarks in a joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, without providing …
Read More »Trump’s Africa team starts to take shape
Top State Department job like to go to J. Peter Pham, a diplomatic very familiar with Ugandan issues ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER & AGENCIES | U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a former special envoy as Washington’s top Africa official, while a Republican aide is likely to be …
Read More »US, China back on a collision course
Trump likely to decouple the world’s most important geopolitical relationship and increase risk of global disruption COMMENT | IAN BREMMER | Donald Trump’s return to the White House will almost certainly trigger an unmanaged decoupling of the world’s most important geopolitical relationship, increasing the risk of global economic disruption and crisis. …
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