CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | Expelled South African ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool said on Sunday that he returned home with “no regrets.” Rasool and his wife, Rosieda, after a 32-hour journey from the United States via Qatar, arrived at Cape Town International Airport on Sunday morning to …
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Paradoxically, the breakdown of the multilateral order the US helped establish could catalyse greater international cooperation COMMENT | JAYATI GHOSH | Of all the geopolitical stunts Donald Trump has pulled since returning to the White House, the United States’ votes at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on March 4 stand …
Read More »Trump revokes security clearances for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday revoked security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan were among several others who had their security clearance revoked. …
Read More »Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to formally begin the process of dismantling the Education Department, saying that his administration is returning education back to the states. Beyond the “core necessities, my administration will take all lawful steps to shut down the …
Read More »Fear of “Trump-cession” mounting in Europe
BRUSSELS | Xinhua | European shares dropped this week as a broad sell-off took hold, fueled by mounting concerns over the fallout of “Trumpcession,” a term coined by economists to describe the turbulence triggered by “erratic” trade and economic policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. The escalating strain in transatlantic …
Read More »🟥Russia’s Putin stands his ground on Ukraine
Putin agrees in Trump call to pause Ukraine energy attacks but no full ceasefire Washington, US | BBC & TASS | President Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate and full ceasefire in Ukraine, agreeing only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, following a call with US President Donald Trump. The …
Read More »Putin, Trump set to discuss situation in Ukraine
MOSCOW | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are expected to discuss the normalization of Russian-US relations and the situation in Ukraine during their telephone conversation this afternoon, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Certain discussions [between Moscow and Washington] have already taken place. …
Read More »Trump freezes VOA, other U.S.-funded media outlets
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | Hundreds of staffers at Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other outlets received a weekend email that they will be barred from their offices and should surrender press passes and equipment, local media reported Saturday. The cuts followed an executive order …
Read More »Trump 2.0 – the view from China
US President’s gradual disintegration of U.S. global hegemony may not be all bad for all nations, especially China COMMENT | WANG WEN | Donald Trump’s second term may not be all bad for all nations, especially China. According to many Chinese internet users, Trump’s policies have unwittingly strengthened their country. This …
Read More »Trump says he ordered “decisive and powerful military action” against Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Saturday that he has ordered the U.S. Military to launch “decisive and powerful military action” against the Houthi militia in Yemen. Accusing the group of waging an “unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, …
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