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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa will submit a revised trade proposal to the United States to reduce the newly imposed 30 percent tariff and seek alternative export markets to offset the impact, a government official said Tuesday. Speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Recent remarks by U.S. officials accusing China of “flooding” global markets with exports and calling for a “rebalancing” of its economy are merely recycled arguments long used against China. These claims disregard the profound changes taking place as China advances toward high-quality and sustainable economic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan National, Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, has been indicted in the US for conspiracy to supply military-grade weaponry to Mexican drug cartels. According to the United States Justice Department, Katungi is a Ugandan national with connections to the government who works with ASUMO in acquiring …

TOKYO, JAPAN | Xinhua | Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday revised its net profit forecast for the current fiscal year ending March 2026 downwards to 2.66 trillion yen (about 18 billion U.S. dollars) due to higher U.S. auto tariffs. The full-year net profit estimate marked a 44.2 percent drop from …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The U.S. modified tariffs with dozens of its trading partners are set to take effect on Thursday, amid widespread concern across the globe that the new rates of levies, ranging from 10 percent to 40 percent, will harm the global trade order. Many political leaders …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Washington has turned tariffs into instruments of coercion — used to extract big money from allies and rivals in exchange for access to the U.S. market. By forcing compliance, showers of ultimatums laid bare Washington’s abuse of threats and coercion as a defining feature of …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Rwanda has reached an agreement with the United States to receive up to 250 migrants, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to supporting displaced populations and promoting reintegration, a government official said Tuesday. “Nearly every Rwandan family has experienced the hardships of displacement, and our societal values …

HOUSTON, the United States | Xinhua | The Trump administration said Tuesday that the United States will exit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the end of 2026, the latest move in U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to cut off U.S. ties with multilateral organizations …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The United States announced Tuesday its decision to pull out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization two years after rejoining. According to a statement by the U.S. State Department, the withdrawal was due to what Washington saw as the UN …

It will drive it underground, following North Korea’s model, and irreversibly damage the nonproliferation regime COMMENT | ANTHONY BURKE | The United States’ and Israel’s strikes on Iran are concerning, and not just for the questionable legal justifications provided by both governments. Even if their attacks cause severe damage to Iran’s …