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DRC-Rwanda agreement to end decades-long conflict WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic peace agreement in Washington on Friday, marking a turning point in efforts to end years of armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Great Lakes region. …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | China strongly condemns the U.S. attacks on Iran and bombing of nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. The spokesperson made the remarks when asked to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement …

  TEHRAN, IRAN | Xinhua | Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday the U.S. attacks on the country’s three nuclear facilities indicated that the United States is the “main factor” behind Israel’s hostile actions against Iran. He made the remarks at a cabinet meeting while strongly condemning the U.S. …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Americans are planning to spend less money this summer due to the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, The Independent has said, citing polling, surveys and media reports. In a survey by personal finance company WalletHub, 45 percent of respondents said tariffs are …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said the country will prioritize African markets following the United States’ decision to impose a 10 percent tariff on imports from most countries. In a speech shared by the state-owned Uganda Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday, Museveni said Uganda already has …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | China has taken swift, firm countermeasures following the latest U.S. tariff hike on Chinese imports, in a move to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. The Chinese government on Wednesday announced that it will raise additional tariffs on products imported from the United States to …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The U.S. is still imposing tariffs and exerting maximum pressure on China, to which China is firmly opposed, and China will never accept such bullying, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a daily news briefing in …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the United States is canceling all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and suspending the issuance of new ones. The action comes after South Sudan’s transitional government failed to accept the return of …

* Negotiations between the U.S. and Russia, as well as between the U.S. and Ukraine, concluded in Saudi Arabia without an official joint statement. * Ukraine and Russia remain at odds over a potential agreement on Black Sea navigation and a ban on attacks on energy facilities, while the United …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that he said would “begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all.” This move, as local media described it, fulfilled decades of conservative ambition to get rid of the agency. …