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TRUMP: South Africa won’t be invited to G20 summit in US

WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | US President Donald Trump announced that he ordered South African representatives not to be invited to the 2026 G20 events in Florida and that financial support for the country be discontinued. “South Africa will not be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20” …

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Military overthrows Guinea-Bissau president

PARIS | TASS & Xinhua | Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo acknowledged that a coup is underway in the country, telling France 24 that he has been overthrown by the military. “I have been ousted. I can’t say much, otherwise they will take my phone away. I am at headquarters now,” he …

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She Cranes travel to Scotland for Celtic Netball Cup

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Uganda netball national team She Cranes has traveled to Scotland for the Celtic Netball Cup 2025 slated for November 26-30 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. Rashid Mubiru, the She Cranes head coach, told Xinhua on Monday that they have prepared well and will …

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What will China do to “open wider to the outside world”

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | As China outlines its priorities for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), the country is moving to advance high-standard opening up and further “open wider to the outside world.” At a key Party plenum in October, the Communist Party of China leadership adopted its recommendations for …

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Trump meets Mamdani

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump met on Friday with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House, downplaying recent tensions. Speaking to reporters after their meeting, both sides said they had a productive discussion centered around improving the nation’s biggest city. “The better he does, …

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Yemen’s educators fight to keep learning alive amid ruins

ADEN, Yemen | Xinhua | In a cramped schoolroom perched above the stony hills of Al-Dhalea in Yemen’s southern highlands, principal Khaled Al Humaidi watched the children file in. They moved quietly, brushing past worn desks polished by the hands of countless students. Their faces carried the stubborn brightness children …

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Museveni flags off first dried chili shipment to China

Kamuli, Uganda | Xinhua| Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the country’s first dried chili shipment to China, one year after the two countries signed a bilateral agreement allowing the agricultural product to access the Chinese market. Museveni flagged off the 11-tonne consignment on Thursday in the eastern district of …

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