NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | Elon Musk said that if members of his potential political party named America were able to win just a few seats in Congress, it would be enough to influence voting on controversial bills. “One way to execute on this would be to …
Read More »America’s tax cuts, tariffs channel wealth to elites
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The U.S. Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Wednesday in a 51-50 vote. Though touted as delivering broad prosperity, the sweeping tax and spending package disproportionately benefits the wealthiest Americans. At the heart of the bill is an unprecedented series …
Read More »Can America end 30-year DR Congo conflict?
Why new diplomatic moves could hit same old roadblocks ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a preliminary peace deal that paves way to signing a final agreement scheduled on June 27, according to a joint statement issued by the U.S. State …
Read More »America’s economic tailwinds will override Trump’s tariffs
Donald Trump’s most destructive economic policies will be contained by market, institutional, and structural forces COMMENT | NOURIEL ROUBINI | Last December, I argued that while some of US President Donald Trump’s policies would be stagflationary (reducing growth and raising inflation), such effects would ultimately be mitigated by four factors: market …
Read More »From ‘America First’ to ‘America Only’: What North American tariff spats tell the world
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Thanks to the United States, “tariff” has become one of the top buzzwords in international politics. In rapid succession, the White House has announced 25 percent tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum, slapped additional tariffs on Chinese imports and threatened reciprocal tariffs against all …
Read More »DRC president pardons coup plotters of American origin
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday granted a presidential pardon to several coup plotters of American origin, who had been sentenced to death, according to official sources. Marcel Malanga, born in Utah, United States, and two other Americans …
Read More »Museveni: Uganda will thrive without American aid
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has said that the country will not be crippled by the absence of American foreign aid. Museveni wondered why he should be concerned over American assistance like many Africans. According to Museveni, Ugandans won’t die because of lack of the aid but …
Read More »Greenlanders: We don’t want to be Americans
NUUK, Greenland | Xinhua | “That day, the entire city of Nuuk stood united!” said Gustav Petersen, a member of Naleraq, the second-largest party in Greenland’s parliament, referring to the anti-U.S. protest held on March 15. “I never imagined that what would bring Greenlanders together was a protest against the …
Read More »The American century is over
President Donald Trump is making China and Russia Great Again and the U.S., on his watch, is the loser COMMENT | JENNIFER RUBIN | President in Name Only Donald Trump delivered remarks to a joint session of Congress typical of him—overstuffed, narcissistic, mean-spirited, and deeply dishonest. And boring—not to mention interminable. …
Read More »America wants Ukraine’s minerals
Zelensky, Trump sign them off in a deal ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb.28 to sign an agreement on sharing his country’s mineral resources, Trump has said. Zelensky has described the bilateral deal as preliminary, and said he wants …
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