WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a proclamation expanding the list of countries subject to full or partial entry restrictions to cover around 40 countries, effective on Jan. 1, 2026. Trump “signed a Proclamation expanding and strengthening entry restrictions on nationals from countries with demonstrated, …
Read More »Europe decries ‘political war’ over new U.S. national security strategy
BRUSSELS | Xinhua | European politicians and analysts are accusing Washington of waging a “political war” on Brussels after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a new national security strategy, pledging support for “patriotic European parties” and aiming to “cultivate resistance” to the continent’s current direction. The 33-page document, traditionally …
Read More »Trump wants to make Europe white again
COMMENT | ZAKI LAIDI | Since his return to the White House, US President Donald Trump’s vision for the world – particularly for Europe – has often been difficult to discern amid his characteristic incoherence and bombast. His new National Security Strategy (NSS), however, sheds light on the principles driving his foreign-policy agenda. …
Read More »US National Security Strategy: The multipolar world has finally emerged
COMMENT | ERIK SOLHEIM | Dominate the Americas, respect China, undermine Europe, ignore India, retreat from the Middle East, don’t give a damn for Africa. These are the true headlines of the new US National Security Strategy released this week. The strategy is the first official US acknowledgement that the US …
Read More »S. Africa to ‘take commercial break’ from G20 activities during U.S. presidency
JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua | South Africa said Thursday that it will temporarily step back from the Group of 20 (G20) activities, after the United States, the new rotating presidency, confirmed it would not invite Pretoria to participate. “For now, we will take a commercial break until we resume normal …
Read More »Trump’s ‘Third World’ migration pause – what it means for Africa
Though US President Donald Trump’s threat to freeze migration from Third World countries may be more bluster than law, it risks accelerating shutting a quiet door that is already closing to Africa Washington, US | AGENCIES | US President Donald Trump’s vow to “permanently pause” migration from what he called “Third …
Read More »Trump turns his eyes on Sudan conflict
Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to end Sudan’s grinding civil war at the request of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, condemning “tremendous atrocities” in a conflict he has previously overlooked. Trump admitted that the devastating war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary …
Read More »China remains our ‘most irreplaceable customer,’ says CEO of US Soybean Export Council
NEW YORK | Xinhua | China remains our “most irreplaceable customer,” said Jim Sutter, chief executive officer of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC). “We have been in China since 1982. Over the past 43 years, we’ve invested in relationship-building, training and cooperation with the Chinese industry to create mutual …
Read More »Trump could learn from Putin leadership masterclass
MOSCOW | TASS | Viktor Medvedchuk, leader of the Other Ukraine movement and former head of Ukraine’s banned Opposition Platform – For Life party, has offered a pointed critique of US President Donald Trump, suggesting that he could learn valuable lessons from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in managing both domestic …
Read More »Trump not ruling out use of US Armed Forces in Nigeria
WASHINGTON | TASS | US President Donald Trump assumed the possibility for US troops to take part in an operation in Nigeria when talking to reporters on board of his aircraft on the way to Washington. “Could be, I mean, a lot of things, I envisage. A lot of things,” …
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