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    How the world’s most powerful nation has been beaten by a third rate power it has sanctioned for 47 years   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Karl Von Clausewitz, the great 19th-century Prussian military strategist and general, said that “war is politics by other means.” What …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump has told his aides that he may reconsider the ceasefire with Iran if Iranian forces kill American troops, local media reported, citing U.S. officials. The warning comes as a fragile ceasefire reached in April remains in place despite weeks of escalating clashes. …

  Trump can’t sell the Abraham Accords on a Middle East that has lost trust in the US   COMMENT | MICHELLE BURGIS-KASTHALA | As the US and Iran try to come to terms on a peace deal to end their months-long war, US President Donald Trump recently introduced a new …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  Some U.S. experts warned of continued uncertainty surrounding efforts to end the Iran conflict after U.S. President Donald Trump deferred a final decision on a draft deal with Tehran on Friday. Trump’s move comes on the heels of the United States and Iran reaching a tentative …

HAVANA | Xinhua | The United States has no grounds to launch an attack against Cuba, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said Wednesday, warning such a move would cause death and destruction. “Isn’t there a lack of grounds to justify killing, maiming, and causing destruction and misery, …

But what kind of alliance would it become?   COMMENT | GORANA GRGIC | As NATO counts down to its annual summit in Turkey in July, the alliance is facing perhaps the biggest challenge in its history – what a potential future without the United States, or US security guarantees, …

BEIJING, | Xinhua |  The Temple of Heaven in the heart of Beijing has long stood as a symbol of the ancient Chinese belief in harmony between heaven and earth. Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday visited the more than 600-year-old architectural complex. Trump concluded …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday. The spokesperson made the remarks on …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Temple of Heaven on Thursday in Beijing. Xi greeted Trump outside the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. The leaders had a photo taken in front of the Hall and took a tour of the …

NEWS ANALYSIS | Xinhua |  In recent years, China-U.S. relations have experienced twists and turns. Some observers fear that China and the United States may repeat the historical pattern of major-power rivalry known as the “Thucydides Trap.” Yet, Chinese President Xi Jinping has rejected this notion: “There is no such …