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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commended the US Government for publishing the new US travel regulations that include stringent visa restrictions, adding that it will not reciprocate. Effective January 21, 2026, the US Department of State paused all immigrant visa issuances to nationals …

CAIRO | Xinhua |  U.S. and Iranian officials concluded a round of talks on Friday, with both sides agreeing to continue negotiations, on which regional countries have pinned high hopes to help steer the Middle East back from the brink of a wider war. Regional countries welcomed the renewal of …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday vowed that the United States will maintain a credible and modernized nuclear deterrent after the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). He accused Russia of noncompliance with the New START, the last U.S.-Russia nuclear …

  Xi says ready to work with Trump to steer giant ship of China-U.S. ties steadily forward BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that he hopes to work with U.S. President Donald Trump in the new year to steer the giant ship of China-U.S. relations …

BRUSSELS | Xinhua | The European Parliament has delayed until next week a decision on whether to restart work on the EU-U.S. trade deal, after pausing its approval process last week, in protest over U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland and his tariff threats against European allies, according to …

Today, confronted with deepening domestic strains and an increasingly contested global position, Washington has shed its veneer of moralism and is resorting more openly to naked force to impose its will on other countries. COMMENT | XINHUA |  Far from a triumphant display of strength and Western Hemisphere dominance as …

COMMENT | NANCY QIAN | As geopolitical tensions rise, competition for the cutting-edge science and talent that underpins advanced technology has heated up. The United States, China, and other major powers now regard leadership in areas like AI, semiconductors, quantum technologies, and biotechnology as central to military capability, economic security, …

NIAMEY | Xinhua | Niger has begun implementing retaliatory measures against the United States this week, imposing a comprehensive ban on issuing visas to U.S. citizens, the Niger News Agency (ANP) reported on Thursday. The move follows a decision by the United States to place Niger on a list of …

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, …

HARARE | TASS | The updated US National Security Strategy, published on December 5, shows Washington’s determination to turn Africa into a geo-economic battleground, Zimbabwe’s government newspaper, The Herald, wrote. US plans with regard to Africa are concerning, the newspaper says. The updated strategy shows that Washington’s policy on the …