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BEIJING | Xinhua |  Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, will pay a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) June 8 to 9 at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party …

  ST. PETERSBURG | Xinhua |  The Russian edition of the first volume of “China’s Governance Under Xi Jinping’s Leadership” was launched at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Wednesday. Roughly over 100 representatives from media outlets, think tanks and government authorities of China, Russia and other countries …

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. …

OPINION | ERIC MUDOKO | The Middle East conflict since February 2026 has disrupted normal life globally. Despite seemingly distant, Uganda’s agriculture sector has become one of the causalities. The impact has ranged from disruption in fertiliser importation, costly fuel, and export of farm products. Trade data from World Integrated Trade Solution 2024 …

  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 …

Department of Commerce issues guidance on chip restrictions amid concerns about loopholes in export control regime   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The United States has issued a notice affirming its restrictions on shipments of semiconductors to subsidiaries of Chinese companies located outside China amid concerns about loopholes in Washington’s …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  The overlapping visits last week of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to China shone a spotlight on a phrase frequently used to describe Beijing’s relations with both nations — “ironclad friendship.” As a constant refrain throughout the visits, the phrase dominated …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping often interacts with children on International Children’s Day, extending warm greetings to children across the country. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently replied in a letter to …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called for inheriting revolutionary traditions in a reply letter to student docents at the memorials of the birthplaces of the CPC in east China’s Shanghai and Zhejiang Province. Xi, also Chinese president …

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 …