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. …
Read More »How the US–Israel war with Iran impacts Uganda’s agriculture
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 …
Read More »Selling the Abraham Accords to a wary Middle East
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 …
Read More »US says ban on AI chip shipments applies to Chinese firms outside China
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 …
Read More »Forging ‘ironclad friendships’ in an uncertain world
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 …
Read More »Xi encourages Chinese children to strive for better future
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 …
Read More »Xi encourages children to carry forward revolutionary traditions
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 …
Read More »U.S. experts warn of uncertainty after Trump defers final decision on Iran deal
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 …
Read More »U.S. lacks grounds to attack Cuba, says Cuban diplomat
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, …
Read More »How cooperation with China is transforming industries in Serbia
BELGRADE | Xinhua | For commuters between the Serbian capital of Belgrade and Novi Sad, the country’s second-largest city, travel time has been cut from one and a half hours to just 30 minutes, thanks to a sleek high-speed railway built by a Chinese company. For workers at the Smederevo …
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