USDA Directs States to Make Sure Illegal Immigrants Don’t Receive Food Stamps
Illegal immigrants are not eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) told states on April 24 to take steps...
UN to reduce Sudan food support to millions over shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars
Nadjala Mourraou held her haggard two-year-old son in her henna-tattooed hands for the doctors to examine. Then came the painful diagnosis: little Ahma, like...
Trump wants a great monetary reset. Where can the world hide?
Chaotic as it seems, Donald Trump’s tariff war is a deadly serious attempt to address what he and his team perceive as the core...
How China came up with a game plan to survive a Trump 2.0 trade war
For Chinese officials, the preparations started well before Donald Trump was re-elected as US president. Advertisement Months before the US election in November, many...
‘It’s everything’: 5-year-high pork cancellation signals China weaning off US farm goods
After cancelling record orders of US pork amid a raging trade war, China is ready to further cut back on US agricultural imports, analysts...
China’s ‘stability’ vow, graft-buster warns ‘no one is untouchable’: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
Tens of thousands pay final respects to Pope Francis at Vatican ahead of funeral
Tens of thousands of mourners filed into St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday to pay final respects to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on...
DOGE Says Nearly 11 Million Social Security Records Updated in Major Cleanup
DOGE has been conducting the cleanup operation for several weeks. The Department of Government Efficiency said on April 24 that records for millions of...
Alipay leads China’s payments apps with tap-and-pay service amassing 100 million users
Alipay, the mobile payment platform under Ant Group that introduced the cashless society to China with its QR code, is building on that leadership...