Rebels in Mali Shout at Chinese to “Get Out,” 100 Companies Flee, 36 Tons of Gold Left
In the West African country of Mali, once hailed by the Chinese government as the “gold mine of West Africa,” the situation for Chinese...
Trump may hit China with punitive tariffs over purchases of Russian oil
US Vice-President J.D. Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump is “thinking” about slapping new tariffs on imports from China in response to...
Fed Official Says Latest Jobs Data Supports 3 Rate Cuts in 2025
Michelle Bowman, the Federal Reserve’s vice chair of supervision, on Aug. 9 said that recent job data corroborates her concerns over labor market fragility...
Vance Says Trump Admin Working to Facilitate Putin–Zelenskyy Talks
Vice President JD Vance said on Aug. 10 that the Trump administration is working to arrange talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian...
US-backed Transit Route Set to Reshuffle South Caucasus Trade, Geopolitics
Armenia and Azerbaijan on Aug. 8 signed a U.S.-backed joint declaration aimed at ending decades of conflict between the two South Caucasus nations. Hosted...
Trump Floats Sending Homeless ‘Far From the Capital’
President Donald Trump on Aug. 10 suggested removing homeless people from Washington to make the nation’s capital “safer and more beautiful than it ever...
80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
Rana Mitter is a leading historian whose research focuses on the impact of Japan’s invasion of China during the second world war on the...
Trump Nominates Tammy Bruce as Deputy Representative to UN
President Donald Trump nominated State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce as the United States’ deputy representative to the United Nations, with the rank of ambassador,...
Environmental Protection Agency Terminates Contracts With Unionized Employees
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ending all contracts with unionized employees, a union president said on Aug. 8. Justin Chen, president of the...