What could China’s response to U.S. sanctions mean for Africa?
Africa is navigating the United States recent sanctions on China by strengthening economic ties with Beijing. On May 1, 2026, the continent...
Fragile diplomacy, dual blockades again push U.S. war against Iran further to the edge as military strikes continue
The tenuous month-old standoff between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran have escalated into a volatile naval confrontation over the Strait...
Island nation breaks with British Crown
Antigua and Barbuda has sworn in a new government under revised constitutional rules that for the first time removed allegiance to the British monarch...
Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was fraudulently taken in colonial era
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Venezuela insisted May 6 that a disputed mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in a 19th-century example of colonialism, arguing that...
Israeli soldiers and settlers using sexual violence to push Palestinians out—report
Israeli soldiers and settlers are systematically using sexual violence and harassment to force Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank, according to...
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil deliberately killed in Israeli airstrike, body found in rubble
Lebanese Civil Defense has confirmed the death of Amal Khalil, a journalist with the country’s al-Akhbar daily, saying she was deliberately targeted in an Israeli strike...
Sudan war triggered world’s largest displacement crisis—UN
More than 14 million people have been forced to flee their homes since war broke out in Sudan three years ago, the UN High...
The Motherland must seek stronger alliances to mitigate debt
After slavery, Black descendants of Africans in the U.S. were forced into sharecropping. Small-country merchants took the place of plantation owners and used debt...
Egypt recovers smuggled artifacts from U.S.
Cairo has reclaimed 13 ancient artifacts, including rare vessels and statues that were illegally brought to the U.S. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif...
China’s foreign and defense ministers meet with Cambodian counterparts in joint ‘2+2’ dialogue
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Cambodia and China on April 22, held their first meeting of what is called a “2+2” Strategic Dialogue Mechanism, bringing together both countries’ foreign and...