The upcoming BRICS Summit in Johannesburg next month is important for South Africa, the African continent and the global south. The gathering of the world’s major developing countries is expected to discuss a common currency and admit or agree on criteria to admit new members. Countries which have either applied or lined up to join… Continue reading BRICS: Why Africa Must Look East And Resist Imperialist US Diplomacy By Threat
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Xi Calls For Unity, Coordination At SCO Summit
BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) must rise to the call of the times, keep in mind its founding mission, and stay in unity and coordination to bring more certainty and positive energy to world peace and development. Xi made the remarks when… Continue reading Xi Calls For Unity, Coordination At SCO Summit
Zelensky Blames African Peace Mission’s Supposed Incompetence To Divert Attention From His Failure To Contradict Putin’s Revelation Ukraine Reneged On Treaty Signed With Russia
WHAT the proxy war between Russia and Ukraine illustrates is that not all lives matter nor is the wellbeing of all nations and countries. The money-making war machines matter the most to preserving human lives. That the national interests of some countries are a given, and not so with others, is the mother of all… Continue reading Zelensky Blames African Peace Mission’s Supposed Incompetence To Divert Attention From His Failure To Contradict Putin’s Revelation Ukraine Reneged On Treaty Signed With Russia
Column: China’s Poverty Eradication And Its Implications For Global Human Rights Governance
BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) — With more than 40 years of reform and opening-up, China has eradicated extreme poverty, lifted about 800 million people out of poverty, and brought over 400 million people into the middle-income group. This is a miracle in the history of human civilization and has far-reaching implications for global human rights… Continue reading Column: China’s Poverty Eradication And Its Implications For Global Human Rights Governance
Further Food Ration Cuts For Refugees In Tanzania Due to Funding Shortage
REFUGEES in Tanzania will soon receive half the food ration they require, due to funding shortages afflicting the World Food Programme’s (WFP’s) response. More than 200 000 refugees in the East African country will be affected. WFP says it needs US$21 million to provide food assistance. In March, further reductions were made, dropping the ration… Continue reading Further Food Ration Cuts For Refugees In Tanzania Due to Funding Shortage
‘U.S.-Manipulated G7 Rips World Apart, Creates Tension’
HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 20 (Xinhua) — At the Group of Seven (G7) Summit starting here Friday, the U.S.-led clique is again hyping up their so-called “law and order,” whereas political observers have precisely debunked the essence of their lies — a scheme to play small-clique politics and dictate to the rest of the world. The… Continue reading ‘U.S.-Manipulated G7 Rips World Apart, Creates Tension’
Russia Claims Full Control Of Bakhmut While Ukraine Says Situation “Critical”
MOSCOW/KIEV, May 21 (Xinhua) — Russia said on Saturday that its forces had taken full control of the hotly contested city of Bakhmut, also known as Artyomovsk, while the Ukrainian side said the situation there was critical. Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia’s Wagner private military group, said in a video message posted on his Telegram… Continue reading Russia Claims Full Control Of Bakhmut While Ukraine Says Situation “Critical”
Greek Conservatives Win General Elections, Fall Short Of Majority
ATHENS, May 21 (Xinhua) — Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his New Democracy (ND) party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145… Continue reading Greek Conservatives Win General Elections, Fall Short Of Majority
Ukraine Crisis Should Be Solved Under UN Framework, Says Brazilian President
HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 22 (Xinhua) — “Re-enacting the Cold War would be foolish,” Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Sunday, calling for settling the Ukraine crisis under a framework of the United Nations. Lula made the remarks at the just-concluded Group of Seven (G7) summit working session as an invited state leader. The Ukraine… Continue reading Ukraine Crisis Should Be Solved Under UN Framework, Says Brazilian President
G7 Summit Opens In Japan’s Hiroshima Amid Waves Of Protests
HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 19 (Xinhua) — Amid waves of protests, the Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ annual summit got underway on Friday in Japan’s western city of Hiroshima. Hundreds of protesters from all over the country, even abroad, gathered in Hiroshima’s Funairi Daiichi Park, not far from the summit’s venue, to decry the finger-pointing bloc… Continue reading G7 Summit Opens In Japan’s Hiroshima Amid Waves Of Protests