A fragile pause in escalating tensions between the United States and Iran has emerged after President Donald Trump agreed to suspend planned military strikes for two weeks, opening a narrow window for negotiations amid fears of a broader regional conflict. The announcement follows days of heightened rhetoric and military posturing, with Washington previously warning Tehran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz or face severe military consequences. The waterway, a critical artery for global oil supply, became a flashpoint after…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has launched a scathing attack on the United States ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, accusing him of interfering in the country’s domestic and foreign policy and calling for him to be expelled from the country. In a strongly worded statement released on Wednesday, the EFF condemned remarks Bozell allegedly made during a BizNews conference, where he reportedly expressed frustration on behalf of the administration of US President Donald Trump about South Africa’s…

More than 170 delegates from trade unions, socialist organisations and international solidarity movements convened an emergency online meeting on 7 January 2026, culminating in the launch of a new Anti-Imperialist Front and a programme of coordinated action against what they described as escalating global aggression by the United States. In a statement released on 8 January, the Anti-Imperialist Front said the meeting was called in response to what it termed the “kidnapping” of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Foreign Minister…

South Africa is continuing with the G20 Summit in Johannesburg this weekend without participation from the United States, after government officials confirmed that no American delegation has been accredited. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has formally recorded the US as absent for the summit taking place on Saturday and Sunday. Dirco spokesperson Chrispin Phiri told journalists at the summit on Saturday that the withdrawal of the United States would not disrupt the work of global leaders who have…

The decision by United States President Donald Trump to boycott the 2025 G20 summit in South Africa signifies more than just a political gesture; it symbolises a profound and meaningful rupture within the global colonial power structure. This action calls for a decolonial analysis that explains how it disrupts and redefines the key mechanisms of power rooted in what Quijano describes as coloniality, the ongoing system of racialised, economic, and epistemic domination. Drawing on Foucault’s concept of discursive regimes further…

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — China and, U.S. delegations reached a basic consensus on arrangements to address respective trade concerns after two days of talks here. The essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win results, and the two countries gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said after meeting in Kuala Lumpur from Saturday to Sunday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Guided…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has voiced alarm over escalating gun violence in the United States, warning that the crisis poses a threat to global safety as the country prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This follows the shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, a vocal proponent of unfettered gun rights, who was struck in the neck while addressing students at an American university. The EFF described the incident as a grim reflection of a political order that…

A high-level South African delegation is in Washington this week on a mission to rescue its ailing trade relationship with the United States. Last week, the African Union’s office in Washington convened dozens of African ambassadors to strategise a lobbying push for renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – the key US law that grants sub-Saharan countries duty-free access to American markets. With AGOA’s expiry looming, countries across Africa are scrambling to make their case: Kenya’s top…

South Africa has fought hard to preserve its trade ties with the United States. President Cyril Ramaphosa even traveled to Washington to offer a “framework deal” that included buying American liquefied natural gas and investing around $3.3 billion in the U.S. economy.  But those overtures failed. On August 8, 2025, the United States imposed a sweeping 30% tariff on most South African exports, abruptly raising barriers on goods ranging from fruit to automobiles. The impact of this tariff hike is…

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — The United States has played the disgraceful role of a sheer lie-monger on the South China Sea issue, according to a report released on Thursday. The report, titled “Incitement, Threats, and Lies — The Truth about External Forces Interfering in the South China Sea Issue,” is published by the Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency. The report reveals that Washington has long engaged in extensive theoretical research, leveraging its dominant position…