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Trump makes U-turn on Russia-Ukraine war, agrees to resume arms deliveries to Kyiv days after pause: ‘We have to…’

Mint · July 8, 2025

President Donald Trump reversed his stance on Ukraine, stating the US will have to send more weapons to Kyiv, mainly defensive ones, just days after pausing critical arm deliveries, to assist the war-torn nation in defending itself against...

Trump Rescinds Biden Rule Granting Union Rights to Foreign Farmworkers but Not Americans

[your]NEWS · July 8, 2025

The Trump administration has withdrawn a controversial Biden-era rule that extended collective bargaining rights to foreign H-2A visa farmworkers while excluding U.S. citizens from the same benefits. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom President Donald...

Why Africa, Asia hold market potential for Rwandan coffee, tea

The New Times · July 8, 2025

Packages of Rwanda Tea that were showcased in China when Rwanda participates in the 2nd China-Africa Economic Trade Expo in Huan province. File Michel Nkurunziza - Novella Uwase Karangwa Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Kremlin says Putin and Trump speak by phone: media

Global Times ·

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and US President Donald Trump, file photo. Photo: VCG A phone call between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump took place on Thursday, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov,...

Trump criticises Putin, pledges more weapons for Ukraine amid Russian advances

The New Zealand Herald · July 8, 2025

Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and has shown little willingness to end the conflict despite pressure from Trump. The US President’s pledge to ship more arms to Ukraine came after Moscow said its forces captured their...

Bass condemns Trump's troop deployment to LA park as 'un-American'

United Press International (UPI) ·

July 8 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has criticized the federal government as "un-American" over its deployment of U.S. troops to MacArthur Park as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration. U.S. troops and armed federal...

Putin dismissed transport minister after his death – Russian media outlets

Ukrainska Pravda ·

Roman Starovoit. Photo: RIA Novosti Russian media outlets, citing anonymous sources, have reported that former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit, dismissed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, had died not on the same day, but...

Australian radio host Michael Christian sues radio network over 2012 royal prank call that ended in tragedy

PerthNow · July 8, 2025

An Australian radio host at the centre of a tragic prank call is suing Southern Cross Austereo over his treatment in the aftermath of the incident. Michael Christian was presenting radio show 2Day FM with Mel Greig in December 2012 when they made...

Trump Threatens 10% Tariff on Nations Aligning with BRICS, Extends Trade Deadline

South Africa Today · July 8, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that countries aligning with the “anti-American policies” of the BRICS economic bloc will face an additional 10% tariff on trade with the United States, with no exceptions. The warning, posted on his Truth...

Trump Makes Excuses to Zelensky, Shifts Blame to Pentagon, Pledges More Weapons to Ukraine

Pravda.ru · July 8, 2025

Trump Makes Excuses to Zelensky, Shifts Blame to Pentagon, Pledges More Weapons to Ukraine The US president explains Ukraine arms delays by citing Pentagon reviews after strikes on Iran and promises continued “defensive” aid. President Donald...

China is showing a path of complementarity, mutual understanding, and win-win cooperation: General Secretary-elect of CLACSO

Global Times ·

The "Global Times Overseas China Week and Global South Dialogue: Seminar on Relations between China and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries, and the Mutual Perception of Public Opinion" were held in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina,...

Russia's Formal Recognition A Shot In The Arm For The Taliban

MENAFN · July 8, 2025

Latest stories China's sea-skimming 'monster' surfaces with stealth – and doubts As US equivocates on Ukraine, Europe heads in the right direction US plans to tighten AI chip export rules for Malaysia, Thailand Moreover, Russia has also been...

China overtakes US to become world’s R&D research leader on the back Trump’s academic research cuts

BNE Intellinews ·

China’s lead over the United States in global scientific output has leapt, as new data shows that the gap between the two powers has more than quadrupled in the space of a year, according to Nature’s 2025 index of research papers published in the...

Trump’s AUKUS review coming soon. Will he stop the folly?

Michael West Media · July 8, 2025

It’s almost a month since the US announced a 30-day review to determine whether AUKUS fits within its ‘America First’ agenda. Rex Patrick looks at what might happen. Putting Donald Trump’s flawed obsession with tariffs to one side, and his crude...

Putin takes action against Apple

Global Village Space · July 8, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday requiring smartphone makers to support RuStore, the state-run app marketplace, on their devices. The move mainly impacts Apple due to its closed iOS system. The new law, an amendment to the...

Russia’s formal recognition a shot in the arm for the Taliban

Asia Times · July 8, 2025

On July 3, Moscow formally recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Recognition has opened a new chapter in the Taliban’s outreach to the outside world. Russia and the former Soviet Union have had a complicated history,...

Trump pledges more weapons for Ukraine

Pennsylvania Sun ·

The US suspended shipments last week, citing concerns over depleting stockpiles The United States will continue supplying weapons to Ukraine, President Donald Trump said on Monday, a week after the Pentagon halted some deliveries. "We're going to...

Trump's 30% tariffs threaten South Africa's auto industry: what it means for the future

IOL · July 8, 2025

American President Donald Trump made good on his recent threats to slap South Africa with 30% tariffs yesterday, “on any and all South African products sent into the United States". The US is South Africa’s second-biggest trading partner. In an...

Trump Makes Stunning Reversal After Humiliating Phone Call With Putin

The Daily Beast · July 8, 2025

President Donald Trump has used a White House dinner to announce plans to send more weapons to Ukraine to help them fend off Russian attacks. “We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to,” Trump said on Monday at the dinner with Israeli...

Russian minister found dead hours after being dismissed

Africanews · July 8, 2025

Russian's transport minister was found dead from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, investigators said Monday — news that broke hours after the Kremlin announced he had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin did not give a...