UNITED STATES

America’s Trump threatens France with 200% wine tariffs

Bottles of French wine are displayed for sale in a liquor store. (Photo by: Mario Tama/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 200% on French wine and champagne after French President Emmanuel Macron declined to join a U.S.-backed initiative described by Trump as a Gaza “Board of Peace.” The warning marks a sharp escalation in rhetoric between Washington and Paris, linking trade pressure […]

20 January, 2026

World

UNDP to relocate hundreds of jobs from New York to Bonn and Madrid

(Photo by: UN campus in Bonn, Germany gerd-harder/shutterstock) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is relocating nearly 300 positions from its New York headquarters to Bonn, Germany, with a further 100 jobs set to move to Madrid, marking a significant redistribution of staff away from the United States. UNDP told Germany’s Deutsche Presse-Agentur that the decision reflects confidence in German foreign policy, though no timeline has been announced for when the […]

20 January, 2026

Oshiwambo

Ongudu yoSwapo taipula opo omupresident wa Venezuela akale amangululwa

Ongudu yoSwapo oya yemba neenghono etokolo la US, oo akwatapo omupresident wa Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, no taipopi kutya onghatu ya katukwa ku America oili yaya pomunghulo omilanduveta delongifo nayi lomakwatepombabjona oveta yopaiwana yehangano loiwana yahangana. Shelikwatelela kolopota yoshikundaneki sho Windhoek Observer, oyati oo eli hamushanga wongudu yo Swapo meme Sophia Shaningwa, okwati ekwatepo lomuprsident wa Venezuela olaponya filu omilanduveta odo da tulilwapo eameno loilyolongo paiwana. Okwaati ongudu yo Swapo oili […]

7 January, 2026

South Africa

South Africa rejects Trump’s G20 claims

Photo by: Frederic Sierakow (EU) South Africa’s Presidency has pushed back against remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, calling his comments “unwarranted insults” and insisting that the country’s democratic processes remain robust and independent. Trump claimed this week that South Africa would be excluded from next year’s G20 summit over what he described as “human rights abuses” against white South Africans, allegations widely discredited over the years by Reuters, […]

27 November, 2025

Oshiwambo

Omupresident wa China Xi Jinping, okuli metalelepo lo pambelewa ko South Korea

Omupresident wa China Xi Jinping, okwa lopotwa afika mo South Korea shili etalelepo laye lo tete moshilongo osho okudja nghene elixulile oku talelapo oshilongo osho konima yomido 11 dadjako. Eelopota doikundaneki odati etalelepo lomuleli wa China ko South Korea, olili meenghendabala doku tulapo eudafano twokumwe pokati koilongo ivali. Xi pefimbo afika mo South Korea, okwa tambulwako noku hambelewa komupresident woshilongo Yoon Suk Yeol, osho sha ningilwa peumbo lepangelo. Ovaleli voilongo […]

24 October, 2025

World

UNCTAD chief warns $31 trillion debt crippling developing nations

UN Trade and Development Summit 2025 official photo Addressing this year’s UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Summit, Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan warned that developing countries are being held back by a $31 trillion debt burden. She highlighted that record debt repayments, particularly involving the United States, are slowing development progress in these nations. Grynspan urged global leaders to consider debt relief and sustainable financing solutions to help developing countries meet their […]

21 October, 2025

Africa

U.S. deports 10 individuals to Eswatini

Photo: Matsapha Correctional Complex in Matsapha, Eswatini. AP The United States has deported ten individuals to Eswatini, defying legal challenges by rights groups seeking to block the move. The AFP news agency reports that Eswatini is the second African country to receive deportees from the U.S., following South Sudan. Rights experts have warned that such deportations may violate international law by returning people to countries where they risk torture, abduction, […]

7 October, 2025

World

European leaders to visit U.S. for Ukraine talks

EU leaders (Photo: Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that “certain” European leaders will visit Washington this week for discussions on the ongoing war in Ukraine. The announcement follows a weekend of heavy Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, which left dozens dead and caused widespread damage to civilian infrastructure. Speaking to reporters, Trump did not name the European leaders expected to attend, but said the talks will focus on […]

8 September, 2025

Africa

Rwanda agrees to accept 250 migrants deported from the U.S.

Yolande Makolo Rwanda has agreed to receive up to 250 migrants deported from the United States, marking the third African nation to join the Trump administration’s controversial third-country deportation program. The Associated Press reports that the agreement, quietly signed in Kigali in June 2025, empowers the Rwandan government to vet and approve each incoming individual before arrival. Spokesperson Yolande Makolo explained that Rwanda accepted the arrangement in part due to […]

5 August, 2025