The US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the second time this year, despite having only partial data to assess the state of the economy because of the ongoing government shutdown. The quarter percentage...
‘Xi Jinping sees Donald Trump as a gift that keeps on giving’, expert says • FRANCE 24 English
Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Robert Manning, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Centre’s Global Foresight Hub and China Programme, says that Chinese leader Xi Jinping sees US President Donald...
The ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ that many warned would happen in Sudan
Human rights observers believe thousands of people are currently being killed by the RSF forces in Al Fashir. Doctors, journalists and first responders are believed to be held captive by the RSF. SUBSCRIBE to our...
Can Presidents Trump and Xi make a trade US-China trade deal? | BBC Newscast
Today, President Trump has arrived in South Korea ahead of his meeting with President Xi Jinping at APEC. The two are set to discuss a possible trade deal which could bring the US and China back from the brink of a...
What is the human cost of Hurricane Melissa across the Caribbean? | DW News
Hurricane Melissa has torn into eastern Cuba after devastating Jamaica. Cuban authorities say more than 700,000 people have been moved to safety. Despite weakening to a Category 2 hurricane, forecasters are warning that...
Africa holds large portion of green energy potential, countries are choosing renewables, experts say
The UN estimated Tuesday that nations’ carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10-percent emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that it was unable to provide a robust global overview after most countries...
Trump-Xi meeting: Why China is hoping to sway US policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’ over Taiwan
US President Trump is due to meet his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping on Thursday. The leaders of the world’s two biggest economies have been locked in a trade dispute since Donald Trump returned to...