Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, opened its tobacco-selling season Wednesday, with a speech by the vice president and eager international buyers
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U.S. to Hold Meeting at U.N. on North Korea Rights Abuses
UNITED NATIONS – The United States will hold an informal meeting of United Nations Security Council members next week on human rights abuses in North Korea, a move likely to anger Pyongyang and spur opposition from China and Russia.
UK Says Plan to Stop Channel Migrants Pushes Bounds of Law
The U.K. government says it’s ready for human-rights legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel
NATO Mum on Explosive New Nord Stream Accusations
A report in The New York Times that appears to clear the Kremlin for an attack on the pipeline last fall is serving as a key talking point for the Russian threat.
Xi Accuses US of Trying to Hold Back China’s Development
Is the United States out to sabotage China
Brazil to Resume Visa Requirements for US, Japan, Australia, Canada -Sources
BRASILIA – Brazil has decided to resume entry visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Japan, Australia and Canada, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka Leader Says IMF Deal Imminent After China’s Pledge
Sri Lanka’s president says China has given crucial debt restructuring assurances that mean the bankrupt nation could get its bailout package approved soon
Hungarian Delegation Backs Sweden’s NATO Application
A parliamentary delegation from Hungary says it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament to iron out what Hungary’s governing party has called “political disputes.”
France on Strike: Unions Say ‘Non’ to Higher Pension Age
More than a million demonstrators have marched in cities and towns across France in a new round of protests and strikes against the government’s plan to raise the retirement age to 64
US Sees China Propaganda Efforts Becoming More Like Russia’s
China has long been seen by the U.S. as a prolific source of anti-American propaganda but less aggressive in its influence operations than Russia
South African Leader Grapples With Ever-Worsening Power Cuts
South Africa’s ever-worsening power crisis — putting homes and businesses without electricity for up to 10 hours per day — is strangling Africa’s most developed economy
UK Aims to Deport Channel Migrants, but Critics Skeptical
The British government says it will introduce legislation to ban anyone who arrives in the U.K. in small boats across the English Channel from ever settling in the country