Last Updated:December 01, 2025, 07:10 IST The US boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg after Trump repeated widely disproven claims that South Africa’s Black-majority govt discriminates against white citizens. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (Reuters Image) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa described the US decision to skip the G20 Leaders’ Summit as “regrettable” and rejected…
South Africa is looking to new export markets in Asia – particularly China – and Europe to diversify away from the United States, as its relations with Washington rapidly deteriorate. America boycotted last weekend’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg after Washington accused Pretoria of persecuting Afrikaner farmers, labelling the situation “white genocide” – a…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 21, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Last week on Wall Street, two forces dragged stocks lower: a set of high-stakes numbers from Nvidia and the U.S. jobs report that landed with more heat than expected. But…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures climbed in overnight trading Sunday as the market seeks to rebound into the Thanksgiving holiday week after a slide that’s knocked the air out of this year’s AI bull run. Futures on the Dow Jones…
As the U.S. and China settle into an uneasy one-year truce, the takeaway for investors is that each country will double-down on homegrown technology, analysts said. “Own quality exporters and R & D-rich tech stocks aligned with localization, and use scenario odds — not headlines — to assess risk,” Morgan Stanley strategists recommended in a…
Published on November 22, 2025 A renewed effort to restore politeness in global aviation has been introduced in the United States, where the holiday rush often brings crowded terminals, extended queues, and heightened stress among travellers. As seasonal journeys increase, a nationwide civility initiative has been unveiled to highlight how considerate actions can shape the…
China and the United States have held their second round of maritime security talks this year to help manage risks between their militaries, according to the Chinese navy. The talks, held in Hawaii from Tuesday to Thursday, were “candid and constructive,” the PLA Navy said in a statement on Saturday. It said both sides exchanged…
The United States and China held “frank and constructive” maritime security talks in Hawaii this week, the Chinese navy said on Saturday, as the two countries continue restoring military communications after months of heightened trade tensions. The working-level meetings were held from Nov. 18 to 20, according to a statement posted on the official social…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide. Appearing before a congressional panel Thursday, Grace Jin Drexel said her father, Ezra Jin Mingri, was formally charged this…
Computer science graduate Alain Saas is hoping a fourth time is the charm to make his China dream come true. As a young man growing up in the small town of Selestat in eastern France, the distant Asian country seemed magical. But the dream has been elusive and trying to land a job in China…