# Iran’s Economy minister Ali Madanizadeh says Tehran is fully prepared to counter US sanctions. Washington has imposed new sanctions on Iran focusing on five sectors of its economy: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has also threatened to impose severe sanctions against any country or entity maintaining economic ties […]
# Rwanda se president, Paul Kagame, verwerp die bewering dat sy land verantwoordelik is vir die huidige konflik in die ooste van die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo, en sê dis faksies in die DRK. Sy opmerkings volg ná herhaalde pogings, insluitend die Amerikaanse vredesooreenkoms, om die konflik te beëindig. Kagame sê sy land sal by […]
# Rwandan president Paul Kagame has rejected the narrative that his country is responsible for the current conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, blaming factions within the DRC instead. His remarks come against the backdrop of successive attempts to negotiate an end to the conflict, including the US peace agreement. Kagame says […]
# Amerika se minister van Finansies, Scott Bessent, het ‘Operasie Ekonomiese Uitgeworpene’ ingestel teen Iran se finansiële vennote reg oor die wêreld. Dit volg nadat Amerika ʼn reeks nuwe sanksies teen Teheran ingestel het in sektore soos digitale bates, tegnologie en verskeping. Volgens die Tesourie-departement is dit die sektore waarop Iran sy ekonomie baseer. Bessent […]
# Die Kanadese eerste minister, Mark Carney, sê die doel van handels-onderhandelinge met Amerika was nog altyd om die beste ooreenkoms vir die Kanadese te beding, en nooit ʼn ooreenkoms ten alle koste of teen enige tydsraamwerk nie. Amerika se 50-persent tarief op ʼn reeks Kanadese produkte het die naweek van krag geword. President Donald […]
# Die Britse eerste minister, Andy Burnham, sê sy land se steun vir Oekraïne het nie verander nie, ten spyte van Russiese vergeldingsdreigemente. Hy het gister sy eerste amptelike besoek as eerste minister aan Kiëf gebring, ten tyde van die land se 35ste onafhanklikheidsviering. Burnham sê Brittanje sal op drie sleutelgebiede steun aan Oekraïne bied. […]
# US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has launched ‘Operation Economic Outcast’, an economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe. This as the US has imposed a host of new sanctions against Tehran, covering sectors like digital assets, technology and shipping that the Treasury Department determined Iran has relied on to prop up its […]
# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says the goal of trade negotiations with the US has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame. The 50-percent US tariffs on an array of Canadian products took effect over the weekend. Meanwhile, president Donald Trump […]
# Prime minister Andy Burnham says Britain’s support for Ukraine has not changed despite Russian threats of retaliation. He made his first official visit to Kyiv as prime minister yesterday, as the country marked its 35th anniversary of independence. Burnham says Britain will provide support for Ukraine in three key areas. He says these are: […]
