Author: Press Room

In SummaryAmerican exports to the continent are increasingly concentrated in high-value machinery, aircraft components, energy systems, and medical technologies rather than consumer goods as of 2026. Coastal access, industrial depth, and infrastructure investment continue to determine which African economies dominate U.S. goods imports.The composition of imports reveals where productive capacity is expanding on the continent and where dependency on external capital goods remains strongest.Deep Dive!! Monday,29 January 2026, the trade relationship between Africa and the United States reflects a structural shift that has been quietly unfolding for more than two decades. In the early 2000s, U.S. exports to Africa were largely dominated…

Dhaka, Bangladesh – As boatman Ripon Mridha washed his feet early in the morning after a night of fishing in Bangladesh’s mighty Padma River, his eyes scanned the walls and shutters of the shops in the neighbourhood market.Until recently, the neighbourhood in central Bangladesh’s Rajbari district was plastered with large posters and banners, with the faces of local politicians belonging to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party looming large.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listToday, those signs are gone, leaving little traces of a party that ruled over Bangladesh for 15 years before a student-led uprising in 2024 toppled…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump warned the U.K. Thursday against strengthening ties with China, hours after Prime Minister Keir Starmer met President Xi Jinping in Beijing to reset relations after a long period of strain.Trump’s remarks came as Starmer and Xi had called for a renewed “strategic partnership,” highlighting the pressures facing them amid global instability.Speaking to Fox News while traveling to Florida for the premiere of first lady Melania Trump’s documentary, Trump was asked about the U.K. “getting into business with China.””Well, it’s very dangerous for them to do that,” Trump said. “And…

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Apple — Shares rose less than 1% after the company posted blowout fiscal first-quarter results, with notably strong revenue from its iPhone 17 models released in September. Apple earned $2.84 per share for the quarter, higher than the $2.67 per share expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. Revenue came out at $143.76 billion, significantly exceeding analysts’ expectation of $138.48 billion. Overall iPhone revenue surged 23% on an annual basis to $85.27 billion in revenue. Sales in China popped during the quarter, also easing investors’ fears about competition and consumer sentiment in the region. Sandisk…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A well-known community and social justice activist who founded a Boston nonprofit to reduce violence and who was once was lauded as Bostonian of the Year avoided jail time in a federal fraud case, the Justice Department said Thursday. Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to 18 of 27 counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud and failing to file tax returns related to a scheme in which Cannon-Grant and her late husband, Clark Grant, pocketed thousands of dollars in donations to their nonprofit.She was sentenced Thursday to four years probation. She…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size WARNING: Some of the details in this story may be disturbing. Discretion is advised. A dog responsible for a fatal attack on a smaller dog in Surrey, B.C., has been put down.Jug and Paul Thandi’s 14-year-old Havanese Maltese Lucky was attacked on Jan. 4.Neighbourhood security video captured the attack and Lucky could be seen being tossed around like a rag doll, until he stopped moving.The attacking dog was tied up, but was able to get off its owners’ property. The City of Surrey says that after an assessment, the dog was deemed…

Police have issued a warning to attendees heading to a planned mass e-bike rideout event this weekend, following a major vandalism incident in one Sydney suburb.

TOKYO: A team of three robbers stole suitcases holding US$2.7 million in cash on a busy street in central Tokyo, police and media said on Friday (Jan 30), a rare crime in the Japanese metropolis that prides itself on safety.The heist saw the thieves deploy pepper spray to grab luggage containing the money at around 9.30pm (8.30pm, Singapore time) on Thursday near Ueno station, an area popular with tourists, a spokeswoman at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police told AFP on condition of anonymity.She declined to give further details of the case, but local media said the victims were a group of…

The opening ceremony of the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 8, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Han Xu)In SummaryChina’s engagement with Africa has entered a more selective and negotiated phase by 2026, with some countries strengthening long-standing partnerships while others deliberately widening ties with alternative global partners These shifts are shaped by infrastructure outcomes, trade balances, political transitions, and Africa’s growing leverage within a multipolar global order built on competition rather than alignment.Deep Dive!!Wednesday, January 29 2026 China’s relationship with Africa did not begin with highways, railways, or debt debates. It began in the…

new video loaded: More Than 100 Deaths Confirmed Across Southern Africa From FloodstranscriptBacktranscriptMore Than 100 Deaths Confirmed Across Southern Africa From FloodsHundreds of thousands of people across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique have been displaced after heavy rain brought some of the worst flooding that the region has seen in decades. Forecasters expect more rain through February.In where we are in the Southern African region, when it rains, it’s not the same kind of rain. It’s much harsher. It’s harder. And that is what results into the extreme floods we’re seeing right now.Hundreds of thousands of people across South Africa,…