XI JINPING TO VISIT NORTH KOREA FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY SEVEN YEARS AS CHINA SEEKS TO REINFORCE TIES WITH PYONGYANG . (PHOTO).

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 Xi Jinping to visit North Korea for first time in nearly seven years as China seeks to reinforce ties with Pyongyang  BmChinese leader Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea next week, marking his first trip to the country in nearly seven years as Beijing moves to strengthen ties with its nuclear-armed neighbor. The visit, announced by both countries, is scheduled as a two-day state trip beginning Monday. It comes as China seeks to reinforce its strategic influence in the region while North Korea continues expanding its relationships with other partners, including Russia. In recent years, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has deepened cooperation with Moscow, including sending troops and military equipment to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. At the same time, Pyongyang has also been working to repair and strengthen its relationship with Beijing, its largest trading partner and key source of economic support. Analysts say the timing of Xi’s visit highlights competing regional dy...

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TO ACCEPT THIRD-COUNTRY DEPORTEES FROM U.S, SOURCES SAY. (PHOTO).


 Central African Republic to accept third-country deportees from U.S, sources say


The deal with Central African Republic was discussed during a May 18 meeting in Bangui with a U.S. delegation led by Christian Jové Ehrhardt, the State Department's deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, a Central African government official told Reuters.


"Central African Republic will indeed take in, within the framework of agreements with the U.S., immigrants deported by American authorities," said the official, who requested anonymity.

A diplomat based in the region, also speaking on condition of anonymity, also said a deal had been reached.


Washington has sent so-called third-country deportees to African countries including Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea, under opaque deals that Senate Democrats say have cost tens of millions of dollars.

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