I feel if it was something like "Swedish Prime Minister launches their own meme coin", it would be world news.
Or maybe a country that pushes for their own produce to have Geographical Indication (like scotch or champagne) then churning out a bourbon.

I get that it's local to the US.
But the US is also currently pissing on global politics with their irrational/misguided/ignorant tariffs, with a strong flavour of "returning jobs to the US".
And the president of the US is now saying they will launch a Made In US phone for $400.
And Made In US has to actually be made in the US (by their own laws), not just assembled there.

So maybe not actual world news, it does contribute to the global opinion/perception of the US government.

Another example would be a country that criticises another country for abuse of its own citizens, then turning around and abusing its own citizens. At least as I see it.

But I get your point. It's the US doing things to the US.