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China warns nations against ‘appeasing’ US in trade deals
China has warned it will hit back at countries that make deals with the US that hurt Beijing’s interests, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies threatens to drag in other nations. The comments come after reports that the US plans to pressure governments to restrict trade with China in exchange for exemptions to US tariffs. The…
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Francis, the first Latin American Pope, dies at 88
Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, who clashed bitterly with traditionalists in his push for a more inclusive Roman Catholic Church, and who spoke out tirelessly for migrants, the marginalized and the health of the planet, died on Monday at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. He was 88.…
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DR Congo bans ex-president’s party over alleged rebel links
The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned the party of former President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of links to the M23 rebel group which has seized large parts of the east of the country this year. The ban comes amid reports that Kabila has returned to the country after spending two years in South Africa. He is said to have…
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Attacks continue despite Putin’s ‘Easter truce’ pledge, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of creating an “impression” of a ceasefire while still taking military actions in some places in Ukraine. In the first six hours of the “Easter truce” – as ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin – Zelensky said there were 387 shellings and 19 assaults by the Russian army, and drones used 290 times.…
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The real strategy behind Russia’s sudden truce announcement
The timing, the brevity, the sudden, unilateral nature of it all. If Ukraine’s allies needed proof of Moscow’s wild cynicism when it comes to peace, the announcement of an immediate truce for Easter provided just that. It came mere hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his boss President Donald Trump said they would need in the coming…
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Trump’s tariffs leave China’s neighbours with an impossible choice
When US President Donald Trump hit China with tariffs in his first term, Vietnamese entrepreneur Hao Le saw an opportunity. His company is one of hundreds of businesses that have emerged to compete with Chinese exports that have increasingly been facing restrictions from the West. Le’s SHDC Electronics, which sits in the budding industrial hub of Hai Duong, sells $2m…
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US will abandon Ukraine peace efforts ‘within days’ if no progress made, Rubio warns
The United States could end its efforts on ending the Ukrainian conflict within “days” if there are no signs of progress, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Friday. “If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on,” he told reporters before departing Paris, where he had held high-level talks with European and…
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Saudi defense minister visits Iran in highest-level trip in decades as nuclear talks proceed
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud arrived in Tehran on Thursday, marking a rare visit by a senior Saudi royal to the Islamic Republic. He met with Major General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces. According to Iranian news outlet ISNA, the two discussed “developing defense relations and regional cooperation to strengthen peace and…
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Trump and Meloni talk up chances of US trade deal with Europe
Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni talked up the chances of a trade deal between the US and Europe, as the Italian prime minister visited Washington. “There will be a trade deal, 100%,” Trump said, “but it will be a fair deal”, while Meloni said she was “sure” they could reach an agreement, later adding that her aim was to “make…
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Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student ban
The US government has threatened to ban Harvard University from enrolling foreign students following the university’s refusal to comply with a list of demands from President Donald Trump’s administration and a freeze of $2.2 billion in federal funding. The White House has ordered Harvard to change its hiring, admissions, and teaching practices as part of its campaign to combat antisemitism…
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