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US-China talks end with plan for Trump and Xi to approve
Top officials from the US and China have been meeting in London. The US and China say they have agreed in principle to a framework for de-escalating trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal should result in restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets being resolved. Both sides said they would…
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10 dead in Austrian school shooting in Graz
Nine people have been killed in a school shooting in Graz by a 21-year-old former student, who then killed himself, it was confirmed. The suspected shooter was an Austrian citizen who lived in Graz, and likely owned weapons legally, with no previous criminal record. He attended the school in the past, but did not graduate. Twelve further people are injured,…
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US State Department orders embassies to resume processing Harvard student visas
The US State Department ordered diplomatic posts around the world to “resume processing” of Harvard University student and exchange visitor visas on Friday after a judge halted President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to block international students from coming to the institution. The new guidance replaced one that posts had received earlier that same week – calling on them to refuse…
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US and China set to meet for trade talks in London
A new round of talks aimed at resolving the trade war between the US and China is set take place in London on Monday. A senior US delegation including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will meet with Chinese representatives such as Vice Premier He Lifeng to resolve tensions between the world’s two largest economies, which is threatening global growth. Chinese exports…
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Rwanda pulls out of regional bloc over DR Congo row
Rwanda says it is pulling out of a central African regional bloc after a diplomatic row over its involvement in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country was supposed to take up the chairman role of the Economic Community of Central African States (Eccas), which rotates between its 11 members. But it was prevented…
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Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population
Census finds just 56.7% in world’s biggest Catholic country follow Roman church as evangelical numbers rise Home to the world’s largest Catholic population, Brazil has once again witnessed a decline in the faith’s following, according to new figures released by the country’s national statistics institute (IBGE). Thirty years ago, Catholics made up 82.9% of Brazil’s population but now account for…
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Wagner Group leaving Mali after heavy losses but Russia’s Africa Corps to remain
The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country. Despite Wagner’s announcement, Russia will continue to have a mercenary presence in the West African country. The Africa Corps, Russia’s state-controlled paramilitary force, said on its Telegram channel Friday that Wagner’s departure would…
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China will continue to strengthen civilizational exchanges with African countries, says Yuqing
The Chinese Consul General in Lagos, Yan Yuqing, has said China would continue to strengthen civilizational exchanges and mutual learning with African countries including Nigeria. Yuqing, in her statement tittled ” Strengthen Civilizational Dialogue, Foster China-African Friendship”, said that China would not only join hands with Africa to promote inclusive development but also to provide an inexhaustible driving force for…
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Trump confirms China trip after ‘very good’ call with Xi
Donald Trump has said he will visit China after speaking to its leader Xi Jinping over the phone. The US president said he had reciprocated with an invite to the White House during the “very good talk” – though such a trip has not been confirmed by either side. Thursday’s call is the first time the two leaders have spoken…
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Russian ambassador partly blames UK for Ukrainian drone attack
Russia’s UK ambassador has told Sky News that Ukraine’s recent attacks risk escalating the conflict to “World War III” as he partly blamed the UK. Andrei Kelin warned that Ukraine’s actions “are bringing the conflict to a different level of escalation”, in an interview with Sky News’ Yalda Hakim, and said Kyiv should “not try to engulf World War III”.…
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