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US sends nuclear deal proposal to Iran
The US has sent Iran a proposal for a nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington, the White House confirmed on Saturday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he had been presented with “elements of a US deal” by his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi during a short visit to the Iranian capital. It comes after a report by the UN nuclear…
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US to double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50%, Trump says
President Donald Trump has announced the US will double its current tariff rate on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%, starting on Wednesday. Speaking at a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Trump said the move would help boost the local steel industry and national supply, while reducing reliance on China. Trump also said that $14bn would be invested in…
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Macron warns the West could lose credibility over Ukraine and Gaza wars
France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned the US and Europe risked losing their credibility and being accused of “double standards” if they do not resolve the wars in Ukraine and Gaza soon. He also appealed to Asian countries to build a new alliance with Europe to ensure they do not become “collateral damage” in the struggle for power between the US…
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Terrorism: Simon Ekpa faces six years in jail
Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed prime minister of the Biafra Government in Exile who is currently facing terrorism charges in Finland, risks a six-year jail term as he appeared before the Päijät-Häme District Court on Friday in a preparatory hearing. Yle, a Finnish news portal, reports that Ekpa, a former Lahti town councillor, is charged with belonging to a terrorist organisation…
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Profile of Sidi Ould Tah, new AfDB President
Dr Sidi Ould Tah from Mauritania was elected the new president of the African Development Bank Group at the AfDB’s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on 29 May, 2025. Elected by the AfDB’s Board of Governors, comprising finance and economy ministers or central bank governors of the Bank Group’s 81 regional and non-regional member countries, the board is…
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Hamas official says it will reject new US Gaza ceasefire plan backed by Israel
Israel resumed its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza in mid-March following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group will reject the latest US proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The White House said on Thursday that Israel had “signed off” on US envoy Steve…
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China thought it had a truce with the US. Then Trump dropped two bombshells
A one-two punch from the United States risks shattering the already fragile trade war truce between Washington and Beijing, with Chinese tech companies and students both dealt shock blows by the Trump administration Wednesday night. Viewed from within China, things had been looking up after the world’s two largest economies agreed to dramatically roll back steep tariffs – a conciliatory…
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US suspends engine sales to Chinese planemaker COMAC, New York Times reports
The United States has suspended some sales to China of critical U.S. technologies, including those related to jet engines to Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer COMAC, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. COMAC is developing its own commercial planes to compete with dominant planemakers Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N), but China does not yet have suitable homegrown engines and remains…
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Elon Musk leaving Trump administration, capping turbulent tenure
Summary “Off-boarding will begin tonight,” White House official says Musk oversaw sweeping staff cuts as a special government employee Musk has criticized Republican tax and budget bill Billionaire Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading a tumultuous efficiency drive, during which he upended several federal agencies but ultimately failed to deliver the generational savings he…
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Musk ‘disappointed’ by Trump’s tax and spending bill
Elon Musk has criticised one of the signature policies of Donald Trump, marking a break from the US president who he helped to win re-election in 2024. Last week, the US House of Representatives narrowly passed what Trump calls his “big, beautiful” bill, which includes multi-trillion dollar tax breaks and a pledge to increase defence spending. It will now head…
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