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India, Russia vow to deepen trade ties, defying Trump’s tariff threats over oil
India and Russia agreed Thursday to expand bilateral trade ties, signaling that U.S. tariff pressure on New Delhi over Russian oil purchases is unlikely to derail their partnership. India currently faces additional tariffs of up to 50% on goods shipped to the U.S., after the Trump administration escalated tariff threats in response to its substantial imports of Russian energy. The…
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Russia’s Lavrov says agenda ‘not ready at all’ for Putin-Zelenskyy summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and that there is no plan for such a meeting. Speaking to NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker”, Lavrov said in comments aired on Friday that Putin had made clear he was ready…
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Trump administration expands ‘good moral character’ requirement to become naturalized citizen
The Trump administration is expanding the requirement for immigrants who are hoping to become US citizens to display “good moral character,” in a move that some immigration lawyers denounced as a troubling change that adds uncertainty to the naturalization process. US Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security that administers the country’s legal immigration system,…
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Why is the US sparing China, but not India, for importing Russian oil?
Unequal treatment reflects a cold combination of political and economic calculations. United States President Donald Trump has threatened to slap new sanctions on Russia and secondary sanctions on countries that buy Moscow’s crude oil in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. While Trump imposed an additional 25 percent tariff earlier this month – to a total of 50 percent –…
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Israel launches diplomatic attacks on its Western allies ahead of Palestinian statehood recognition
In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two strongly worded letters to the leaders of France and Australia, accusing both men of fueling antisemitism with their decision to recognize a state of Palestine. In…
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African journalists condemn killing of colleagues in Gaza, demand sanctions on Israel
A coalition of African journalists under the banner of African Journalists Against Genocide (AJAG) has condemned Israel’s alleged targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, calling for accountability and sanctions against the Israeli government. AJAG, founded by Nigerian broadcast journalist Ireti Bakare-Yusuf, brings together media professionals from more than 20 African countries. The group said over 250 journalists have been killed…
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Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is US president
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in office. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News, ahead of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “I will tell you, you know, you have a very similar thing with…
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France says Mali’s arrest of embassy worker on coup charges ‘unfounded’
Arrest of Yann Vezilier, accused of trying to destabilise Mali, marks new low in relations between Paris and Bamako. France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has said that a French man recently arrested in Mali on “unfounded” charges of plotting a coup was a French embassy employee. The Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it was in talks with…
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How Trump’s meeting with Putin pivoted from Ukraine cease-fire to full peace deal
President Trump made an abrupt announcement about two hours into his private, roughly three-hour meeting with Vladimir Putin Friday — declaring he wanted a full peace deal in Ukraine rather than a cease-fire, The Post has learned. Convinced there were relatively few matters left to resolve, and believing a truce would only prolong the war, Trump set aside his publicly…
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Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?
For a Trump-Putin summit that might focus on land swaps, Alaska might just be an appropriate venue, 158 years after it last exchanged hands. United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, following a virtual meeting with…
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