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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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French row with Algeria escalates further with tit-for-tat expulsions
France has recalled its ambassador to Algeria and ordered 12 Algerian diplomats to leave Paris as a diplomatic row escalated. Algeria earlier this week expelled 12 French officials after one of its consular staff was arrested over the kidnapping of a government critic living in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron’s office called the move “unjustified and incomprehensible”. However, relations have been…
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In landmark ruling, UK’s top court says legal definition of woman refers to biological sex
Britain’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under equality laws, a landmark decision greeted with concern by trans supporters but welcomed by the government as bringing clarity. The much anticipated ruling centred on whether a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate (GRC), a formal document giving legal…
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Harvard’s president rejected Trump’s demands. Here’s how other university leaders have responded to the White House
Tensions between Harvard University and President Donald Trump’s administration grew Monday as the federal government froze over $2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contracts after the Ivy League university refused to comply with its demands. The move comes after the Trump administration announced investigations into universities across the country, citing concerns with antisemitism or racial preferences,…
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Trump administration announces freeze in $2.2 billion for Harvard after university rejects request for policy changes
The Trump administration announced Monday that it would freeze $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contract value at Harvard University after the school said it would not follow policy demands from the administration. Earlier Monday, Harvard University said it would reject the Trump administration’s demands for policy changes at the school. In response to the funding…
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Iran seeks ‘fair agreement’ in nuclear talks with US
Iran and the United States have concluded a first round of talks in Oman over Tehran’s nuclear programme – the highest level meeting between the two nations since 2018. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had told Iranian state television ahead of the talks that his country wanted a “fair agreement”. President Donald Trump pulled the US out of a previous…
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