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Comment: The lack of public disagreement at the security summit helps cool down tensions, but also increases the risk of misunderstanding when delegates are fed party lines and half-truths, writes Suzannah Jessep.
NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council will vote Wednesday (Jun 5) on a resolution calling for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access in Gaza, a measure expected to fail due to a United States veto. It marks the 15-member body’s first vote on the subject since November, when the US, a ke
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U.S. President Donald Trump says he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and that the Russian leader told him “very strongly” that he will respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russian airfields.
Alarm over China's stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers joined their U.S. counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of rare earth alloys, mixtures and magnets could cause production delays and outages without a quick solution.
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Center-left candidate Lee Jae-myung took power as South Korean president as he seeks to initiate a "fresh start" from a chaotic transitional political period, stimulate a tariff-stricken economy, and…
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Donald Trump’s plans for a massive, expensive military parade in Washington, D.C., already seemed absurd when juxtaposed against his administration’s mass firings at federal agencies and his plans to institute deep cuts to federal programs many Americans rely on.
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Schoof's announcement comes hours after Wilders said he had taken the decision to withdraw from the coalition because his partners were unwilling to agree to his migration plans. #EuropeNews
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Russia took weeks to present to Ukraine with a “memorandum” setting out its conditions for a ceasefire, as well as key guidelines for a comprehensive treaty to end the 3-year-old war.
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IDF says it fired at 'individual suspects who advanced towards troops' during incident at food distribution point in southern Gaza Strip
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Vanuatu runs a controversial yet lucrative citizenship-by-investment scheme that critics say has attracted organised criminals and oligarchs.
A day after Ukraine launched an unprecedented drone attack on airbases inside Russia, the warring sides sat down for a second round of direct talks in Turkey.
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Right-wing conservative historian and euroskeptic Karol Nawrocki has won the Polish presidential runoff by a whisker. The result is a bitter blow for Donald Tusk's pro-European government.
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The comments come after Trump said on Friday that China had "totally violated its agreement with us".
Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza as outrage grows over the killings of starving Palestinians seeking food aid.
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A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory, Ukraine’s Security Service said on Sunday, while Moscow pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones just hours before a new round of direct peace talks in Istanbul.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak soon to iron out trade issues including a dispute over critical minerals, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday (Jun 1).
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Investors are staying as short as possible with their fixed-income investments. ETF experts explain why the bond market is bearish on longer maturities.
Asia Times
In his recent speech in Singapore, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged to defend the region against Chinese aggression and encroachment. This
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As part of its counter-proposal, Hamas has agreed to release 10 living Israeli hostages and 18 deceased ones for 125 Palestinian prisoners and 1,111 detained Gazans.
Trump said he planned to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50% from 25%, deepening his trade war.
UN says Gaza’s population is being subjected to one of the ‘most obstructed aid operations’ in recent history.
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Hamas pledged to release 10 living hostages and repeated demands for a permanent ceasefire in response to the US's ceasefire proposal.
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With Trump issuing pardons on a rolling basis, lobbyists say clients are willing to pay significant sums to get their cases in front of the president.
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A round-up of news from around the region, including China handing over an approximately US$44,600 donation to the newly installed chief of Fiji's Lau group.
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As Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine rages into its fourth year, Poland is preparing to be the Russian president's next target, beefing up defences on its borders and making every man a "fully fledged" soldier.
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