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Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war with Russia – a day after a massive…
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Trump says Zelensky shares blame for war dead
Donald Trump has said Volodymyr Zelensky shares the blame with Russian President Vladimir Putin for “millions of people dead” in…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,146 | Russia-Ukraine war News
These are the key events on day 1,146 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Monday,…
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Sudan war to enter third year as RSF assaults in Darfur intensify | Sudan war News
The United Nations and rights groups are calling for an end to the violence in Sudan as the second anniversary…
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UK consumers plan to ‘buy British’ as Trump’s trade war bites, survey shows
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Russia’s latest strikes in Ukraine kill four in Kharkiv after Sumy attack | Russia-Ukraine war News
The strikes in eastern Ukraine follow an attack in Sumy that killed more than 30 people, sparking condemnation. Russian strikes…
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Can China use US debt in its tariff war against Trump? | Donald Trump
The United States and China are in a trade war face-off. The US exported $143bn worth of goods to China…
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China’s Xi hits out at Trump, says there are no winners in tariff war
HANOI — China’s leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,145 | Russia-Ukraine war News
These are the key events on day 1,145 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Monday,…
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Xi Jinping warns ‘no winners’ from Trump trade war as he heads to Vietnam
Xi Jinping has warned that US protectionism will “lead nowhere” as the Chinese leader embarked on a tour of Vietnam,…
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Sudan’s RSF claims control of famine-hit Zamzam camp in Darfur | Sudan war News
The paramilitary group says it ‘liberated’ the camp from the control of the army after launching ground and aerial assaults…
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Singapore cuts growth forecast as trade war hits global outlook
Donald Trump signalled that smartphones and other consumer electronics imported to the US from China would face tariffs, dealing a…
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Trump warns China ‘not getting off the hook’ on US tariffs for electronics | Trade War News
The US president says there are no tariff exemptions for electronic items, but that they fall under a separate category.…
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Trump’s trade war shatters hopes of 2025 luxury revival
Donald Trump’s trade war has shattered expectations for a US-driven recovery in the luxury market this year, as tariffs threaten…
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China is well positioned to weather Trump’s trade war
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Timeline: Israel’s attacks on hospitals throughout its war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
List of some of the severest Israeli attacks on the healthcare system in Gaza since October 23, 2023. An Israeli…
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How will the ECB respond to Trump’s trade war?
The European Central Bank is widely expected to lower interest rates at its meeting next week, but investors will be…
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Global Economy Trends
Donald Trump’s China trade war a ‘boon’ for Brazil but sends US farmers reeling
The US and China’s dizzying tariff tit-for-tat has spurred Brazil’s agricultural sector and pummelled American farmers, as Beijing looks to…
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Ukraine war: ‘Russians are even trying to ban our holidays’
Vitaliy Shevchenko Russia editor, BBC Monitoring Getty Images A file photo shows a woman and child walking past a poster…
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How has the war in Ukraine divided Western countries? | Russia-Ukraine war
The US is pushing for a quick end to Russia’s war as Europeans are increasing their military aid to Kyiv.…
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Vladimir Putin’s war chest under threat as oil prices slide
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,143 | Russia-Ukraine war News
These are the key events on day 1,143 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Saturday,…
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US consumer sentiment tumbles as trade war fears grow | Business and Economy
United States consumer sentiment plunged in April, marking the fourth month in a row of declines – widely seen as…
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Global Economy Trends
Exporters on China’s trade war front line defy US ‘paper tiger’
Donald Trump’s tariff war has been wreaking havoc in global markets, but among exporters in China’s “trinket town” — the…
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Why does Syria matter to Israel and Turkiye? | Syria’s War
Two countries hold talks in bid to avoid confrontation in Syria. Israel and Turkiye have been holding closed-door meetings in…
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Why is evidence of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza disappearing? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel’s siege and tech censorship are erasing evidence of Gaza’s war crimes faster than they can be saved. Many of…
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Germans seek spaces in nuclear bunkers as specter of war looms
BONN — Last year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius declared that Germans “must be ready for war by 2029”. The…
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Global Economy Trends
Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary shaping Trump’s trade war
At a cabinet meeting on Thursday, as US equity indices showed new signs of distress at Donald Trump’s trade policies,…
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Von der Leyen ready to hit tech and services in US-EU trade war
BRUSSELS — The EU is ready to put pressure on the US by threatening to tariff its services, where it…
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US envoy Witkoff due to meet Putin in Russia over Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Kremlin says Witkoff ‘will bring something from his president to Putin’ to push for a Ukrainian peace settlement. United…
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Can Europeans alone change the course of Russia’s war in Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war
European countries are promising more aid and considering deploying peacekeepers. European defence ministers from the so-called “coalition of the willing”…
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China raises tariffs on US to 125% in latest trade war escalation
BEIJING — China will raise tariffs on all US goods to 125%, up from 84%, effective from Saturday. The new…
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How can I learn from Trump’s trade war?
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Prince Harry in surprise visit to Ukraine to meet war victims
KYIV — Britain’s Duke of Sussex met war victims in Ukraine on Thursday when he visited a clinic that rehabilitates…
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Schools in Beirut suburb fear return to war after new Israeli strikes
BEIRUT — It was a typical Friday lunchtime in Beirut’s southern suburb. Then, a single warning, posted in Arabic on…
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China to ‘reduce’ Hollywood movie releases in response to Trump’s tariffs | Trade War News
China’s National Film Administration says US movies will be less popular after Washington imposed a 145 percent tariff on Chinese…
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US stocks lose gains as Asian markets fall in China-US trade war
ADVERTISEMENT The deepening worries over President Donald Trump’s trade war initially helped pull Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index down 5.6%.…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,142 | Russia-Ukraine war News
These are the key events on day 1,142 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Friday,…
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Global Economy Trends
India rebuffs China’s BYD as Trump trade war creates openings
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Schools in Dahieh fear return to war after new Israeli strikes
Carine Torbey BBC News, Beirut BBC It was a typical Friday lunchtime in Beirut’s southern suburb. Then, a single warning,…
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US stocks down as trade war with China deepens | Donald Trump News
US stocks sunk on Thursday, giving back some of the huge gains that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily…
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Silicon Valley stands to lose from a trade war
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Trump-China tariff war: What could the US gain and lose? | Donald Trump News
US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to implement a 90-day pause on the tariffs he imposed on dozens of countries…
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EU agrees to start trade talks with UAE after Trump tariff war
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Chinese renminbi hits 18-year low as it becomes trade war flashpoint
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India’s language war: Why is Hindi sparking a north-south divide? | Narendra Modi News
New Delhi, India – Addressing a rally in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu last weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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US-China rivalry over Panama Canal sparks tensions, leaving Panama caught in war of words
PANAMA CITY — Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow…
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Global Economy Trends
Wall Street stocks soar as Donald Trump backs down from global trade war
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War has changed Zelensky – but now is the time to transform again
James Waterhouse BBC Ukraine Correspondent BBC “The best salesman in history.” This was what Donald Trump once called Volodymyr Zelensky…
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Trump steps back from cliff edge of global trade war
Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent in Washington•@awzurcher Watch: Why US markets shot up like a rocket after tariffs pause For…
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