When Jeffrey Goldberg published a bombshell story outlining how some of the most senior US officials had mistakenly shared sensitive information with him,…
Category: 2. World
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Journalist at centre of Trump’s Signal chat scandal speaks to BBC
Watch: ‘Why did they invite me?’ – Goldberg says Trump officials should accept mistake -
DR Congo conflict tests China’s diplomatic balancing act
Jack LauGlobal China Unit, BBC World Service
Getty ImagesRwandan-backed M23 rebels have taken control of two major cities in eastern DR Congo in the past two months China’s efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been…
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Why China’s football dream lies in tatters
Getty ImagesThe world’s most populous country is ranked 90th in the men’s Fifa world rankings – just ahead of Curaçao and Luxembourg On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China’s national football team hit its lowest ebb.
With a minute left…
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Goldberg says Trump officials should accept Signal chat mistake
Jeffrey Goldberg has told the BBC that top Trump officials who accidentally added him to a group chat discussing bombings in Yemen, should accept their mistake.
Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, has released the full exchange from the Signal…
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to US
Donald Trump has announced new trade taxes of 25% on cars being imported to the US.
The US President said the latest tariffs would come into effect on 2 April, with collections starting the next day.
Trump claimed the measure would lead to…
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Four US soldiers missing for two days in Lithuania
The Lithuanian army says it is searching for four US soldiers missing for two days during drills in the Baltic state amid reports they had died.
The four soldiers and their tracked vehicle had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon near the border with…
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Zelensky hopes US will ‘stay strong’ in face of Russian demands
Jeremy BowenInternational Editor in Paris
Watch: BBC asks Zelensky about Russian conditions for a ceasefire deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes the US will “stay strong” in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as…
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Gérard Depardieu denies allegations of sexual assault at combative trial
By his own recognition, Gérard Depardieu acts in a world that is no longer his own.
On day three of his sexual assault trial in Paris, the French cinema star admitted that he was given to “rude” and “vulgar” language no longer regarded as…
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Exclusive: Professor Jeffrey Sachs: US trade war on China “self-defeating”
HAINAN- A prominent American economist has characterized the trade war initiated by President Donald Trump’s administration against China as a counterproductive strategy that will have negative repercussions for the United States.
“Well I…
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Exclusive: Professor Jeffrey Sachs calls US trade war on China “self-defeating”
HAINAN- A prominent American economist has characterized the trade war initiated by President Donald Trump’s administration against China as a counterproductive strategy that will have negative repercussions for the United States.
“Well I…
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