Getty ImagesIn the early hours of Thursday morning, Chinese state media announced that the United States had been seeking to initiate tariff…
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Who blinks first to negotiate tariffs?
Getty ImagesDonald Trump and Xi Jinping are both trying to save face amid the spiralling tariffs trade war -
Why Australia’s opposition is vying for votes on Chinese social media
Kelly NgReporting fromSydney, New South Wales
BBC/Kelly NgMandarin and Cantonese dominate conversations in Burwood, an area often billed as Sydney’s second Chinatown With days left to the election, Australian opposition candidates have been wooing…
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How the film sheds light on the secretive way popes are chosen
AlamyRalph Fiennes plays Cardinal Lawrence, who attempts to shape the outcome of the race The 2024 film Conclave – a box office hit and Oscar winner – tells the story of a papal election in which there are no obvious favourites. For many people,…
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Israel kills more Palestinians; death toll exceeds 52,400
Israel’s genocidal war rages on in Gaza, killing many more innocent civilians in relentless air and artillery…
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Tracking a smuggler behind tragic Atlantic migrant voyage
Reha Kansara, Shruti Menon & Mohammad Zubair KhanBBC Verify
BBCIn January a migrant boat was rescued off the north African coast after 14 harrowing days lost at sea. Some 50 people died on the voyage, many of whom were lied to by people smugglers…
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US small parcels loophole set to close pushing up prices for Shein and Temu
Peter HoskinsBusiness reporter
Getty ImagesA duty-free loophole for low-value packages is about to be closed by President Donald Trump, pushing up prices for US customers of firms like Shein and Temu.
The Chinese online retail giants relied on the…
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Apple braces for $900m blow from Trump tariffs
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter
Getty ImagesTariffs on goods coming into the US will add nearly a billion dollars to Apple’s costs this quarter, the tech giant has said, despite President Donald…
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Donald Trump is looming over Australia’s election
Getty ImagesIn Western Sydney, an audience of Stetson-wearing Australians are sitting in their fold-up camping chairs, swigging beers and eating a spiralled fried potato on a skewer known as a ‘chip on a stick’.
People here are enjoying bull…
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Urgent appeal to WHO as health catastrophe threatens Palestinians in Israeli jails
Naqaa Hamed
Press TV, RamallahPalestinian prisoner rights groups have sounded the alarm over what they describe as a growing health catastrophe inside Israeli jails.
An…
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Media hysteria In India fueling communal tensions post-Kashmir terrorist attack
Munawar Zaman
press TV, New DelhiThe aftermath of the Kashmir tourist attack has once again sparked India Pakistan clashes and border tensions.
In Indian, media is deepening…
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