Michael Race
Business reporter, BBC News
Getty ImagesThe US and China have agreed a truce to lower import taxes on goods being traded between the two countries.
The agreement marks a major de-escalation of the trade war between the world’s two…
Category: 2. World
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China has come to the table
EPABeijing had been negotiating for tariff relief for its consumers China’s defiance as it faced down US President Donald Trump’s tariffs has been a defining image of this trade war.
It has prompted viral memes of Trump waiting for the Chinese…
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Kharrazi holds talks with Hamas officials in Doha
In a meeting held between Head of Hamas’ Leadership Council Mohammed Darwish and Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi, the two sides discussed the latest political developments and Israeli aggression against…
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Pope Leo calls for journalists to be released from prison
Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists in his first address to members of the media at the Vatican.
He expressed solidarity with journalists who were jailed “for seeking and reporting the truth” and said their suffering…
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First group flying to US
The first set of 49 white South Africans to be granted refugee status by President Donald Trump’s administration are on their way to the US.
On Sunday they boarded a flight from Johannesburg which is due to land in Washington DC later on Monday.
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Crates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court’s basement
Crates containing documents from Nazi Germany have been rediscovered in the basement of Argentina’s Supreme Court.
The unusual find was made as workers were clearing the building’s basement ahead of its archives being moved to a newly created…
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Israel asks ICC judges to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant
Documents published on the ICC website also show Israeli regime has asked the UN court to order the prosecution to suspend its investigation into alleged atrocity crimes in the Palestinian Territories.
The documents are dated May 9 and signed by…
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Everyone in Gaza at Critical Famine Risk, 500,000 Face Starvation
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Gaza’s entire population is at critical risk of famine, and half a million Palestinians in the enclave face starvation, according to a global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).
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Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says
A UN-backed assessment has said that Gaza’s population of around 2.1 million Palestinians is at “critical risk” of famine and faces “extreme levels of food insecurity” as an Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid continues.
The latest report by the…
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13 die after ammo explodes during disposal in Indonesia
The Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) on Monday confirmed that 13 people, including four military officers, were killed in an explosion while trying to dispose of expired ammunition in Sagara village, Garut district, West Java.
Chief of the TNI’s…
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