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‘Pragmatic’ approach could reap ‘ambitious’ UK-EU deal: Starmer
London (AFP) - A "pragmatic" approach to talks on food standards, youth mobility and European courts could yield an "ambitious"...
With papacy, Leo XIV inherits Vatican money troubles
Rome (AFP) - Along with the spiritual leadership of the world's 1. 4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV now inherits...
US and China meet in ‘important step’ towards de-escalating trade war
Geneva (AFP) - Senior US and Chinese officials were meeting in Geneva Saturday in what Chinese state media described as...
Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of trade talks
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump signaled on Friday that he could lower sky-high tariffs on Chinese imports, as...
US projected to hit debt limit in August: Treasury chief
Washington (AFP) - There is a "reasonable probability" the United States will hit its borrowing limit in August when Congress...
Serbia’s Vucic seeks low-price gas in Putin meeting
Moscow (AFP) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic asked Vladimir Putin during a meeting Friday to keep providing his country with...
US automakers blast Trump’s UK trade deal
New York (AFP) - The Trump administration's latest trade deal with Britain unfairly penalizes US automakers that have partnered with...
Chinese fabric exporters anxious for US trade patch-up
Shaoxing (China) (AFP) - Surrounded by samples of silk and glittering tweed in one of China's largest fabric markets, textiles...
NATO chief seeks defence spending at 5% of GDP by 2032: Dutch PM
The Hague (AFP) - NATO chief Mark Rutte wants member countries to agree at a summit in June to reach...
Trump suggests lower 80% China tariff ahead of Geneva trade talks
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump signaled on Friday that he could lower tariffs on Chinese imports, as the...
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