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US and China extend tariff truce deadline to November
The US and China have extended their trade truce until 10 November, just hours before a jump in tariffs had been set to take effect. In a joint statement, the world’s two biggest economies said higher tariffs on each other’s goods announced earlier this year will be suspended for another 90 days. The higher tariffs…
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Stateless Tibetans in exile in India yearn for identity and homeland
Raghvendra Rao BBC News, Dharamshala Sandeep Yadav/BBC Eighty-five-year-old Dawa Sangbo arrived in India from Tibet in 1970 What does it mean to live in exile? “When we were in school, our teachers used to say that there is an ‘R’ on our forehead – meaning refugees,” says Tibetan writer-activist Tenzin Tsundue. Mr Tsundue is one…
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Trump announces federal takeover of Washington DC
President Trump has announced plans to assert greater federal control over Washington DC, as part of a sweeping crackdown on crime in the capital. The U.S. military is preparing to activate hundreds of National Guard troops in the district. The announcement follows the president’s threat to “exert my powers” to bring Washington under federal control,…
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Zelensky could still attend Trump-Putin meeting, but rest of Europe is shut out
It’s the bilateral summit every European leader wants to be at. And for good reason. On Friday, Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Territorial concessions will likely be discussed, and Europe (not least Ukraine) doesn’t want its borders to be redrawn through force. But,…
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Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials to stay sealed, judge rules
A US judge has ruled grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case will remain sealed, saying that making them public “would not reveal new information of any consequence”. The justice department had asked Judge Paul Engelmayer to unseal the documents, in an effort to assauge anger among President Donald Trump’s supporters over the decision…
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Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC and pledges crime crackdown
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Watch: Trump announces deployment of National Guard to Washington DC President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington DC and taken control of the city’s police force as he pledges to crack down on crime and homelessness in the nation’s capital. Trump declared a “public safety emergency”…
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Who was the Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israel in Gaza?
AFP via Getty Images Five Al Jazeera journalists were killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Sunday – among them 28-year-old correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who had reported prominently on the war since its outset. The other four Al Jazeera journalists killed were correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh, and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen…
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Trump says he will try to get back territory for Ukraine in talks with Putin
US President Donald Trump has said he will try to get some territory back for Ukraine during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. “Russia’s occupied a big portion of Ukraine. They occupied prime territory. We’re going to try to get some of that territory back for Ukraine,” he told a news conference.…
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Chinese ships collide while pursuing Philippine boat
The Philippines Coast Guard reported that two Chinese vessels collided while pursuing a Philippine patrol ship in the South China Sea. According to the Philippines Coast Guard, the Chinese vessels engaged in aggressive behaviour, including dangerous blocking manoeuvres, as they chased Philippines Coast Guard and fishing vessels near Scarborough Shoal. Both the Philippines and China…
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India’s top court orders officials to move stray dogs to shelters in Delhi
India’s top court has ordered authorities in Delhi and its suburbs to move all stray dogs from streets to animal shelters. The court expressed concerns over rising “menace of dog bites leading to rabies” and gave an eight-week deadline to officials to finish the task. Delhi’s stray dog population is estimated at one million, with…