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China Pushes Back After Trump Tightens the Screws on Iran
The Trump administration risks a clash with Beijing as it tries to cut off Iran’s economic lifelines without upending a fragile U.S.-China truce.
US to levy sanctions against the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court
Marco Rubio announced measures against Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israel’s war crimes in Gaza
TACO No More: How Trump Won on Tariffs
Backlash against tariffs has the potential to cost the White House dearly in the November elections. But investors have mostly moved on.
The Future, Made in China
Beijing is competing with the U.S. for tech supremacy. Who wins will have huge political implications.
Some 25,000 migrants return to Morocco after thousands cross border into Spain
Spain said on Friday it had largely reversed a surge of migrants into its North African enclave of Ceuta, with 25,000 of the people who crossed from Morocco by land and sea already returning voluntarily.
Kim Jong Un Is Upgrading His Spy Network
In rare acknowledgment of intelligence operations, North Korea vows to make ‘radical’ upgrade to address a weakness
Trump to ‘nominate’ FIFA chief for shock job
The astonishing development comes after the FIFA chief allowed Trump to crash Spain’s World Cup final celebrations.
Donald Trump prepares fresh tariff barrage with 10% levies set to expire
US president to renew trade war after Supreme Court threw out reciprocal duties
Trump says US 'taking over' Hormuz as fighting with Iran flares
Tehran (AFP) – The United States is "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz and will be paid for protecting it, US President Donald Trump declared on Monday, as Washington and Tehran once again fought over the vital waterway.
Iran survived the first round, the next may be worse
The region enters a fragile pause — with diplomacy, deterrence and nuclear risk back at the center
'Putin and Xi have an ace up their sleeve named Trump'
In his second term, the US president has confirmed his intention to distance the country from the 'Western collective.' Beijing and Moscow are both hoping to overturn the global order with Trump's help, writes Le Monde columnist Alain Frachon.
Putin, Xi redefine world order in two words
Amid a deluge of diplomatic cliches, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have quietly sent a message to millions across the West.
Flattery and fanfare as Trump welcomed to China - but thorny issues remain
The leaders of the world's two superpowers were all smiles for the cameras during the US president's visit to Beijing.