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- Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Sri Lanka, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Israel launches new wave of strikes on Iran: what we know on day five of war
US defense secretary confirms US submarine sank Iranian warship; clerics in Tehran close to choosing Khamenei …
- Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pete Hegseth, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Trump administration, US military, US news, US politics, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
US submarine sinks Iranian warship as conflict spreads beyond Middle East
Frigate goes down off Sri Lanka as Washington and Israel step up their offensive and promise to hit ‘deeper’ t…
- Afghanistan, European commission, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US news, World news
US backs Pakistan’s ‘right to defend itself’ against Taliban after strikes on Afghanistan
Taliban offer to resolve dispute via dialogue after Pakistan bombed cities in Afghanistan in latest escalation…
- Bhutan, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Nepal, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US immigration, US news, World news
‘I feel like a ghost’: new father deported by ICE to Bhutan that exiled his family
Mohan Karki – one of many people ICE has deported to countries with which they have little connection – leaves…
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These charts show how Trump is isolating the US on the world stage
Analysis shows that the world is moving closer to China, as Trump’s isolationism rears its head at the United …
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Panama supreme court cancels Hong Kong company’s canal contracts
Panama’s president says strategic waterway will operate as normal after ruling that advances US policy aimsPan…
- Asia Pacific, Business, Donald Trump, Economics, International trade, South Korea, Tariffs, Trump administration, Trump tariffs, US foreign policy, US news, World news
Trump says he will impose new tariffs on South Korea as he criticises delays in trade deal
US president says tariffs on automobiles, lumber and pharmaceuticals will rise to 25%, accusing Seoul of not l…
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Mark Carney in China positions Canada for ‘the world as it is, not as we wish it’
PM’s visit to Beijing seen as a welcome reset to relations in a ‘new world order’ but critics worry what trade…
- Americas, Asia Pacific, Business, Canada, China, Donald Trump, Economics, Global economy, International trade, Mark Carney, Tariffs, Trump administration, Trump tariffs, US news, World news, Xi Jinping
Canada PM hails ‘strategic partnership’ with China to adapt to ‘new global realities’
Mark Carney holds talks with Xi Jinping on rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away fro…
- Americas, China, Trump administration, United Nations, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, Venezuela, World news
US foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting
US ambassador defends attack as ‘law enforcement’ action against an ‘illegitimate’ leader, not an act of warTh…
- Asia Pacific, Pacific islands, Tonga, Trump administration, Trump travel ban, US immigration, World news
‘Tonga is not a threat’: anger as small Pacific nation falls under Trump visa restrictions
Community leaders raise alarm over study links and Polynesian ties, with Tonga to face restrictions from Janua…
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Trump ‘not worried’ as China’s live-fire Taiwan wargame enters second day
US president says Chinese leader did not notify him of drills that have involved live missile launches into Ta…
- Arms trade, Asia Pacific, Boeing, Business, China, Taiwan, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, World news
China imposes sanctions on US defence firms over Taiwan arms deal
$10bn Trump-approved sale to Taipei triggers Beijing sanctions against firms such as Boeing and Northrop Grumm…
- Americas, China, Commodities, Donald Trump, Nicolás Maduro, Oil, Russia, Trump administration, US foreign policy, Venezuela
Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro
Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had …
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Trump urges Xi Jinping to free HK pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai
US president says he feels ‘so badly’ about Lai’s conviction and has spoken to the Chinese leader about itDona…