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US-Vietnam trade deal sows new China standoff

Vietnam’s trade deal with the United States averts the most punishing of Donald Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ levies but has provoked new friction between Washington and Beijing...

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US debt worrying financial markets

Since the return of Donald Trump to the White House uncertainty about US financial policy has caused concern as US debt continues to rise...

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Hamas discusses proposals after Trump Gaza ceasefire push

Palestinian group Hamas said on Wednesday it was discussing proposals for a Gaza ceasefire received from mediators, after US president Donald Trump said Israel backed a 60-day ceasefire in the war-ravaged territory...

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Hiroshima mayor urges Trump visit after A-bomb comments

Donald Trump should visit Hiroshima to see the effects of nuclear weapons, the Japanese city’s mayor said Wednesday after the US president likened the 1945 atomic bombings to recent air strikes on Iran...

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Indian exporters anxious, but hopeful

Indian exporters are anxiously eyeing the possible reintroduction of Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs next week, though many hold out hope for a last-minute reprieve...

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Trump, Tehran and CRINK axis

THE recent signs of a thaw between Washington and Tehran have surprised many, especially the news that Donald Trump, never shy about vilifying Iran during his presidency, is now allegedly open to assisting the Islamic republic in building a nuclear reactor for power generation. While some interpret this as a reversal or a goodwill gesture, a closer look reveals...

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Global stocks retreat

US and European stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday after Wall Street indexes closed the second quarter at record highs, with investors locking in gains while weighing up the prospects for US trade deals ahead of President Donald Trump’s July 9 tariff deadline...

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Trump dismantles Syria sanctions

President Donald Trump on Monday formally dismantled US sanctions against Syria, hoping to reintegrate the war-battered country into the global economy as Israel eyes ties with its new leadership...

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Trump hopes for Gaza ceasefire this week

US president Donald Trump voiced optimism Friday about a new ceasefire in Gaza, as criticism grew over mounting civilian deaths at Israeli-backed food distribution centres in the territory...

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US stocks back at records

Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records Friday as US-China trade progress restored the market to its heights prior to a spring swoon brought by President Donald Trump’s tariffs...

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California governor sues Fox News for $787m

California governor Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit Friday against broadcaster Fox News, claiming defamation after alleged purposeful misrepresentation of details of a phone call with US president Donald Trump earlier this month...

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Trump threatens to bomb Iran again

US president Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons...

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Dollar slides as Trump eyes new Fed boss

US dollar slid, while its stock markets rose Thursday as president Donald Trump lined up candidates to succeed Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell, fuelling bets of cuts to US interest rates...

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US intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme

A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran’s nuclear programme by just a few months — rather than destroying it as claimed by president Donald Trump...

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Trump sees ‘progress’ on Gaza ceasefire

US president Donald Trump said on Wednesday that ‘great progress’ was being made to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as a new ceasefire push began more than 20 months since the start of the conflict...

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Israel claims victory in war with Iran

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a ‘historic victory’ against Iran despite a United States intelligence report concluding that American strikes set back Tehran’s nuclear programme by just a few months...

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Ceasefire in Iran-Israel war takes hold

A fragile ceasefire in the Iran-Israel war appeared to be holding on Tuesday, after 12 days of strikes that saw Israel and the United States pummel the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities.

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Tactical courtship or new strategic alliance?

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump on June 18 hosted Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, at a high-profile lunch at the White House. The meeting marks a significant diplomatic anomaly. Never before has a sitting US president directly engaged with a Pakistani military leader who was not the country’s head of state. The timing and nature of this engagement...

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Bombing Iran, Trump gambles on force over diplomacy

For nearly a half-century the United States has squabbled with Iran’s Islamic Republic but the conflict has largely been left in the shadows, with US policymakers believing, often reluctantly, that diplomacy was preferable.

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US attacks on Iran trigger global debate

The United States carried out attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran on Sunday, joining Israel's bombing campaign after days of speculation over US involvement in the conflict.

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US joins Israel in bombing Iran

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian condemned US strikes on nuclear sites Sunday, saying in his first response that the attack revealed Washington was ‘behind’ Israel’s military campaign in the Islamic republic.