Category: 3. Business
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Taiwan calls China a 'hostile foreign force' and ramps up security
A raft of new national security measures was needed in response to China’s increased efforts to undermine the island’s security, says Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te. Continue Reading
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Is it safe to travel to Naples? Italy prepares for possible evacuations amid earthquake tremors
Residents have been warned that evacuations may be necessary if the seismic activity continues. Continue Reading
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Putin is playing Trump (again) – POLITICO
It was all drawn from the playbook that he and his lugubrious Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have used time and again: Obfuscate, delay, muddle, throw in some whataboutism, be sorrowfully unctuous, but make sure to dangle a carrot. Just the day before, Lavrov had given an hour-and-half… Continue Reading
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Gaza ceasefire in limbo as mediators seek to break Israel-Hamas deadlock
Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar revolve around how to progress beyond the first stage of the three-phase ceasefire. Continue Reading
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China and Russia call for end to nuclear sanctions on Iran
The trilateral meeting in Beijing came after Donald Trump wrote to Iran’s supreme leader aiming to restart negotiations over the nuclear issue. ADVERTISEMENT China, Russia and Iran have jointly called on the US and the West to lift sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear enrichment… Continue Reading
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BBC finds families sheltering at Russian airbase from sectarian attacks
Feras Killani BBC News Arabic, western Syria BBC Dalaal Mahna says fighters killed her son “My only son, just 25 years old,” says Dalaal Mahna, with tears filling her eyes. “They took him right from my side and told me: ‘We’re going to kill him and break your heart with it.’ “ That was the…
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Possible mass killing site discovered in Mexico
A group of citizens found shoes, clothes and bones at a ranch in the west Mexican state of Jalisco. The site is thought to have been used by the Jalisco New Generation cartel. Continue Reading
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Germany’s Merz secures breakthrough on gargantuan spending plan – POLITICO
The new deal could also mean a windfall for Ukraine. Under the plan, defense spending exceeding 1% of gross domestic product will be exempted from the strictures of the country’s strict debt brake, which drastically limits the structural budget deficit. But under the latest draft, that… Continue Reading
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UN experts accuse Israeli forces of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza
Israel has dismissed the inquiry as flawed, accusing the UN-backed commission of relying on “second-hand, single, uncorroborated sources”. ADVERTISEMENT United Nations-backed experts on Thursday accused Israeli forces of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other… Continue Reading
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Who's hit by tariff war crossfire? Wine, plastics and pulp top list of sectors
European industry is scrutinising the list of products drawn up by the European Commission in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium, and not everyone is pleased. Continue Reading