China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) says its new rare-earth export controls are lawful national-security steps — not blanket bans — and that licenses will be issued for eligible civilian trade, according to a spokesperson’s Q&A posted…
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China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat | Trump tariffs
Beijing has told the US it will retaliate if Donald Trump fails to back down on his threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports as investors brace for another bout of trade war turmoil.
China’s commerce ministry blamed Washington for…
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Ceasefire holds in Gaza ahead of hostage swap, Trump’s Israel visit
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held in…
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Visit of the Prime Minister to Egypt to attend the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit
At the invitation of the President of Egypt, H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and the President of the United States, H.E. Donald Trump, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, will visit Egypt on 13…
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Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK | Gaza
A Gaza PhD student who won a fully funded scholarship to the University of Glasgow has spoken of her heartbreak at her family being denied entry to the UK.
In May, Manar al-Houbi received confirmation of her successful application. “It felt…
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When Biden visited Israel, wounds were fresh and tension was mounting. Two years later, Trump arrives with prospect of peace
The last time an American president traveled to Israel, 11 days after the October 7 terror attacks, passengers aboard Air Force One received pocket-sized notecards describing how to behave should the motorcade…
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“They Proved the Impossible Real”: Nobel-Winning Physicists Just Unlocked Quantum Power Behind Your Phone (and It’s Only the Beginning) – Rude Baguette
- “They Proved the Impossible Real”: Nobel-Winning Physicists Just Unlocked Quantum Power Behind Your Phone (and It’s Only the Beginning) Rude Baguette
- Nobel Peace Prize 2025 updates: Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins Al Jazeera
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Trump and el-Sisi to chair Gaza peace summit Monday – POLITICO
A signing ceremony of the “Middle East peace plan,” the deal agreed upon by Israel and Hamas to end fighting in Gaza, is expected to take place during the meeting.
But neither Israel nor Hamas will reportedly attend the summit.
On…
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China accuses US of ‘double standards’ over tariff threat
Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods is “a typical example of US double standards”, China’s government has said.
A Commerce Ministry spokesperson also said China could introduce its own unspecified…
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