US president, Japanese PM play nice despite tariff threat
Agency : Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump have struck a warm tone in their first meeting, with Tokyo avoiding tariffs...
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Canada detects China-linked campaign targeting Freeland
Deutsche Welle : A Canadian task force, which tracks suspected foreign interference, on Friday said it had detected “coordinated and malicious activity” originating from China,...
Judge blocks Musk team access to treasury dept records
Reuters : A coalition of mostly Democratic-led US states filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop a Trump administration panel led by billionaire Elon Musk...
Australia makes gender equality key to foreign policy-aid
Agency : Gender equality will become central to Australia’s foreign policy, diplomacy, trade and aid programmers under a new international strategy, Foreign Minister Penny Wong...
Israel orders army to plan to let Palestinians leave Gaza
AFP : Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for “voluntary” departures from Gaza, as US President Donald Trump ruled out sending...
Nearly all USAID staff to be laid off
AFP : The Trump administration plans to reduce the number of staff at the US government’s giant humanitarian agency USAID to fewer than 300 people...
China blasts US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative
Al Jazeera : China has slammed Washington’s “Cold War mentality” in Latin America after Panama quit its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).A spokesperson for the...
Iran dismisses talks with US as it blasts new sanctions
Al Jazeera : Iran hit out at the United States for imposing new sanctions against its oil industry, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned...
Duterte mulls presidential bid
Al Jazeera : In her first public comments since the country’s House of Representatives approved the impeachment this week, the 46-year-old said on Friday that...
UK’s tougher immigration policy
Reuters : Thousands of victims of modern slavery are being denied support because of Britain’s crackdown on illegal migration, according to more than a dozen...
China-Thai leader vow to crack down on scam networks
AP : China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia...
UK to quicken rollout of mini-nuclear reactors
AFP : Britain’s Labour government on Thursday said changes to planning laws will speed up the country’s rollout of mini-nuclear reactors aimed at providing cheaper...