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China and Mexico Hold Trade Talks After Tariff Hike Escalates Tensions
China’s chief trade negotiator Li Chenggang met Mexico’s Deputy Economy Minister Vidal Llerenas in Beijing on Monday, marking the first face-to-face talks since Mexico...
China Becomes Main Gateway for Foreign Cars Entering Sanctioned Russia
After Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the European Union, United States, Japan and South Korea imposed sweeping sanctions restricting vehicle exports to Russia. Major...
Bangladesh Vote Raises Hopes for Garment Sector Hit by Tariffs and Turmoil
Bangladesh heads to the polls with its vital garment industry under severe strain, after six consecutive months of falling exports driven by U.S. tariffs...
Women Suicide Bombers and Advanced Arms Mark Shift in Pakistan’s Baloch Insurgency
Pakistan’s long-running insurgency in Balochistan is entering a new and more complex phase, marked by the participation of women in suicide attacks and the...
Ten Dead in Rare Canadian School Shooting, Female Suspect Among Victims
Ten people, including the suspected shooter, were killed after a woman opened fire at a high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Tuesday...
U.S. Greenlights Venezuela Oil & Gas Expansion With New License
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a new general license authorising American goods, technology, software and services to support oil and gas exploration and...
U.S. House Blocks GOP Effort to Shield Trump Tariffs from Challenge
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly rejected a Republican-backed attempt to block legislative challenges to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, in a 217–214 vote that...
Taiwan Warns Defence Budget Delay Could Undermine Indo-Pacific Deterrence
Taiwan’s government has warned that delays in approving a proposed $40 billion special military budget risk creating a “rupture” in the island’s defence posture...
UK Vows Expanded Arctic Role Under NATO’s ‘Arctic Sentry’ Mission
Britain’s armed forces will take on a “vital” role in NATO’s planned Arctic Sentry mission, Defence Minister John Healey is set to announce during...
Li Signals Rare Earth Leverage as U.S.–China Mineral Rivalry Deepens
Chinese Premier Li Qiang inspected rare earth facilities in Jiangxi province this week, a move that carries symbolic and strategic weight ahead of the...