21 h. ago Gaza truce incomplete without ‘full withdrawal’ by Israel: Qatar PM

The nearly two-month-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will not be complete until Israeli troops withdraw from the Palestinian territory under a peace plan backed by Washington and the United Nations, mediator Qatar’s prime minister has said. “Now we are at the critical moment ... A ceasefire cannot be completed unless there is a full withdrawal of the Israeli forces, [and] there is stability back in Gaza,” Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Saturday. Sheikh...

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38 h. ago France, China urge creation of ‘favorable conditions’ to implement 2

France, China urge creation of ‘favorable conditions’ to implement 2-state solution in Gaza  Anadolu Ajansı

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39 h. ago China’s VP has ‘constructive’ call with Trump officials Bessent and Greer

Beijing and Washington held a call on Friday to discuss bilateral trade and economic ties, as a variety of practical issues – from soybean orders to computer chips – remain problematic despite the trade truce in October. Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng’s video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was part of a bilateral negotiation mechanism started this year to address issues between the world’s two largest economies. The two sides had...

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44 h. ago China pledges $100M in aid to Palestine to help alleviate humanitarian crisis in Gaza

China pledges $100M in aid to Palestine to help alleviate humanitarian crisis in Gaza  Anadolu Ajansı

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44 h. ago As China defies US tech blockade, can local AI chipmakers capture Nvidia share?

With the technology race between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, intensifying even though a trade truce was reached in late October, analysts say the prospects of China achieving self-sufficiency in semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) are positive, despite American efforts to maintain leads in those fields. “If any country can do it [achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductors], it’s China, owing to its vast resources and pool of engineering talent,”...

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53 h. ago China’s November exports expected to have rebounded off US tariff truce By Reuters

China’s November exports expected to have rebounded off US tariff truce By Reuters  Investing.com

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53 h. ago China's November exports expected to have rebounded off US tariff truce

China's November exports expected to have rebounded off US tariff truce  Reuters

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63 h. ago Israel cleared to stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and others boycott

Israel on Thursday was cleared to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to follow through on their threats to withdraw from the competition over the war in Gaza. After a meeting in Geneva, contest organiser the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided not to call a vote on Israel’s involvement and said it had instead passed rules aimed at discouraging governments from influencing the contest. Right after that announcement, the Dutch,...

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63 h. ago Israel cleared to stay in Eurovision as several countries boycott contest

Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organiser, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war and plunging the competition into one of the biggest rows in its history. The broadcasters who had threatened to boycott the event cited the death count in Gaza and accused Israel of flouting rules meant to guard the contest’s neutrality. Israel accuses its critics of mounting a global smear campaign against it. After a...

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2 d. ago China to provide $100 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza, Xi says

China to provide $100 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza, Xi says  The Times of Israel

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3 d. ago China calls for ‘effectively’ implementing ceasefire in Gaza amid Israeli attacks

China calls for ‘effectively’ implementing ceasefire in Gaza amid Israeli attacks  Anadolu Ajansı

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3 d. ago China to provide $100 million humanitarian aid for Gaza, Xi says

China to provide $100 million humanitarian aid for Gaza, Xi says  Reuters

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3 d. ago US halted plans to sanction Chinese spy agency to maintain trade truce, FT says

US halted plans to sanction Chinese spy agency to maintain trade truce, FT says  Reuters

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3 d. ago US halts plans to sanction Chinese spy agency to maintain trade truce

US halts plans to sanction Chinese spy agency to maintain trade truce  Financial Times

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3 d. ago China Slams Israel for Joining UN Human Rights Statement Condemning Beijing

China Slams Israel for Joining UN Human Rights Statement Condemning Beijing  Algemeiner.com

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3 d. ago Israel receives body from Hamas, says Rafah crossing could soon open

Israel received a body that Hamas said was one of the last two deceased hostages in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israel said it would allow Gaza’s gateway to Egypt to open once all hostages were returned. A body has been transferred by the Red Cross to the Israeli military and will undergo forensic identification, a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said. Hamas also handed over remains on Tuesday, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office later said were not of any...

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3 d. ago China slams Israel Over UN rights statement, accuses it of 'smearing' Beijing

China slams Israel Over UN rights statement, accuses it of 'smearing' Beijing  Ynetnews

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3 d. ago Lebanon and Israel hold first direct civilian talks in decades

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades on Wednesday under the auspices of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism, though Lebanon’s premier cautioned the new diplomatic contact did not amount to broader peace discussions. The two sides met at the UN peacekeeping force’s headquarters in Lebanon’s Naqura near the border with Israel, where the guarantors of the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah regularly convene. Lebanon and...

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4 d. ago Thailand, Cambodia clash at UN mine ban talks as ‘fragile’ border truce teeters

Thailand and Cambodia have brought their renewed border row to a meeting of the United Nations’ mine ban treaty in Geneva in a race to gain international support as their ties continue to unravel. Bangkok and Phnom Penh have appealed to the international community on their divergent positions at the meeting of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, which is running from Monday to Friday. On the sidelines of the convention, Cambodian Senior Minister Ly Thuch reportedly met International...

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4 d. ago Central Sahel Violence: Spurred by U.S., UN Withdrawals, Touches Moscow and Beijing

Central Sahel Violence: Spurred by U.S., UN Withdrawals, Touches Moscow and Beijing  Grey Dynamics

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