5 d. ago Trump to meet Putin in Hungary, as Ukraine presses for Tomahawk missiles

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will meet again with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. A date has not been set, but Trump wrote on social media that the meeting would take place in Budapest, Hungary. “I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation,” Trump wrote after talking to Putin. They previously met in Alaska in August, which did not produce a diplomatic breakthrough. Before Trump and Putin meet, US officials led by...

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8 d. ago China stocks rally to stay on course amid new Trump tariffs threat: Soochow

This year’s intense rally in Chinese stocks will not change course in spite of concerns about a revived trade war between the world’s two largest economies, according to Soochow Securities. The foundation of this round of the global bull market is a weakening US dollar, said Chen Li, CEO and chief global economist at Soochow Securities (Hong Kong), on the sidelines of the firm’s third capital market strategy meeting in Hong Kong on Monday. Chen’s assessment comes as Chinese stocks slumped on...

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9 d. ago Revived US trade war set to knock China’s stocks from lofty peaks By Reuters

Revived US trade war set to knock China’s stocks from lofty peaks By Reuters  Investing.com

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9 d. ago Revived US trade war set to knock China's stocks from lofty peaks

Revived US trade war set to knock China's stocks from lofty peaks  Reuters

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1 week ago ‘Nothing left’: Palestinians return to rubble in Gaza as truce takes effect

Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that raised hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war. All the remaining hostages were set to be released within days. Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as called for in US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended...

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2 w. ago Trump Sanctions Revive Barter Trade: China's Chery Trades Half

Trump Sanctions Revive Barter Trade: China's Chery Trades Half-Built Cars for Iran's Copper  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago Chinese Cars for Iranian Copper: How Sanctions Revived Barter Trade

Chinese Cars for Iranian Copper: How Sanctions Revived Barter Trade  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Can China, Israel revive tech and trade lifelines amid Gaza war rift, US scrutiny?

Can China, Israel revive tech and trade lifelines amid Gaza war rift, US scrutiny?  Yahoo

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2 w. ago Can China, Israel work around Gaza rift with trade, tech links?

Two years ago, the war in Gaza triggered a chill in diplomatic ties between China and Israel, once described by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “a marriage made in heaven”. But Beijing and Tel Aviv appear now to have restored some balance in the relationship, driven by a shared interest in maintaining trade and technological links. However, observers warn that the fallout from the Gaza crisis, combined with a growing rivalry between China and the US – Israel’s closest ally – could...

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2 w. ago China to cancel some flights as Typhoon Matmo nears Hainan during peak holiday travel

China to cancel some flights as Typhoon Matmo nears Hainan during peak holiday travel  Reuters

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