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By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) -Thai farmer Daeng Donsingha was already worried for her family of nine when rice prices in the world’s second-largest exporter of the staple crashed this year after India resumed exports.  Now, she’s also fretting over the tariffs unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which could …

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By David Lawder and Nupur Anand WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he believes there will be a de-escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions, but negotiations with Beijing have not yet started and would be a “slog,” according to a person who heard his closed-door presentation to investors at a JP …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi will visit China on April 23 at the invitation of China, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Tuesday. The two sides will discuss bilateral relations and international and regional hot-spot issues of common concern, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference. The visit is believed …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Britain and the European Union on Tuesday to safeguard multilateral trading systems, as Beijing seeks to rally support from trading partners to counter U.S. tariff measures. China and the United States have remained locked in a deepening trade war, with tit-for-tat tariff hikes that have significantly disrupted …

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By Ananda Teresia DILI (Reuters) -More than 1,500 people packed into a cathedral in East Timor on Tuesday and an overspill of hundreds swarmed outside as one of the world’s most devoutly Roman Catholic nations mourned the passing of Pope Francis. Francis, who died on Monday, received a rock-star reception in the half-island nation last …

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(Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling military has extended a temporary ceasefire in its conflict with rebels to April 30, in a move to expedite relief and rebuilding efforts following a devastating earthquake last month, state media reported on Tuesday. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who chairs the 10-member ASEAN regional bloc, last week held rare high-level …

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, at 10.00 a.m. (0800 GMT) at St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said in a statement. (Reporting by Giulia Segreti, Editing by Crispian Balmer)

By Jay Ereno and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -Filipinos knelt before a framed photo of Pope Francis surrounded by flowers and candles inside the Manila Cathedral on Tuesday for a solemn Mass following his passing. Some shed tears and turned emotional at the 450-year-old cathedral and churches around the Philippines, one of the world’s largest …

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