NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has decided to pursue a path of trade liberalisation with the United States, India’s trade secretary said on Tuesday, with the two countries signing the terms of reference for the first part of a bilateral trade deal. India and the U.S. agreed in February to work on the first phase of a trade …
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By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year’s joint military exercises, as the allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the South China Sea and in Taiwan. The annual drills, which the Philippine military on Tuesday described as a …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China is “tearing down walls” and expanding its circle of trading partners, “shaking hands” instead of “shaking fists”, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as Beijing works on diversifying ties amid an escalating trade war with the U.S. President Donald Trump has added an eye-watering 145% of tariffs on Chinese goods this year …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed” at Sunday’s strike by Israeli forces on the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. “Under international humanitarian law, wounded and sick, medical personnel and medical facilities, including hospitals, must be respected and protected,” the U.N. chief’s spokesperson …
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LONDON (Reuters) – There is a good chance that the United States and Britain will strike a “great agreement” on trade due to President Donald Trump’s love of the country and its royal family, his deputy JD Vance said in an interview with UnHerd on Tuesday. Britain was spared the most punitive treatment in Trump’s …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. controls on sensitive defence exports, relaxed for AUKUS partner Australia last year, still apply to submarines, creating hurdles to defence industry collaboration on U.S. Virginia-class sub production, officials and executives said. Whether the United States can overcome production delays to meet U.S. Navy targets is key to whether …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in Argentina has called out U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for “maliciously slandering and smearing” China for carrying out normal cooperation with other countries, expressing firm opposition to his remarks. “We advise the U.S. to adjust its mindset, instead of spending time repeatedly smearing and attacking China, meddling in …
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By Gram Slattery and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday he believes Iran is intentionally delaying a nuclear deal with the United States and that it must abandon any drive for a nuclear weapon or face a possible military strike on Tehran’s atomic facilities. “I think they’re tapping us along,” …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s partnership with the United States remains one of its most important, particularly when seen in the light of joint interests in the Pacific and the evolving security environment, the country’s foreign minister said. Winston Peters said in a statement after a visit to the U.S. state of Hawaii that the …
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s transitional presidential council has approved on Monday an exceptional “war time budget” to address what it called a security and social emergency as armed gangs have taken control of nearly all of the capital and surrounding areas. The 36 billion gourdes ($275.86 million) budget will be used to boost security forces, …
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