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Workers’ rights, a housing crisis and marital disputes are among the issues that China’s leaders will discuss at annual political meetings that open Tuesday in Beijing.The ruling Communist Party will use the conclave known as the “Two Sessions” to rubber-stamp a raft of pre-approved legislation, with little expectation of any meaningful opposition as voting is …

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Keir Starmer had little foreign policy experience before becoming UK premier, but is now enjoying a moment as an international statesman, spearheading efforts to bridge differences between Europe and America over Russia’s war in Ukraine.As Britain steps up to play a leadership role post-Brexit, the Labour prime minister has been widely praised for his deft …

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China’s leadership is gathering at the largest political event of the year on Tuesday, seeking a response to US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo of tariffs targeting an already sluggish Chinese economy.The closed-door meetings, known as the “Two Sessions”, are concurrent gatherings of China’s rubber-stamp parliament and a separate political advisory body.Voting is tightly controlled …

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Arab leaders are gathering in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss an alternative to a widely condemned plan from US President Donald Trump to assume control of war-battered Gaza and displace its Palestinian population.The Arab League summit on the territory’s reconstruction comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again gave his backing to Trump’s …

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Lithuania will become the first country in the European Union to officially leave a multilateral arms regulation agreement when it withdraws on March 6 from the international treaty prohibiting the use of cluster munitions, citing a heightened security threat. Since the United Nations was created 80 years ago there have been just five formal withdrawals from …

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Donald Trump’s latest tariff hike targeting China is likely only the start of his intensifying trade war against Beijing, which may struggle to shield its already ailing economy, analysts warned.The unpredictable White House returnee railed against major US trading partners during his campaign, vowing to impose blistering measures on China once elected.After just six weeks …

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The trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of national security offences is set to begin Tuesday, with rights groups denouncing the case as politically motivated.The around 40 high-profile defendants include former diplomats, politicians, lawyers and media figures, some of whom have been outspoken critics of President Kais Saied.The charges against them are “plotting …

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US President Donald Trump has said his looming tariffs on Canadian goods are necessary to force action on the migrants and drugs entering the United States through its northern border. He has also described billions of dollars in daily cross-border trade as a US subsidy and claimed Canada would not be “viable as a country” without …

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Minutes before it was scheduled to launch Monday, the first commercial mission of Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 was called off due to an “anomaly” on the ground.It was the latest of several postponements for the rocket as Europe seeks to secure independent access to space amid a shock rapprochement between Moscow and Washington.”An …

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Volodymyr Zelensky told British media Sunday it would not be easy to replace him as Ukraine’s president, but repeated his offer to step down in exchange for NATO membership for his war-torn country.US Republicans had suggested he may have to resign after US President Donald Trump dramatically turned against him during a contentious Oval Office …

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