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Pakistan bombs Kabul after Afghanistan attacks border
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) - Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday, with Islamabad's defence minister declaring the neighbours at "open war" following months of tit-for-tat clashes.
Trump, Xi to meet seeking truce in damaging trade war
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» GYEONGJU (SOUTH KOREA) - Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their tit-for-tat trade war on Thursday, with the US president predicting a "great meeting" but Beijing being more circumspect.
China and US agree to fresh trade talks
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» BEIJING - China and the United States agreed on Saturday to conduct another round of trade negotiations in the coming week, as the world's two biggest economies seek to avoid another damaging tit-for-tat tariff battle.
US Treasury chief: Beijing's rare earths move is 'China vs world'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing's rare earth export curbs Wednesday as "China versus the world," vowing that Washington and its allies would "neither be commanded nor controlled."
China accuses US of 'double standards' over new tariffs threat
AFP, Published on 12/10/2025
» BEIJING - China accused the United States of "double standards" on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 100 percent tariff on the world's second-largest economy.
OECD ups world economic outlook as tariffs contained, for now
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» PARIS - The world economy will grow more than previously forecast this year after absorbing the shock of US President Donald Trump's tariffs, but their full impact remains uncertain, the OECD said on Tuesday.
US announces 'framework' TikTok deal with China
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» MADRID - The United States announced on Monday a "framework" deal with China to resolve their dispute over TikTok, as a deadline looms this week for the Chinese-owned app to be sold or face a US ban.
Texas, California race to redraw electoral maps ahead of US midterms
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Republican-controlled Texas and Democratic-run California were set Thursday to forge ahead on creating new congressional maps, in a cutthroat struggle to tilt the outcome of next year's US midterm elections before voters even cast a ballot.
Trump unveils slew of new tariffs, punishes Canada
AFP, Published on 01/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs Thursday on nearly 70 countries -- including a blistering 35% on neighbour Canada -- as he seeks to reshape global trade to benefit the US economy.
Trump orders tariffs on dozens of countries in push to reshape global trade
AFP, Published on 01/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump ordered the reimposition of tariffs on dozens of trading partners Thursday -- his cornerstone strategy for reshaping global trade to benefit the US economy.