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US-Venezuela conflict
Venezuela earthquakes draw aid from governments that cut ties with Caracas
Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and other governments that suspended relations with Venezuela offer rescue teams and humanitarian aid.
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EU pitches Brazil a ‘more beneficial’ rare earths deal than US or China
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Trump backs ‘Six Assurances’ to Taiwan but no arms sale timeline: US diplomat
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US officials fear ‘supervillain’ China pulling ahead in AI race even a little
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Senator Jim Banks expressed concerns about China eroding America’s lead.
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US Senator Jim Banks, seen in 2023, has warned that America must fend off efforts by China to catch up with its AI lead. Photo: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
US-Venezuela conflict
US-led relief effort puts Washington’s post-Maduro strategy in Venezuela to test
Washington’s swift disaster response clearest indication yet of how relationship with Caracas has evolved, but bigger challenges lie ahead.
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US delegation snubs Apec meeting in Macau due to China visa requirements row
Washington not sending ‘high-level participants’ to tourism ministerial summit after alleged ‘arbitrary and targeted’ behaviour towards US.
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New poll shows eroding global trust in Trump and America
Pew survey across 36 nations found just 23 per cent of respondents had confidence in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs.
24 Jun 2026 - 2:00PM
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About two-thirds of respondents had little or no confidence in Donald Trump on global affairs. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US-China relations
America’s ‘biggest risk’ on AI is China getting ahead, Bessent says
US Treasury secretary also warns there will be retaliation against any attempt to ‘weaponise supply chains’.
24 Jun 2026 - 11:45AM
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US-China relations
‘China Initiative 2.0’: US crackdown on Chinese scholars intensifies
Immigration lawyers and activists claim the Trump Administration has ramped up its targeting of Chinese scientists and researchers in US.
24 Jun 2026 - 7:12AM
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US-China relations
Pentagon sued by Alibaba over ‘arbitrary’ military blacklist targeting Chinese firms
Technology giant says US defence department wrongly labelled it a Chinese military company without evidence.
24 Jun 2026 - 8:14PM
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China-Latin America relations
US targets Cuba mining sector to block use of China-linked supply chains
Washington revealed sanctions on foreign-backed mining ventures on Tuesday, which Havana slammed for being ‘dishonest and mendacious’.
24 Jun 2026 - 4:47AM
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on Tuesday against Cuba's state-owned mining company GeoMinera, which oversees foreign-backed mining ventures. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran
Trump touts Iran inspection deal as Tehran disputes claim
US president says Iran agreed to inspections ‘long into the future’, but Tehran says no decision has been made on IAEA access.
24 Jun 2026 - 4:45PM
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US-China trade war
US-China rare earth truce tested as tensions rise
Analysts warn of more trouble ahead after China adds 10 US firms to the export control list and restricts 46 from government procurement.
23 Jun 2026 - 6:32AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Could Iran replace China as US soybean market? Farmers aren’t buying Trump pitch
American growers sceptical, dismissing claims of a new Iranian market for their exports as unrealistic and misleading.
23 Jun 2026 - 1:30PM
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US-Iran tensions
US-Iran talks in Switzerland delayed, White House says Vance still ready to go
Announcement follows reports Tehran has suspended its delegation’s departure because of attacks on southern Lebanon.
19 Jun 2026 - 9:54PM
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US Vice President J.D. Vance has postponed plans to travel to Switzerland for talks with Iran. Photo: AFP
Japan
Japan, South Korea not for nuclear weapons: until one of them changes policy
Should either take lead in acquiring nuclear weapons, support for such a move in the other country could rise rapidly, new US survey says.
19 Jun 2026 - 7:41AM
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US-China trade war
US trade official takes aim at Beijing, faults Washington on industry
William Kimmitt criticises trade distortions linked to China while faulting US leaders for allowing industrial decline.
19 Jun 2026 - 6:06AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Vance calls Iran deal a ‘win-win’ as Trump lashes out at ‘fools’ who oppose it
US Vice-President also claims Iran will not receive money or sanctions relief unless it meets the obligations outlined in agreement.
19 Jun 2026 - 6:19AM
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US Vice-President J.D. Vance during a press briefing at the White House on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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No call with Taiwan, no new arms sales: how Trump is preparing to welcome Xi
There are no signs that the US president is about to phone Lai Ching-te and upset the fragile stability with Beijing, sources say.
19 Jun 2026 - 12:22AM
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US-China relations
China’s US envoy calls for 10-fold rise in tariff-free trade under joint board
Ambassador Xie Feng tells Washington gala many American business friends share his view on direction of US-China Board of Trade.
18 Jun 2026 - 4:39PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
The US and Iran publish their official agreement. Here’s what’s in it
The 14-point document was released following days of outcry over Trump administration’s lack of transparency regarding its details.
18 Jun 2026 - 2:28PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump shows no regret over deaths of 3 Indian sailors in Iran war strike by US
In their first bilateral meeting in 16 months, US president only goes as far as calling commercial vessel operations ‘a rough profession’.
18 Jun 2026 - 4:02AM
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump meet at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran
Despite Trump’s promise of Iran peace, analysts say vague deal wobbly at best
US president hails accord as a major victory despite lingering questions, warns Tehran of renewed bombing if it fails to comply with terms.
18 Jun 2026 - 3:36PM
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Taiwan
Taiwan KMT leader visits US, but ‘concerns over her positions persist’: expert
KMT chairwoman said her US visit went ‘beyond expectations’, but concerns about her position on some issues may persist, an expert says.
17 Jun 2026 - 7:51AM
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US-China relations
Trump’s woes at home, China’s World Cup presence: 7 US-China relations reads
From US denaturalisation to military safety talks, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of June 2026.
16 Jun 2026 - 10:00PM
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