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Ukraine war

US sidelines Europe, demands ‘right of first offer’ on Ukraine investments

Kyiv’s EU membership bid could be undermined if the US has control over investment decisions covering large areas of Ukraine’s economy.

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Donald Trump

Trump tells Vance to wipe out ‘divisive ideology’ from Smithsonian museums

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Israel-Gaza war

Rubio says he stripped visas from 300 ‘lunatics’ over university Gaza protests

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US-China relations

Trump, some Republicans differ on TikTok ahead of sell-or-ban deadline

‘If ByteDance stays involved in any way, the deal is illegal – plain and simple,’ said one senior Republican lawmaker.

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A woman poses with her smartphone displaying the @realdonaldtrump TikTok page, in Washington in January 2025. Photo: Reuters
A woman poses with her smartphone displaying the @realdonaldtrump TikTok page, in Washington in January 2025. Photo: Reuters
Canada

Era of close ties with US ‘over’, Canada PM says, as Trump asks to talk

Mark Carney says he expects to speak to the US president in ‘a day or two’, and that Canada will retaliate against planned US car tariffs.

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Donald Trump

Trump withdraws UN envoy pick Elise Stefanik amid Congress majority fears

Republicans control the US House by a slim margin, and the departure of the firebrand congresswoman would make it even harder to pass laws.

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US-China trade war

Stephen Roach says trade war puts US on course for ‘cultural revolution’

The Yale economist lamented the path his country is taking under US President Donald Trump during a panel discussion at the Boao Forum.

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Economist Stephen Roach has said US President Donald Trump’s policies are challenging the country “from within”. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Economist Stephen Roach has said US President Donald Trump’s policies are challenging the country “from within”. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
United States

Trump rages against ‘witch hunt’ amid fallout over Yemen attack plan leak

US president defends his Pentagon chief in ‘Signalgate’ scandal, and insists that no classified information was shared in breach.

United States

US homeland security chief warns migrants in visit to El Salvador mega-jail

Kristi Noem’s trip to CECOT comes as the Trump administration seeks to show it is deporting the ‘worst of the worst’.

Canada

Canada PM Carney calls Trump car tariffs a ‘direct attack’ on his country

The prime minister says his government will defend Canadian workers and companies, and the US president’s trade war is hurting Americans.

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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump presses ahead with 25% car tariffs, ratcheting up trade war

Trump’s move is expected to drive up vehicle prices and send shock waves through the industry worldwide.

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Brand new cars at a storage lot in Richmond, California. Photo: AFP
Brand new cars at a storage lot in Richmond, California. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Beijing would not attack Taiwan if it believed trade would suffer, senators hear

Analysts tell Senate Foreign Relations Committee that strategic contributions by US allies and partners go well beyond military spending.

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United States

Trump’s top diplomat says adding journalist to war chat was ‘big mistake’

Meanwhile, billionaire Elon Musk has offered his tech experts to help investigate the incident, the White House says.

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Donald Trump

Vance’s Greenland trip puts spotlight on US space base at the top of the world

The remote Arctic facility protects the US against threats from Russia – the shortest route for Moscow’s missiles is via the North Pole.

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Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base, with the domes of the Thule Tracking Station, is pictured in northern Greenland in October 2023. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump insists US must have Greenland, as Vance trip stokes anger

Plans for the US vice-president’s visit have already been scaled down amid backlash from local and Danish authorities.

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The US flag flies in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday. Photo: AFP
The US flag flies in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Trump suggests TikTok-for-tariff deal after top US, China trade envoys speak

‘Every point in tariffs is worth more than TikTok,’ Trump tells reporters after Vice-Premier He Lifeng and USTR Jamieson Greer trade ‘serious concerns’.

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United States

Atlantic releases entire Signal chat showing US attack plans against Houthis

Text chain reveals details of US operation including start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant.

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US-China relations

‘Absolutely wrong’: Jeffrey Sachs rejects US claims of Chinese overcapacity

US economics professor says China’s manufacturing heft essential to global green transition, dismisses Western charges of trade disruption.

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Columbia University economics professor Jeffrey Sachs has come out strong against claims China is deliberately cultivating industrial overcapacity. Photo: EPA-EFE
Columbia University economics professor Jeffrey Sachs has come out strong against claims China is deliberately cultivating industrial overcapacity. Photo: EPA-EFE
United States

US adds 80 companies, including over 50 Chinese firms, to export blacklist

Companies from Taiwan, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa and UAE also were included.

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US-China trade war

Chinese economist calls US trade war ‘negative-sum’ game at Boao Forum

Economists express worries over future of global trade amid the heightened tariffs and restrictive measures in Donald Trump’s second term.

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United States

Judge pauses US bid to detain Columbia student Yunseo Chung for deportation

Authorities are seeking to detain the green card holder under the same powers they used to target pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Law enforcement officers stand guard as protesters take part in a rally organised by Jewish activists against the detention of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil in New York on March 20. Photo: Reuters
United States

Denmark welcomes US change of plans for J.D. Vance’s Greenland visit

Washington will limit a US delegation’s visit to Greenland to a US military base after Vice-President J.D. Vance’s plans sparked criticism.

J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, stand on stage on the last day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 2024. Photo: AFP
J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, stand on stage on the last day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 2024. Photo: AFP
United States

‘Scary, reckless’: US allies alarmed by leaked group chat about war plans

The incident is seen as a major security breach that casts doubt on intelligence-sharing and the security of joint operations with the US.

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US-China relations

Signal chat furore may push US workers to China’s side, Democrat warns

Senate intelligence committee vice chair says China is ‘luring individuals with national security clearance who’ve been pushed out’.

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United States

‘Don’t panic!’ Mystery sky spiral caused by SpaceX rocket fuel, experts say

The Falcon 9 rocket was carrying classified cargo on a mission for the US agency that manages the country’s military’s spy satellites.

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A picture taken in the countryside near Dalby-Viggeby, south of Uppsala, Sweden, on Monday shows a blue and white spiral in the night sky reportedly created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket. Photo: Bertrand Ilhe via AFP
Open Questions series

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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