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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the IMF headquarters in Washington on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

IMF sees US-China trade grievances, welcomes India tariff cuts

Speaking in Washington, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said world’s 2 largest economies need to agree on fairer, rules-based trading system.

United States

US judge rules Google monopolised online ad markets in antitrust case

European Central Bank

ECB cuts interest rates for 7th time in a row amid global trade tension

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China-EU relations

EU’s ‘trade bazooka’ was meant for China. Could the US be hit instead?

Bloc turns some of the weapons it had trained on Beijing towards Washington for potential use in the erstwhile allies’ worsening trade war.

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US President Donald Trump has threatened untold consequences if Europe dares retaliate against his tariffs, leading some to observe that the bloc’s experiences with China last year may have provided an unlikely dry run for dealing with the two-time American president. Photo: Getty Images
Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV makers face tariff dilemma as Beijing intervenes in go-global plans

China wants decisions by carmakers to be made strategically, prioritising geopolitically favourable countries, Trivium China’s Ries says.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | As US retreats, Asian powers can reshape world order to meet their needs

Global South countries, tired of bearing the costs of globalisation, are asserting their economic visions.

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US-China trade war

Opinion | Countries hoping to negotiate away Trump tariffs should think again

Trump’s appetite exceeds what most nations can offer. He couldn’t care less if negotiations are not completed within the 90-day pause period.

Workers sew garments in a factory in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 9. Some of Trump’s highest tariffs are on underdeveloped countries. In Asia, Cambodia faced 49 per cent and Bangladesh 37 per cent; these rates could come into effect after the 90-day pause period. Photo: AFP
Fashion

A ban on binning textiles means Sweden’s recycling centres are overflowing

Mountains of clothes piling up in Swedish recycling centres are sparking calls for fashion firms to take responsibility for textile waste.

China-EU relations

Trump’s scorning of Europe forces bloc to reconsider its ties with China

The debate has not escaped notice in Washington, where several US officials have warned the bloc against turning to its No 1 enemy.

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China-EU relations

After Made in China 2025, could foreign firms lose tech edge, market share?

EU Chamber of Commerce in China report assesses impact of decade-long initiative to make China less reliant on other countries for critical tech and related resources.

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Some foreign firms are concerned that the more China advances technologically, the less it might need to rely on foreign firms. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

Opinion | Time for the EU to stop outsourcing its China policy to the US

The EU must move quickly to engage with China based on European interests instead of defaulting to American positions.

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China-EU relations

Opinion | How Trump’s tariff chaos could bring Europe and China closer together

Notwithstanding conflicting positions on issues such as Chinese exports and Ukraine, the EU and China now have much more common ground.

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United States

‘I love Europe’ but don’t be ‘security vassal’ of US, Vance tells EU

‘I don’t want the Europeans to just do whatever the Americans tell them to do,’ the US vice-president says.

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Ukraine war

Trump blames Biden and Zelensky for failing to prevent war in Ukraine

‘President Zelensky and Crooked Joe Biden did an absolutely horrible job in allowing this travesty to begin,’ Trump wrote on social media.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on February 28. Photo: CNP via Zuma Press Wire / TNS
Hungary

Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ public events

Ahead of Monday’s vote, opposition politicians and other protesters attempted to blockade entrance to the parliament building in Budapest.

Protesters kiss during a demonstration outside the Hungarian parliament on Monday, the day it voted on constitutional amendments targeting the LGBTQ community. Photo: Reuters
United States

Is Global South poised for worldwide reset as faith in multilateral blocs wanes?

New mechanisms are needed to vest more powers to emerging countries, say participants at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

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Britain

UK pledges US$26 billion to help firms amid US tariff turmoil

Finance chief Rachel Reeves said move would help companies weather difficulties ahead as Trump’s import taxes roil global markets.

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Diplomacy

My Take | It’s time for the European Union to do a ‘Kissinger’ with China

If Brussels wants to achieve ‘strategic autonomy’ in what has become a multipolar world, the only option that it has is to draw closer to Beijing.

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EU and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, March 20, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Protests around the world

Serbia’s government rallies to counter anti-corruption protests

The Serbian government has stepped up a crackdown against critics, with police questioning activists and threatening legal action.

Disease

Foot-and-mouth fear in Central Europe leads to animal culls

Animals in Hungary and Slovakia have tested positive for the virus, the first outbreak in either country in more than half a century.

Defence

EU begins defence fund talks to ease debt concerns

The European Defence Mechanism was proposed as a way of addressing how highly-indebted countries could pay for costly military equipment.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas talks to journalists as Defence ministers from the “coalition of the willing” nations, who are some of Kiev’s closest allies, meet at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday. Photo: dpa
United States

Macroscope | Trump is crashing the global system that crowned the dollar king

Tariff shock, loss of confidence in the dollar, stock market trauma and a widespread feeling of affront will only quicken de-dollarisation.

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US President Donald Trump signs an executive order as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (second from right) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick look on in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9. Photo: AFP
China trade

US, EU, German business chambers in China brace for ‘long-lasting’ trade war

Some say China-US strife offers an opportunity for other third countries to re-evaluate their relationship with China.

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United Nations

World leaders urge Global South inclusion amid US-China tensions, Gaza conflict

World leaders at Turkey’s Antalya Diplomacy Forum urged for greater Global South inclusion and a two-state solution in Gaza, amid rising geopolitical tensions.

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Ukraine war

European nations promise to send Ukraine billions more to help fight Russia

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said he was ‘thankful’ and said a key issue was strengthening his country’s air defences.

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Children play near an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Ukraine’s city of Kramatorsk on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
India

India speeds up UK, EU trade deals to buffer against Trump’s tariffs

Analysts warn of potential ‘winners and losers’ if deals are rushed – though 90 per cent of the UK deal is already reportedly done.

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Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) shakes hands with her Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman in London on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

EU senses more leverage over Beijing as US and China wage superpower trade war

Following small win in brandy probe, Brussels hopes it will be able to push Beijing on industrial overcapacity, sources say.

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Hong Kong youth

Letters | All enrichment and no free play makes our children unhealthy

Readers discuss the value of unstructured play, the monetisation methods of video games, and Europe’s attitude towards China.

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