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The ‘Lu’ loophole: China hacks its own sanctions to welcome US state secretary Rubio
WASHINGTON, May 13 — Secretary of State Marco Rubio was heading Tuesday to Beijing with President Donald Trump despite being under Chinese sanctions – a breakthrough apparently made possible after […]
Iran dares Trump to reject its ‘take it or leave it’ deal as Hormuz truce unravels
TEHRAN, May 13 — Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the […]
UK’s Starmer fights to stay as four ministers quit after Labour’s local election rout
LONDON, May 13 — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer battled to remain in his job Tuesday, as four junior ministers resigned their posts and dozens of lawmakers called for him […]
Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins as summit with Xi looms
Trump and Xi will hold talks on May 14-15 Leaders seek to extend fragile trade truce Trump wants Xi’s help to end unpopular Iran war Low expectations reflect Trump’s struggles, […]
Iran war raises stakes for US and China ahead of Trump-Xi talks as ties strain further
BEIJING, May 13 — The Iran war has strained US-Chinese ties further and looks set to dominate the May 14 to 15 summit between US President Donald Trump and his […]
The 19pc prime minister: The rise of fall and fall of UK’s Keir Starmer
LONDON, May 12 — UK leader Keir Starmer swept to power promising to end years of chaos in British politics, but numerous policy U-turns, controversies and rock-bottom poll ratings see […]
The ‘Super El Nino’ threat: It’s only May but 2026 has already broken every wildfire record
PARIS, May 12 — The world could face a year of “particularly severe” wildfires, fuelled by climate change and a potentially strong El Nino weather phenomenon, after a record-breaking start […]
EU chief turns up heat on social media’s ‘addictive’ features like endless scrolling and autoplay
BRUSSELS, May 12 — The European Union is working on new rules to protect children from the addictive designs of social media such as TikTok, Meta and X, EU Commission […]
‘Our work is not over’: Hantavirus remains contained, urges countries to ‘follow advice’, says WHO chief
MADRID, May 12 — World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a […]
Indonesia tightens hantavirus screening at Soekarno‑Hatta for arrivals from US, Argentina, Uruguay and Panama
JAKARTA, May 12 — Indonesia has tightened health screening and monitoring at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for travellers arriving from four countries following concerns over potential Hantavirus transmission cases. Head of […]