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Israel has chosen military occupation over a ceasefire in Gaza. Where does this end? | Sanam Vakil
The latest escalation and attempts to dismantle the Palestinian leadership are utterly at odds with peace negotiations. Sanam Vakil is a senior research fellow in the Middle East and North Africa ...The Guardian - 2d -
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Trump withdraws Rep. Stefanik's nomination to U.N. ambassador role citing slim House majority; Denmark gov't ministers condemn Trump's "escalated rhetoric" on GreenlandCBS News - 21h -
A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China's Forbidden City
A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive the more than 1.8 million relics in the collection of Beijing's Forbidden ...ABC News - Mar. 23 -
Brazil's Lula to meet Putin and Xi amid global trade war fears
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow and China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing, two important partners for the South American giant, in MayABC News - 4d -
China launches surprise military drills around Taiwan
Taiwan says it has detected nearly 20 vessels off its coast as Beijing orders large scale sea and air exercises and calls leaders in Taipei ‘parasites’. China has launched large-scale military ...The Guardian - 4d -
White House issues warning to China for war games near Taiwan
The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a warning to China after Beijing announced large-scale war games in the waters and airspace around Taiwan. The joint military drills, which were launched ...The Hill - 3d -
China’s Military Exercises Around Taiwan Enter Second Day
The drills came after Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, announced measures to counter China’s influence and espionage. Beijing also wants to send a message to Washington, analysts said.The New York Times - 3d -
China military drills targeting Taiwan put region’s security at risk, says US
Beijing continues drills in Taiwan strait, practising hitting key ports and energy infrastructure. The US has accused China of putting the region’s security at risk after it launched a second day ...The Guardian - 3d -
Runners fly to North Korea for first post-Covid Pyongyang Marathon
Foreign amateur runners on Thursday flew out of Beijing for North Korea to race in the first Pyongyang Marathon in six years, an official travel agent said.The travel agency specialises in trips to ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Trump says China 'panicked' with tariff response
President Trump on Friday chastised China after Beijing responded to major U.S. tariffs with equal duties of its own on U.S. goods. "China played it wrong, they panicked - the one thing they cannot ...The Hill - 1d -
Israel is ‘seizing territory’ and will ‘divide up’ Gaza, Netanyahu says
Prime minister says Israel will build a new security corridor to isolate parts of the strip in major escalation . Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is “seizing territory” and intends to “divide ...The Guardian - 3d -
Post-earthquake ceasefires in Myanmar offer rare opportunity for disaster diplomacy
Temporary ceasefires announced by warring groups in Myanmar in the wake of last week’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake represent a rare de-escalation of a conflict that since 2021 has taken ...ABC News - 2d -
Markets crater in response to President Trump’s tariffs
It was the worst day for the stock market since 2020 as investors absorbed the potential impact of an escalating trade war. NBC News’ Christine Romans reports on how the Trump administration is ...NBC News - 1d -
OpenAI just made ChatGPT Plus free for millions of college students — and it’s a brilliant competitive move against Anthropic
OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Plus to college students just before finals week, escalating competition with Anthropic's Claude as tech giants battle for dominance in the $80 billion education AI market.VentureBeat - 1d -
Global markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall Street
Economists say levies of between 10% and 50% have dramatically added to the risk of a worldwide downturn. Global financial markets have been plunged into turmoil as Donald Trump’s escalating trade ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump tells investors to buy low: ‘This is a great time to get rich’
President Trump on Friday called on investors to buy low as markets plunge in response to an escalating trade war that intensified Thursday, one day after Trump imposed massive tariffs on much of ...The Hill - 1d -
Noel Clarke allegations had ‘high public interest’, Guardian editor tells court
Bafta endorsement could have escalated actor’s allegedly abusive behaviour towards women, Katharine Viner said. The editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Katharine Viner, has told the high court there ...The Guardian - 1d -
A Tariffs Cheat Sheet
An escalating global trade war has tanked markets and plunged corporate America into chaos. DealBook asked economists, investors and other experts to help make sense of what’s next.The New York Times - 8h -
China hits back hard at ‘bullying’ Trump tariffs as global recession fears grow
Beijing imposes punitive 34% extra tariffs on all goods imported from US, exacerbating stock market sell-off. US politics live – latest updates China has hit back hard against Donald Trump’s ...The Guardian - 1d