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Mexico’s Congress is set to vote this week on a proposed slate of tariffs targeting imports from China, part of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s broader strategy to shield domestic producers and ease trade
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New Zealand’s largest naval vessel briefly encountered a Taiwanese warship while transiting the Taiwan Strait last month, the country’s armed forces said on Tuesday, publishing a rare image of the encounter, Reuters
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China’s Premier Li Qiang warned on Tuesday that the “mutually destructive consequences of tariffs have become increasingly evident” over 2025, during a “1+10 Dialogue” attended by heads of the IMF, World Trade
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Oil prices steadied on Tuesday after falling roughly 2% in the previous session, as traders monitored developments in peace talks aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and awaited the Federal Reserve’s
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Two Chinese men were taken into custody for allegedly smuggling Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Monday, Reuters reported. The arrests come as President Donald
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Kyiv – Ukraine will share a revised peace plan with the United States on Tuesday aimed at ending Russia’s war, following high-level talks in London between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the leaders
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