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People gather to protest against Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party, at Republique square, in Paris on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Europe

France’s far-right, left-wing rally after Le Pen conviction

Le Pen’s far-right National Rally gathered a crowd ‘in support of French democracy’ as left and centrist camps planned counter-rallies.

Israel provides new details in killing of 15 Gaza aid workers

EU hits back at Trump’s trade war with US$28 billion in tariffs

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Russia & Central Asia

Russian missiles hit Kyiv as Zelensky tells US to ‘call a spade a spade’

The Ukrainian president slammed Washington’s ‘weak reaction’ to a strike on his hometown that killed nine children.

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Smoke rises in the sky over Kyiv after a Russian missile strike on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Smoke rises in the sky over Kyiv after a Russian missile strike on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Trump doubles down on tariffs, says China ‘hit much harder’ than US

The US president told Americans to ‘hang tough’, warning them of pain ahead but promising that the United States would ‘win’.

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Middle East

Iran calls Trump’s direct talks on nuclear deal ‘meaningless’

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is ‘ready to try the path of indirect negotiations’.

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United States & Canada

Farmers backed Trump’s re-election. Now they feel the sting of his tariffs

With all trading partners now targeted, ‘anxious’ growers are likely to have a harder time finding new markets.

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The tariffs mean businesses pay more to import US products, hurting American farmers’ competitiveness. Photo: AP
The tariffs mean businesses pay more to import US products, hurting American farmers’ competitiveness. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

US revokes all South Sudan visas after it refuses to take back its citizens

The African nation is on the brink of return to civil war after its First Vice-President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest last week.

United States & Canada

‘Hands off’: thousands protest against Trump and Musk in rallies across US

Organisers expect it to be the largest day of demonstrations in response to policies pushed by the US president and his billionaire adviser.

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Europe

UK PM Starmer ready to ‘shelter’ businesses from Trump tariff storm

The prime minister says the priority is to get a deal with the US, but state intervention for the worst-hit industries is also on the table.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seen at Downing Street in London on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Video shows slain Gaza aid workers last moments, Red Crescent says

The video was recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza, showing clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing.

First responders embrace each other at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday as the bodies of Palestinian first responders who were killed a week before in Israeli military fire on ambulances arrive at the facility. Photo: AFP
First responders embrace each other at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday as the bodies of Palestinian first responders who were killed a week before in Israeli military fire on ambulances arrive at the facility. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Netanyahu to discuss tariffs with Trump in Washington visit

Unspecified Israeli goods exported to the US will face a 17 per cent tariff, despite Israel’s move to cancel its tariffs on US imports.

Europe

Zelensky hails progress in talks with UK, French military chiefs

The visit to Kyiv came on the same day that a Russian missile strike on Zelensky’s home city killed 18 people, among them nine children.

Europe

Spaniards march in 40 cities to protest growing housing crisis

Thousands marched in the capital Madrid and 30 other cities, organised by housing activists and backed by Spain’s main trade unions.

A woman takes part in a demonstration in Madrid to demand intervention in the housing market. After several mass demonstrations in different parts of Spain, tenants’ unions, mortgage platforms and assemblies against evictions, among other groups, have called the first statewide demonstration for the right to housing. Photo: dpa

Africa

Libya masks migrant crisis with crackdown on humanitarian groups

War-torn Libya is a key departure point on Africa’s Mediterranean coast for migrants risking sea voyages in the hope of reaching Europe.

Around 180 Nigerian migrants stand in line before being deported from Tripoli, Libya, on March 18. Photo: AP
Around 180 Nigerian migrants stand in line before being deported from Tripoli, Libya, on March 18. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

Tariffs bring turmoil to US, Canada farm machinery manufacturers

With farm machine purchases negotiated months or up to a year or more in advance, the risk of tariffs makes new equipment too costly.

United States & Canada

Analysis | From Trump to the Great Depression, did tariffs ever truly help the US economy?

Tariffs, like Trump’s, have a chequered past, with experts suggesting access to resources and labour are key to growth, not levies.

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Politics

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people

Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s inner circles

United States & Canada

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

Diplomacy

Trump announces new US tariffs of at least 10% on all imports

US president’s repeated threat of tariffs has spurred waves of counter threats and fears of a global trade war.

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United States & Canada

Trump says ‘not joking’ about possible third term as US president

Trump says he could overcome the two-term limit stipulated in the US constitution: ‘there are methods which you could do it’.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One on Friday. Photo: Reuters
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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

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

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

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

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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

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

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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

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

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

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