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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a longer pause in China-US tariffs as they look to resolve their rare earths row

Asia Stocks Rise As Traders Weigh China-US Row, Rate Cut Hopes

Asian equities edged up Thursday as investors weighed the latest volleys in the China-US trade war and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates this year.

UN Relief Chief Urges Israel To Open Gaza Border Crossings
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher urged Israel on Wednesday to immediately open all crossings into Gaza for humanitarian aid, as called for in a US-backed ceasefire plan.
Ceasefire Called After New Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes Kill Dozens
A 48-hour ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan took hold late Wednesday, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in fresh cross-border skirmishes earlier in the day.
Don't Let The Party Stop: Berlin's Fight Against 'Club Death'
Berlin, long hailed as one of the world's great party cities, is fighting to keep its famed techno clubs alive in the face of soaring prices, shifting tastes and a tightening property market.
Award-winning Nigerian Agronomist Dreams Of A Cassava 'Revolution'
Mercy Diebiru-Ojo's ambitions are straightforward -- increase Nigerian yam and cassava yields by 500 percent, fight hunger and raise her country's position on the agricultural value chain from a mere grower to a processor.

Theatrics Trumped All At Trump's Gaza Summit

US President Donald Trump's lightning summit in Egypt, meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, was more a celebration of one man's newfound peacemaker persona than a high-level political negotiation, according to diplomats.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Self-exiled singer Monetochka supports the Russian diaspora as well as those who cannot protest back home

Monetochka: Voice Of Resistance And Hope For Anti-Putin Russians

At a recent gathering of exiled Russians in eastern Paris the hall was packed.

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US Soybean Farmers Battered By Trade Row With China
The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping.
Indian Garment Exporters Reel Under US Tariffs
Brazil Hopes COP30 In Amazon Can Unite World For Climate Action

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Cost Over Climate: Australians To Spend AU$80B On Energy Upgrades
On average, households plan to spend AU$7,500 on energy-efficient upgrades over the next five years, which could add up to more than AU$80 billion nationwide. About 50% of Australians want to make their homes eco-friendlier, driven mostly by a desire to reduce energy costs.

EU Accuses TikTok Of Violating Digital Rules Over Ads

The EU accused TikTok on Thursday of breaking digital rules after concluding that the Chinese-owned social media platform was not transparent enough about advertisements.