Suranjana Tewari
Asia Business Reporter
Getty ImagesChina has unexpectedly appointed a new trade envoy, as officials said the US’ practice of “tariff barriers and trade…
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China appoints new trade envoy in face of tariff turmoil
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AWS: Dutch among AI adoption leaders in Europe
Dutch companies are rapidly embracing AI, with a new company implementing AI every four minutes. This is evident from a report by AWS and Strand Partners. The adoption rate in the Netherlands is 49 percent, which puts it…
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Nigeria confronts new ‘drone threat’ from ISWAP – DW – 04/16/2025
The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) recently deployed four armed drones carrying locally made grenades in an attack on the Forward Operating Base in the Wajikoro area of Borno, Northeast Nigeria, leaving about five soldiers…
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Xi Jinping meets Malaysian leaders on Southeast Asia tour – DW – 04/16/2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Malaysia’s king, Sultan Ibrahim, on Wednesday during a tour of Southeast Asia in the wake of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs.
Later on Wednesday, Xi will hold talks with Prime Minister Anwar…
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U.S. reduces its estimate of Ukraine’s debt for wartime aid by — Meduza
The United States has revised its estimate of the total aid it has provided to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with U.S.-Ukraine negotiations.
While White House officials had…
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Russia’s intelligence chief states conditions for end of Ukraine war
Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, has reiterated Russia’s conditions for ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian state news agency, TASS, quoted Mr Naryshkin as saying that Ukraine must renounce its…
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A British diplomat advised Starmer to mend relations with Russian Federation
British dipomat Ian Proud wrote in an article for Strategic Culture that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer needs to support ending the conflict in Ukraine and mending relations with Russia.
“Before the Ukrainian…
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