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Xi’s big adventure to keep Europe open and onside
The global economy is a very different place today than it was five years ago, when Chinese leader Xi Jinping last visited Europe. Since 2019, a pandemic wreaked havoc, Joe Biden was sworn in as US president, Russia invaded Ukraine (which Beijing tacitly backed), German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
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Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever
Vladimir Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. Already in office for nearly a...
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Xi's key message to Europe: cooperation
PARIS -- President Xi Jinping on Monday underscored the importance of bolstering cooperative ties between China and France as well as the European Union (EU), particularly amid escalating protectionism and raging conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Xi, who is on a six-day trip to France, Serbia and...
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Macron is deluded if he thinks he can persuade Xi to change
Try as he might Emmanuel Macron and his party are unable to arrest the popularity of the National Rally. A month out from the European elections, the latest poll has their principal candidate, Jordan Bardella, on 32 points, double the score of Macron’s representative, Valerie Hayer. The latest head...
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Japan tells US that Biden’s ‘xenophobia’ comment is regrettable
Japan has described as “regrettable” U.S. President Joe Biden’s comment that “xenophobia” is stifling the Asian nation’s economic growth, the top government spokesperson said on Tuesday. Last week Biden said “xenophobia” in economies from China to...
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What a Second Trump Presidency Might Mean for the Rest of the World
Donald Trump lays out his vision for a second term as US president. Credit: Michael Vadon. CC BY 2.0/Flickr Just over six months ahead of the US election, the world is starting to consider what a return to a Trump presidency might mean. While Americans might be weighing up the difference between the...
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India votes in third phase of national elections as PM Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims
NEW DELHIMillions of Indian voters across 93 constituencies were casting ballots on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mounted an increasingly shrill election campaign, ramping up polarizing rhetoric in incendiary speeches that have targeted the Muslim minority. In recent campaign...
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Russia's Image Remains Tarnished in Its Own Backyard
This article is the fourth in a series detailing the results from the latest Rating World Leaders report, which analyzes trends in approval ratings of the leadership of the U.S., Germany, Russia and China in over 130 countries. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Russia continues to have an image problem two years...
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US, UK, most EU nations to boycott Putin inauguration
The United States and most European Union nations have said they will not send envoys to Tuesday’s inauguration of Vladimir Putin as Russian president. Putin, 71, secured a fifth term in office in a March election that critics said lacked democratic legitimacy.Keep reading list of 4 itemslist 1 of...
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Greene vs conservatives: Georgia Republican on an island
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) lonely effort to boot Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from power is emblematic of a larger trend that’s followed the Georgia firebrand throughout her time on Capitol Hill: She might be the face of the MAGA movement in Congress, but she’s alienated a long list of...
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