$600bn US-Saudi deals
Donald Trump has hailed America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia as the White House announced $600bn in defence and AI deals with the kingdom..
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‘Made in China 2025’
Chinese companies are purging of foreign components from within their supply chains in preparation for a prolonged trade war. Replacing foreign components with.
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Nigeria: rural violence crisis
Nigeria is grappling with a worsening security crisis in its rural northern regions, where recent violence has left more than 150 people dead.
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Billionaire-backed miner expands operations
KoBold Metals, a US-based mining company backed by tech giants Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is expanding into the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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India: Trebles all round
The recent trade agreement between the UK and India will halve tariffs on whisky into what is the world’s biggest export market for.
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Drone strikes hit Port Sudan
Sudan’s two-year civil war has taken a dangerous new turn as Port Sudan, the country’s de facto wartime capital, came under drone attack.
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Putin losing PR game
For a man who has built his global persona around being the ultimate strongman, Vladimir Putin’s silence ahead of Thursday’s Istanbul summit is.
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US: UK must focus on Europe
The Trump administration is urging the UK to scale back its military presence in Asia and redirect its focus on to European security,.
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UK-EU youth mobility stalls
Efforts to agree a new youth mobility scheme between the UK and the European Union have hit a major roadblock, which could directly.
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Farage needs a media rival
Starmer the technocrat not cutting it with voters Britain’s prime minister is a cautious technocrat. A risk-assessing lawyer. Arguably his finest moment since.