In Malaysia on Sunday, on the sidelines of a summit of Southeast Asian leaders, President Donald Trump presided over a ceremony for the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia. The two countries had already agreed to a ceasefire back in July to end a five-day skirmish, the latest flare-up of a decades-old border dispute. This was an …
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A bipartisan group of 38 US senators is urging President Donald Trump to use his expected summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next week to secure the release of former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, the latest in the US Congress’s efforts to get human rights on the agenda of the high-stakes meeting. In a …
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariff campaign is supposed to rest on an emergency authority — one he’s now using to ratchet up tariffs on one of America’s biggest …
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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he underwent an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan during his most recent visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre but he declined to provide details about the reason for the scan. The comments marked the first time Trump, 79, has offered an explanation for his second medical exam this year. The …
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California’s Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he was considering a run for US president in 2028 – just a day after former vice-president Kamala Harris made the same pronouncement. Newsom, a Democrat who has won national prominence this year pitching himself a leader of the resistance to President Donald Trump, admitted for the first time publicly that he was …
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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused the exiled opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 members of the Russian Anti-War Committee of plotting a coup. The Russian Anti-War Committee, founded in 2022, describes itself as a platform supporting “anti-war Russians” and promoting “solidarity, action, and mutual aid for people who oppose the war unleashed by the Kremlin.” According to the …
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Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov has suggested using tactical nuclear weapons in response to the recent sanctions from the US and Donald Trump against Russia. The non-profit organisation Russian Media Monitor has shared a clip of Solovyov, an ally of Putin and key Kremlin propaganda orchestrator, claiming on the Russian radio show Full Contact that THE Kremlin should move on “from …
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The world is full of elderly leaders, perhaps proving the saying that “with age comes wisdom”. Donald Trump – the President of the most powerful nation on Earth – is 79 years old, while his counterpart in Russia is a youthful 73 by comparison. Not to be outdone is China’s all-powerful leader Xi Jinping, who turned 72 this June. However, …
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The United States and China are ready to move forward on a TikTok deal, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent had already said last month that the two countries reached a “framework” on a deal during discussions in Madrid, and President Donald Trump subsequently signed an executive order to facilitate the transaction. In a Sunday morning appearance on CBS’ …
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Russia targeted Ukraine’s capital with drones, killing three people in their homes, authorities said early on Sunday. At least 29 people were wounded, seven of them children, in the second consecutive nighttime attack on Kyiv to claim civilian lives. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said a 19-year-old woman and her 46-year-old mother were among the dead. Russian drones caused fires …
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