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A survey by a top think tank based in Washington, released on April 14, revealed a shift in American public perception regarding international leadership, as confidence in President Donald Trump’s China policy declined while President Xi Jinping’s standing reached a multi-year high among people in the US. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in 2019,

PARIS, April 14 (Reuters) – ā French ā President Emmanuel ā Macron will host a āvideo call with other EU āleaders and European āCommission President Ursula ā von ā der Leyen to push for a coordinated āapproach on banning social media for minors, Macron’s āoffice said Tuesday. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro ā Sanchez ā and representatives of ā Italy, āthe Netherlands and Ireland

The International Monetary Fund downgraded its forecast for global economic growth on Tuesday, as it warned that the war in Iran could undo some of the benefits from the last few years of investment in artificial intelligence and other new technologies. Acknowledging the tailwinds from increased business spending on investment, accommodative financial conditions and a

ROME, April 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told an ā Italian ā newspaper on Tuesday he was “shocked” ā by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and had expected her to be āmore courageous, delivering a blunt public rebuke to one of his closest European allies. Meloni had been a vociferous āsupporter of Trump, but she āhas criticised

Despite a US military blockade, at least two ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, data from a maritime tracking firm Kpler indicated on Tuesday. The Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Christianna transited the strategic strait after unloading corn at the Iranian port of Bandar Imam Khomeini and passed Iran’s Larak Island around 1600

GENEVA, April 14 (Reuters) – International humanitarian groups said on Tuesday ā they ā had sent emergency relief through ā overland routes to Iran, some of their first deliveries of aid since āU.S.-Israeli strikes began in late February. Aid workers say needs are high in the wake of six weeks āof strikes, but stocks of emergency āhumanitarian supplies

Local elections forecast a Reform UK wipeout across Nuneaton and Bedworth. The Pollcheck website projects that Reform will take 14 of the 18 seats that will be up for grabs at the borough council. A colour-coded map of the borough is almost all turquoise with just one forecast seat for Labour, which is red, two

PARIS, April 14 (Reuters) – ā Diplomatic ā meetings led ā by France and Britain āthis week to discuss a āpotential future multinational āmission will be ā structured ā around a series of working groups, ranging āfrom possible sanctions on Iran to cooperation with industry āto ensure maritime transit, a ā person familiar ā with the ā matter said. According āto the person,

HONG KONG, April 14 (Reuters) – Mingling with power brokers at centenary celebrations of the ā Chinese ā Communist Party on July 1, 2021, a beaming ā Hui Ka Yan betrayed no sign of the pressure mounting on his property company, China Evergrande Group, the world’s most āindebted. Hui looked relaxed in navy-blue suit and open-necked shirt as

MOSCOW, April 14 (Reuters) – Russian ā Foreign ā Minister Sergei Lavrov ā arrived in China on Tuesday for ātalks on the wars in Ukraine and Iran āas well as bilateral āties. Lavrov was shown on Russian state ā television ā arriving in Beijing where is expected to hold ātalks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “A thorough exchange of

AMERICAN TECH is in lay-off mode. Oracle, a wannabe cloud-computing hyperscaler, recently announced thousands of job cuts. Block, a digital-payments darling, is slashing more than 4,000 rolesānearly half its workforce. Amazon and Meta have announced redundancies. From 2022 to 2025 these two and the other five giants in techās āmagnificent sevenā scarcely grew their payrolls.

Pope Leo XIV found support in Iran on Tuesday after his assertive āno fearā remark amid an ongoing feud involving him and US President Donald Trump. Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, backed Pope Leo XIV through an X post, honouring his āfearless standā. Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker (far left) showed support for Pope Leo XIV

Saudi Arabia is pressing the U.S. to drop its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and return to the negotiating table, fearing President Trumpās move to close it off could lead Iran to escalate and disrupt other important shipping routes, Arab officials said. The blockade is aimed at raising the pressure on Iranās already crippled

Wars have continuously changed the course of history, and victors hold the sword and the pen. Throughout history, wars have changed its course, and the victor has rewritten it to provide the future generations a narrative laden with purported justifications, and righteous causes. When it specifically comes to wars between countries whose people pursue different

SOON AFTER launching his assault on Iran, Donald Trump snubbed offers of help from Ukraine. āWe donāt need their help in drone defence,ā Mr Trump told Fox News. āWe have the best drones in the world, actually.ā Even if the current ceasefire holds, the Gulf states know that Iran can threaten them in the future.
Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster has indicated that the fuel crisis caused by the Iran conflict is unlikely to ease anytime soon. The airline industry is among the worst-hit sectors, as the crisis has disrupted fuel supplies globally, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining choked. A Virgin Atlantic plane, VS 358, landed at the airport

HONG KONG (AP) ā Chinaās exports grew 2.5% in March from a year ago, significantly slowing from the previous two months as uncertainties rose from the Iran war and its impact on energy prices and global demand. The March export data released by Chinaās customs agency Tuesday missed analystsā estimates and was sharply down from

BEIJING, April 14 (Reuters) – ā Chinese ā President Xi ā Jinping on Tuesday called āfor a more robust āand dynamic partnership ābetween China and ā the ā Arab world as the world undergoes āunprecedented changes. Greater coordination and cooperation are needed as āhuman society faces the choices ā of peace ā and war, ā as well āas unity and confrontation, Xi ātold

The United States negotiated with Iran for a 20-year āsuspensionā of all nuclear activity rather than a permanent ban, while Tehranās offer said it could agree only to a five-year pause, a new report said, quoting people aware of the talks. The US stance did not involve a permanent ban on Iranās nuclear enrichment. (AP/Reuters)