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China tries to stoke domestic demand as tariffs hit. It won’t be easy.

16/04/2025 08:01 Washington Post

A surge in exports before U.S. tariffs kicked in helped China’s economy grow at the start of the year — but a slowdown is expected as the trade war takes hold.

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Russia set to end energy ceasefire with Ukraine, even as fighting rages

The 30-day ceasefire brokered by the Trump administration was meant to lead to a wider cessation of hostilities. It did not....

16/04/2025 11:50 Washington Post
Trump’s D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times

Trump nominee Ed Martin’s 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials....

16/04/2025 10:00 Washington Post
Hamas seeks to silence Gazans who criticize it over war with Israel

Protests last month were a bold challenge to Hamas but have now largely petered out....

16/04/2025 06:00 Washington Post
In latest salvo against tariffs, China assails ‘peasants in the U.S.’

As the global trade war worsens, Beijing is shifting gears — from attempting to communicate with the White House to hitting back frequently and forcefully....

15/04/2025 05:40 Washington Post
Thousands of Israeli reservists condemn leadership for return to war 

Air force pilots were the first to express their discontent last week. Paratroopers, tank corps reservists, physicians and former Mossad members have followed....

14/04/2025 19:57 Washington Post
Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine ‘to come and to see’ the destruction

Vice President JD Vance has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of bringing dignitaries on a “propaganda tour” of Ukraine. But Zelensky says he wants to show President Donald Trump the real situation....

14/04/2025 19:27 Washington Post
Videos offer a glimpse into Bukele’s prisons and the fate of U.S. deportees

Bukele and Trump met at the White House on Monday, their relationship cemented by deportations depicted in a video that sparked warnings from rights groups....

14/04/2025 18:32 Washington Post
Russian missile attack kills 34 in Ukraine on Palm Sunday, officials say

The strike in Sumy, a northeastern Ukrainian city 18 miles from Russia’s border, took place on a major Christian holiday....

14/04/2025 13:51 Washington Post
U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage

Sixty-three weapons seized from militants in Pakistan were provided by the U.S. government to Afghan forces during America’s 20-year war, a Post investigation found....

14/04/2025 06:00 Washington Post
President who declared war on Ecuador’s drug gangs is reelected

The 37-year-old heir to a banana empire held a wide lead over leftist challenger Luisa González, electoral authorities said....

14/04/2025 02:15 Washington Post
U.S., China barrel toward the bottom in escalating trade war

The world’s two largest powers are closer to a full economic break than ever, as President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping refuse to back down in a high-stakes game of chicken....

12/04/2025 16:18 Washington Post
Sudan paramilitary kills dozens, including 9 aid workers, health official says

The attack comes just days ahead of the two-year anniversary of the start of the civil war in Sudan, one of the world’s deadliest conflicts....

12/04/2025 14:35 Washington Post
Trump envoy Witkoff meets with Putin on war in Ukraine

Steve Witkoff made an unannounced trip to St. Petersburg as talks on the war in Ukraine appear to have stalled....

11/04/2025 20:12 Washington Post
China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 percent as trade war deepens

Beijing hit back in response to the Trump administration’s move to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 percent, saying it would “fight to the end.”...

11/04/2025 14:09 Washington Post
American Ksenia Karelina arrives in U.S. after Russian prisoner swap

Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, was exchanged for German-Russian citizen Arthur Petrov, Russian officials said....

11/04/2025 13:25 Washington Post
Here’s how governments have responded to Trump’s tariffs

Trump announced, then paused, world-spanning tariffs, amid an escalating trade war with China....

10/04/2025 18:19 Washington Post
Falling oil prices amid economic turmoil could shrink Russia’s war chest

Russia escaped Trump’s tariffs, but it could still suffer if the price of oil, the Kremlin’s economic lifeline, falls....

10/04/2025 09:00 Washington Post
Kim Shin-jo, North Korean commando in daring Cold War raid, dies at 82

Mr. Kim remained in South Korea after his capture in a failed 1968 mission to assassinate the country’s president....

09/04/2025 13:12 Washington Post
A Russian strike on a playground leaves Zelensky’s hometown in anguish

A missile strike near a playground killed nine children, in what the United Nations said was the worst attack on juveniles since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion....

07/04/2025 22:05 Washington Post
Netanyahu and Trump to meet amid concerns over Gaza, Iran and tariffs

The two leaders have a warm relationship, but analysts say the last-minute meeting also highlights Israel’s vulnerability to U.S. tariffs and any U.S. deal with Iran....

07/04/2025 15:26 Washington Post
Putin praises Ovechkin after he breaks NHL all-time goal record

Supporters of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have hailed Ovechkin’s achievement as a win for Russian soft power and a boost to the country’s global reputation....

07/04/2025 15:10 Washington Post
Everyone wants Europe’s largest nuclear plant. Ukraine wants it back.

President Trump has talked about taking over Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant but the Russians controlling it say it’s theirs....

07/04/2025 07:00 Washington Post
Russian victory in Kursk brings war back to Ukraine’s civilians in Sumy

Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy is filled with thousands of civilians fleeing border regions, where Russian attacks are creating a no-man’s-land....

05/04/2025 07:00 Washington Post
Stocks close down heavily again after China matches U.S. tariffs

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said a new trade war would probably cause higher inflation and slower growth....

04/04/2025 21:45 Washington Post
Russian strike on playground kills 18 in Zelensky’s hometown despite peace efforts

More than 50 others were injured in the attack on Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian authorities said — a city still in mourning from an attack two days earlier....

04/04/2025 18:32 Washington Post
U.S. negotiators outmatched by Russians in Ukraine talks, analysts say

The Trump administration is claiming progress in its efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, but each side is interpreting the ceasefires differently....

04/04/2025 13:52 Washington Post
Hungary will withdraw from ICC, government says during Netanyahu visit

Hungary announced it would leave the International Criminal Court during a visit by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an ICC arrest warrant....

03/04/2025 17:49 Washington Post
In NATO talks, Trump team puts onus on Europe to defend itself

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at NATO to reassure the alliance about Trump’s intentions but warn that it can’t rely so heavily on the United States anymore....

03/04/2025 11:32 Washington Post
Putin sends powerful economic envoy to court Trump administration

Kirill Dmitriev, who runs Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, is expected to meet with Steve Witkoff, a key figure in efforts to secure an end to the war in Ukraine....

02/04/2025 21:48 Washington Post
Trump, Iran trade nuclear barbs as U.S. sends bombers and warships to region

A senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran will “move toward” a nuclear weapon if attacked by the U.S. or Israel, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country....

02/04/2025 14:35 Washington Post
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