Britain’s pursuit of trade deals with the European Union and United States, while courting China, has made it a test case for navigating U.S. President Donald Trump’s unpredictable new world order. A historically open nation, reliant on global commerce, Britain has secured several trade accords since Trump’s sweeping tariffs unleashed a trade war. It negotiated a free trade deal with…
Yemen’s Houthis say they will take military measures as soon as Gaza aid four-day deadline ends Yemen’s Houthi group has threatened to resume attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea if humanitarian aid is not allowed into Gaza. “We are announcing a four-day notice,” the group said in a video statement on 7 March….
Qatar plans to introduce three new laws as part of a sweeping review of legislation designed to make the Gulf Arab state more attractive to foreign investors, the new minister of commerce and economy told Reuters. Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al Thani said in an interview that Qatar plans to introduce new legislation including a…
One of Russia’s key economic figures, Kirill Dmitriev, who leads the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has voiced a positive outlook on the potential for cooperation between Russia and the United States under incoming US President Donald Trump. In an exclusive interview with Hadley Gamble, International Anchor, at the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,…
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called on Monday for the signing of an economic partnership agreement with the European Union, saying it would boost cooperation in semiconductors and that as democracies the two sides should be working together. Taiwan has pushed for the signing of investment and trade deals with the EU, in what would be…
China is willing to be partners and friends with the United States, China’s ambassador to Washington said, seeking to strengthen dialogue between the world’s two largest economies. China has no plan to surpass or replace the United States, Xie Feng said in a speech in Hong Kong on Friday, addressing Chinese officials and the US…
The Russian leader congratulates Trump on winning the US election, saying he was ready for talks with the Republican president-elect. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the United States election, saying Moscow was ready for dialogue with the Republican president-elect. In his first public remarks since Trump’s win, Putin on Thursday praised the US…
Hong Kong: China says it successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, a rare public test that analysts said was meant to send a message to the United States and its allies amid heightened regional tensions. An ICBM carrying a dummy warhead was launched at 8:44 a.m. Beijing time and fell into…
India held the third Voice of Global South Summit on August 17 2024, with 123 countries participating in the virtual event, while China and Pakistan were notably absent from the list of those nations invited he summit, aimed at addressing challenges faced by developing nations, particularly those in Africa, saw discussions led by Indian Prime…
