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North Korea Dismisses Denuclearisation as ‘Pipe Dream’ ahead of Lee-Xi summit

Pyongyang criticises Seoul’s continued push for talks on nuclear disarmament as South Korean and Chinese leaders prepare to meet on the sidelines of the Apec su...

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Humanitarian workers killed as violence escalates in Gaza and Sudan

ICRC chief warns of alarming disregard for international humanitarian law as five Red Crescent volunteers die in Sudan and aid access to Gaza remains dire

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Xi Jinping pledges to defend global free trade as Trump snubs APEC summit

Chinese president takes centre stage in South Korea, calling for unity and multilateralism as U.S. leader’s absence casts shadow over Asia-Pacific forum

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Xi Jinping takes centre stage at APEC summit amid trade truce and leadership shifts

Attention is now on Xi’s first meeting with Takaichi, whose nationalist and hawkish security policies could complicate Sino-Japanese relations

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Trump and Xi strike fragile trade truce as tariffs ease and soybean sales resume

Analysts say the agreement merely reverses some of the damage from the trade war rather than delivering fresh economic gains

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Prince Andrew stripped of Royal Titles and Windsor Residence amid Epstein scandal fallout

The Palace noted Andrew's "serious lapses of judgement," with Charles and family supporting the decision

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Trump and Xi agree on tariff cuts and fentanyl cooperation during Busan summit

Trump says the tariffs related to fentanyl precursor drugs had been halved to 10% because he believes China is “really taking strong action” to curb the deadly...

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Israel resumes deadly airstrikes in Gaza after Rafah soldier killed, ceasefire threatened

Over 100 killed in overnight bombardment as US backs Israel amid renewed tensions with Hamas

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Trump orders nuclear tests as US-China trade and security talks begin in Busan

President signals military readiness amid high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping on trade, rare earths, fentanyl, and Taiwan tensions

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U.S. Fed Reserve cuts rates by 0.25 points amid data blackout and growing policy rift

Powell warns of divided views within Fed over December move as government shutdown hampers access to key economic data

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Trump arrives in South Korea to eye trade deal with China amid North Korean missile test

Trump says he expects to sign a “good deal” with Xi, noting that a framework agreed earlier this week involves a reduction in U.S. tariffs

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‘Last-ditch push’: Pakistan-Afghanistan talks falter amid deep mistrust

A wider conflict looms as neighbours fail to agree on dismantling the TTP armed group, warn analysts.

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South Korea pledges leadership in multilateral trade amid global protectionism

President Lee Jae Myung vows to strengthen cooperation with US, China and emerging economies at APEC SUMMIT