Following a U.S.-China trade meeting earlier this week in Madrid, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the sides reached a framework deal on TikTok’s ownership but Trump and Xi likely would finalize it Friday.
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Trump and Xi set to discuss TikTok deal and future of US – China relations
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Italian driver aims to set record racing a Ferrari across an aircraft carrier
CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (AP) — Along Italy’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday, driver Fabio Barone raced across the flight deck of a navy ship while chasing a world record: the fastest car on a boat.
Last…
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‘Use troops to stop boats’ and ‘Chequers mates’
The meeting at Chequers between Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer dominates the front pages, with many focusing on the US president’s suggestion that the UK should use the military to stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats.
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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on immediate Gaza ceasefire
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A UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of captives was vetoed by the US on Thursday, with Washington claiming that the attempt fell short…
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‘Tax the rich’: Hundreds of thousands in France protest austerity
PARIS – Hundreds of thousands protested austerity in France on Thursday, as unions hailed a nationwide mobilisation that piles pressure on newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
Between 50,000 and 100,000 people took to the streets…
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Second migrant to be removed to France after court bid fails
An Eritrean man is due to be flown out of the UK on Friday morning under the government’s “one in, one out” deal with France, after a last-minute court bid to delay the departure failed.
He will become the second cross-Channel migrant to be…
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