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Chinese suppliers, Mideast importers fret about war fallout on trade

Suppliers and buyers at a trade show in southern China were cautious on Wednesday as they weighed costs for ice cream machines, home appliances and cars that have risen since the start of the Middle East war. Chinese exporters and Middle Eastern buyers at the opening day of the Canton Fair — one of the […]

New Hungarian leader Magyar says pro-Orban president must resign

Hungary’s new leader Peter Magyar said Wednesday he had told President Tamas Sulyok, a supporter of ousted prime minister Viktor Orban, that he should resign following Orban’s election defeat. Magyar, who routed the nationalist Orban in Sunday’s election, said he had issued the call to Sulyok during a meeting to discuss convening the new parliament, […]

After three years of war, Sudan confronts devastation as donors gather in Berlin

Three years into the war in Sudan that has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions and spawned numerous war crimes allegations, Germany said Wednesday it hoped donors would pledge more than $1 billion towards humanitarian efforts. Speaking ahead of the start of a meeting of international donors in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said: […]

Pope heads to Cameroon with message of peace for conflict zone

Pope Leo XIV left Algeria on Wednesday headed for Cameroon for a four-day trip that includes a visit to the epicentre of a nearly decade-long separatist conflict, where he is due to bring a message of peace. After his historic visit to Algeria, marred by two suicide attacks and a spat with President Donald Trump, […]

Keiko Fujimori: Peru’s biggest political loser inches toward victory

Peru’s Keiko Fujimori has run for the presidency three times and lost three times — in a country that has had eight presidents in the last decade alone. But on this, her fourth attempt, the daughter of disgraced former president Alberto Fujimori may have a last best chance at power, riding a right‑wing wave sweeping […]

The Middle East war: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war:- Hezbollah fires on Israel -Two Israeli strikes on Wednesday hit vehicles south of Beirut, state media reported, while Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel, hours after Lebanon and Israel agreed in Washington to hold direct negotiations. Israel also issued a new evacuation warning to residents in south Lebanon. […]

Xi meets Russian FM as leaders flock to China over Middle East war

China’s President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday, Chinese state media said, as a string of leaders of countries impacted by the Middle East war flock to Beijing. Lavrov joins Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vietnamese leader […]

Afghans comb riverbed in search of gold dust

In the jagged Hindu Kush in eastern Afghanistan, hundreds of men dug into the rocky bed of the Kunar River searching for a few grams of gold dust as an alternative source of income. At the foot of imposing peaks, some still covered in snow in April, they toiled near the border with Pakistan to […]

Peru candidate demands vote annulment as count tightens

Peruvian right-wing presidential hopeful Rafael Lopez Aliaga gathered hundreds of supporters in Lima on Tuesday and gave authorities 24 hours to annul the first round of the country’s election over allegations of fraud. Lopez Aliaga, a fan of US President Donald Trump, is locked in a tight three-way race with a leftist candidate and a […]