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Emmanuel Gregoire becomes new mayor of Paris, succeeding fellow Socialist Anne Hidalgo

Socialist candidate Emmanuel Gregoire won the Paris mayoral race on Sunday, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor, as results of the final round of municipal elections showed clear gains for the traditional left and right, and one major win for the far-right in the French Riviera city of Nice. The vote is a test of the balance of power on France’s local political map before the 202...

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Trump-Xi summits: an inside view with US ex-diplomat William Klein

William Klein worked for more than two decades as a US diplomat, including in several senior roles at the United States’ embassy in Beijing from 2016 to 2021. He worked at the American Institute in Taiwan and on the US State Department’s China desk in Washington, and occupied US diplomatic posts in South Asia, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. He is based in the Berlin office of FGS Global, a strategic adv...

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As China charts a new course, Hong Kong writes its next chapter

With the conclusion of China’s parliamentary “two sessions”, the approval of the 2026 government work report and 15th five-year plan – together with the foreign minister’s press conference – has sent a clear signal of China pursuing steady and quality-driven growth while projecting a firm and timely voice on the world stage. In the work report, Premier Li Qiang noted that China’s gross domestic product grew by 5 per...

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Trump reposts Saturday Night Live video mocking Starmer on Truth Social

US President Donald Trump shared a video on his Truth Social network on Sunday of a television comedy skit portraying a terrified British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hoping to dodge a phone call with the American leader....

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Cuba is ready for a potential attack from US amid oil blockade: deputy foreign minister

Cuba is ⁠prepared for the unlikely ⁠possibility of a ⁠military engagement with the United States, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said over the weekend in response to US President Donald Trump’s...

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New Dutch PM Rob Jetten to dine with Trump in Washington next month, aides confirm

The Netherlands’ new prime minister, Rob Jetten, will take part in a dinner with the Dutch king and queen hosted by US President Donald Trump in Washington next month, his aides said on Sunday. Jetten’s presence was conf...

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