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Australia, EU push to seal trade deal as Von der Leyen visits

SYDNEY, March 24 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Tuesday as both sides seek to clinch a long-delayed free trade deal following negotiations launched in 2018. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Freeport-McMoRan confident in copper demand despite Iran conflict, CEO says

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Pakistan, Egypt, Turkiye engaged in ‘back-channel diplomacy’ for US-Iran de-escalation: sources

Pakistan, along with Turkiye and Egypt, is engaged in “active back-channel diplomacy” to “bridge the gap between” the US and Iran, an official in the administration confirmed to Dawn on Monday. The official said that through “active back-channel diplomacy”, involving US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Pakistan, Turkiye and Egypt were engaged in “quiet communica...

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Freeport-McMoRan confident in copper demand despite Iran conflict, CEO says

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Pakistan, Egypt, Turkiye engaged in ‘back-channel diplomacy’ for US-Iran de-escalation: official source

Pakistan, along with Turkiye and Egypt, is engaged in “active back-channel diplomacy” to “bridge the gap between” the US and Iran, an official confirmed to Dawn on Monday. The official said that through “active back-chan...

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Trossard out of Belgium squad along with Vanaken

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Dutch doubt over Depay for World Cup warm-up matches

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