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Mexico mends ties with Spain in first presidential visit in 8 years
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders, signalling a rapprochement during the first presidential visit to the Mediterranean coun...
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The rupture: how Europe fell out of love with America
In June 2021, from a podium in the Cornish countryside, former US president Joe Biden told a relieved Europe that “America is back at the table”. The comment – made after a summit of the Group of Seven rich nations – bec...
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Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including controversial drug ibogaine
US President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers despi...
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Closed? Open? Closed? Why is Iran changing course on the Strait of Hormuz?
The shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz only hours after its reopening is a tactic by Iran to gain leverage over the United States before possible negotiations, according to Chinese analysts. With the clock counting down to...
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Peace out: is Takaichi putting Japan’s pacifist constitution on the chopping block?
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pursuing the first ever revision of her country’s post-World War II pacifist constitution, a step that observers say is likely to be welcomed in Washington and condemned in Beiji...
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US court lets Trump resume work on US$400 million White House ballroom – for now
A US appeals court allowed President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday night to continue construction of a US$400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, setting a June hearing to...
