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China backs Myanmar’s push to ease diplomatic isolation, stamp out telecoms scams

China has pledged to help Myanmar’s new government to engage more with multilateral platforms and eradicate telecoms scam operations. Capping a five-day trip to Southeast Asia on the weekend, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s junta leader-turned-president, on Saturday that China “firmly supports Myanmar in safeguarding its national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity”. “This...

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2 US citizens killed in raid on Philippines communist stronghold

Two US citizens were among 19 people killed in a raid on an alleged communist stronghold in the Philippines that has sparked a probe by the country’s rights commission, a government task force said. More than 300 residents in the Toboso municipality of Negros Island fled their homes on April 19 as gunfire rang out in the remote sugar cane-farming region, the municipal disaster management office told reporters last we...

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For the US dollar, a subtler shift than a ‘petroyuan’ order is underfoot

In the span of a few days earlier this month, developments that usually sit in separate policy compartments began to converge. Abu Dhabi’s crown prince arrived in Beijing as President Xi Jinping used the visit to set out China’s four-point position on the Iran war. Pakistan, now central to keeping US-Iran diplomacy alive, said no date was fixed for the next round of talks. Washington escalated pressure on buyers of I...

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'I've studied assassinations': Trump on why White House dinner shooting keeps happening to him

Following a shooting scare at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Trump stated he has studied assassinations and believes impactful leaders are often targeted. He linked the incident to his presidency's inf...

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How gunfire threw Trump’s glitzy Washington Hilton dinner into chaos

It was meant to be a glitzy Saturday night at a Washington ballroom featuring President Donald Trump, but the glamour was shattered by gunshots that left guests diving to the floor and the US leader bundled out by securi...

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Trump evacuated from media dinner after gunshots; supporters say another assassination attempt

Shots rang out near the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, prompting the hurried evacuation of President Trump and other dignitaries. The Secret Service apprehended one individual and is investigating the in...

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