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Trump and Xi strike a deal in trade dispute At their meeting in South Korea, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have agreed on several compromises in the trade dispute.

@lesoir.be concludes that the balance of power between industrialised and emerging economies is changing for the long term.

Most of the world has tried to woo Trump in order to secure lower tariffs. China responded with countermeasures, observes Jutarnji list.

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Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have agreed a truce in the China-US trade dispute

But the success of the summit will not change the nature of relations between the two countries, writes @publico.pt.

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New attacks in Gaza: will the ceasefire hold? Just under three weeks after the ceasefire began, the Israeli Air Force has bombed targets in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 90 people according to local reports.

For La Stampa, the real aim of Israel’s ultra-right is to torpedo the peace plan and bury the prospect of Palestinian statehood.

@tagesspiegel.de says Washington must act now.

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The Israeli Air Force has bombed targets in the Gaza Strip, saying it was responding to an attack by Hamas.

For Gazans, there will be no ‘day after’ until Hamas is removed, @thespectator1828.bsky.social argues.

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Snap elections: who will govern the Netherlands? The Dutch elect a new parliament today, Wednesday.

@nrc.nl hopes for a coalition capable of governing with an eye to the big issues.

Wilders is trying to boost his credibility, according to Causeur.

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Snap elections: who will govern the Netherlands? The Dutch elect a new parliament today, Wednesday.

A pragmatic and determined government remains the strongest bulwark against undemocratic populism, writes @standaard.be.

Will Geert Wilders come first in today’s snap election and still be prevented from forming a government?

La Repubblica focuses on the paradox of an election where second place means victory.

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What are Belarusian balloons doing in Lithuania's airspace? Vilnius Airport had to suspend operations four times last week due to several unidentified objects entering its airspace.

🎈 What are balloons doing over Lithuania?

Vilnius Airport interrupted operations four times last week because of helium-filled balloons coming from Belarus.

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Sweden: deportations in exchange for bribes? Media investigations have revealed that the Swedish government diverted 5 million kronor (approx.

The government has stated that it is not ashamed of pressuring countries to increase the repatriation of deported citizens, @kallesundin.bsky.social notes in Aftonbladet.

Sweden has paid Somalia to ensure that it takes Somali migrants back, according to an investigation by @dagensnyheter.bsky.social.

The payments are strengthening an authoritarian regime, the paper writes in an editorial.

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Milei: chainsaw politics making headway? Argentinian President Javier Milei's party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) has won the midterm legislative elections with around 41 percent of the vote.

Milei seems to have realised that he needs to soften his aggressive, polarising tone in order to build bridges and negotiate, @elmundoes.bsky.social writes.

@framathieu.bsky.social in @lalibre.be criticises Milei’s austerity policy.

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Milei: chainsaw politics making headway? Argentinian President Javier Milei's party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) has won the midterm legislative elections with around 41 percent of the vote.

Milei is firmly in Trump’s orbit, while Chile and Bolivia may join soon, @taz.de predicts.

Argentinian President Javier Milei’s party won the midterm legislative elections.

Die Welt hails Milei’s politics and asks, where is Germany’s reform miracle?

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US: Columbia and Venezuela in its crosshairs The US has already carried out several strikes against boats belonging to suspected drug smugglers in international waters in the Caribbean, killing the crew in the process.

The US is replacing international law with force, @fr-zeitung.bsky.social says.

The US keeps attacking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific regions that it says are suspected of smuggling drugs.

Trump is provoking a major conflict, warns columnist Guy Sorman in @abc.es.

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Does the time change still make sense? In much of Europe and North America and in many countries around the world, clocks were set back to standard time on Saturday night.

The time change is an act of rebellion against today’s push for speed, @tagesspiegel.de says.

The logic behind daylight saving is outdated, News_bg writes.

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Does the time change still make sense? In much of Europe and North America and in many countries around the world, clocks were set back to standard time on Saturday night.

Brussels should standardise time, Lidové noviny argues.

People in much of Europe and North Africa got the chance to sleep an hour longer on Sunday after clocks were set back to standard time.

Environmental epidemiologist @mkogevinas.bsky.social describes one positive effect of the time change in @elpais.com.

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King and pope pray together - a historic moment? Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III of England prayed together for the care of creation in the Sistine Chapel in Rome on Thursday.

Revelations about Prince Andrew could overshadow the monarch’s activities, however important and worthy they might be, tempers @alexlarman.bsky.social in @thespectator1828.bsky.social.

Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III of England prayed together in the Sistine Chapel, a first since King Henry VIII broke with Rome 500 years ago.

The footage was spectacular and uplifting, says @thetimes.com.

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US imposes tough sanctions on Russian oil industry The US is upping the pressure on Russia's oil industry: Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on its two top companies Rosneft and Lukoil and their numerous subsidiaries.

@meduza.io expects the sanctions to hit hard.

Tages-Anzeiger from Switzerland says Trump could go even further.

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US imposes tough sanctions on Russian oil industry The US is upping the pressure on Russia's oil industry: Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on its two top companies Rosneft and Lukoil and their numerous subsidiaries.

The sanctions restrict the flow of Russian exports to the EU while also closing their global bypass channels, political scientist Victor Taran says on Facebook.

The US is upping the pressure on Russia’s oil industry with sanctions on top oil companies and their subsidiaries.

Trump must make sure that his sanctions go beyond a publicity stunt @standaard.be comments.

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Slovakia: long prison sentence for Fico's attacker Eighteen months after the assassination attempt on Robert Fico, a court has found the defendant guilty of shooting and seriously injuring the Slovak prime minister in May 2024, and sentenced him to 21...

The accusations of politicians from the government coalition that the perpetrator was a tool of the opposition were rejected by the court, notes @dennikn.bsky.social.