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Trump ready to match EU tariffs on China, India to pressure Putin

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The United States is ready to broaden tariffs targeting buyers of Russian oil -- if the EU takes similar moves -- to hit at revenue Moscow needs for the war in Ukraine, a US official told AFP Tuesday. Dialing in to talks between United States and European Union officials on Tuesday, President Donald Trump raised the possibility of tariffs between ...

Beijing Rejects Trump Call to Pressure China on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 05/09 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Beijing said Friday it "strongly opposes" calls to put economic pressure on China, after US President Donald Trump urged European countries to do so over the war in Ukraine. China has never denounced Russia's war nor called for it to withdraw its troops, and many of Ukraine's allies believe that Beijing has provided support to ...

Trump Tells Europe to Put Economic Pressure on China Over Ukraine

This is Beirut, 04/09 21:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump urged European countries Thursday to put economic pressure on China because of its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said. Speaking by video conference with European leaders gathered in Paris, Trump also said "Europe must stop purchasing Russian oil that is funding the war," a senior White House ...

China's Xi Holds Talks with North Korea's Kim in Beijing

This is Beirut, 04/09 13:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un met for talks in Beijing on Thursday, state media reported, while the North Korean leader is in China on a rare foreign visit. Kim and Russia's Vladimir Putin flanked Xi at a massive parade of Chinese military might on Wednesday in Beijing, where underwater drones, ...

Trump Slams Beijing-Moscow-Pyongyang Alliance

Paul Guillot, 03/09 13:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Once again, Donald Trump has demonstrated his sharp diplomatic instincts and vigilance in the face of threats to the United States and the free world. In a forceful message posted on Truth Social, the American president pointed to a reality many refuse to see: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un are openly conspiring against America and ...

Putin and Kim Jong Un Attend Military Parade in Beijing

This is Beirut, 03/09 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Over 10,000 Chinese troops paraded on Tiananmen Square, flanked by cannons, tanks, and aircraft, with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un among the guests in the stands.

China 'Unstoppable', says Xi with Kim, Putin at his Side

This is Beirut, 03/09 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade in Beijing on Wednesday, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies against the West. In unprecedented scenes, Xi shook both their hands and chatted with the pair as they walked down a red carpet by Tiananmen ...

Kim, Putin at Xi’s Side for Massive China Military Parade

This is Beirut, 03/09 05:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia, China Move Closer to Building New Gas Pipeline

This is Beirut, 02/09 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia said Tuesday it had signed a legally binding agreement with China to build a new cross-border gas pipeline, the latest in a series of moves by the allies to bolster ties. The memorandum of understanding, aimed to build the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, was signed during a visit to China by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Although the ...

Xi Tells Iran President China Opposes 'Use of Force... to Resolve Differences'

This is Beirut, 02/09 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Xi Jinping told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday that China supported Iran's right to civilian nuclear energy and opposed the use of force to resolve differences, state media reported. "The use of force is not the right way to resolve differences. Communication and dialogue are the right path to achieving lasting ...

'Fortress' on Wheels: Kim Jong Un's Bulletproof Train

This is Beirut, 02/09 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An olive-green North Korean train, emblazoned with a gold stripe, carried leader Kim Jong Un into China on Tuesday for a grand military parade that President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will also attend. Since taking power in 2011, Kim has now made nine international trips and crossed the border into South Korea twice, using his ...

Putin tells Xi China-Russia Ties are at 'Unprecedented Level'

This is Beirut, 02/09 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday that their countries' ties were at an "unprecedented level", during talks in Beijing ahead of a massive military parade. Wednesday's showcase of China's might has been seized by world leaders as an opportunity to hold rare face-to-face talks, ...

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