Does Trump want a Gaza ceasefire before his Middle East trip?
Parsing through Donald Trump’s Middle East agenda with Steven Cook from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Day: April 15, 2025
UK trade secretary to visit China with aim of reviving key joint trade commission
Jonathan Reynold’s trip suggests government will continue its rapprochement with Beijing despite security concernsThe trade secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, will travel to Beijing to revive a key trade dialogue with China despite saying it had been naive …
Iran ‘must stop and eliminate’ nuclear enrichment, says US envoy Witkoff
Steve Witkoff previously suggested that the US is seeking to curb Iran’s uranium enrichment programme, not abolish it.
Amid Trump’s threats, China issues 85,000 visas to "Indian Friends"
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France expels 12 Algerian officials as row over alleged kidnapping escalates
Move follows Algiers’ expulsion of diplomats, after France’s arrest of man linked to abduction of influencer Amir DZFrance has expelled 12 Algerian consular and diplomatic officials and recalled its ambassador in Algiers, the French presidency said on …
Social media’s ‘Big Tobacco moment’ is coming
Silicon Valley won’t save kids from products designed to be addictive, so the goal should be to make social media as uncool for kids as cigarettes.
Massachusetts Guard Revokes Shaving Waivers
The Massachusetts Army National Guard has abruptly rescinded long-standing medical waivers that allowed certain soldiers to maintain facial hair — a policy primarily affecting Black service members.
Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States
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Russian hairdresser jailed over neighbour claim of spreading fake news
Anna Alexandrova denied posting anti-war messages, insisting the case was motivated by a land squabble.
Russian hairdresser jailed over neighbour claim of spreading fake news
Anna Alexandrova denied posting anti-war messages, insisting the case was motivated by a land squabble.