The United States has begun discussions with the Cook Islands to survey and potentially develop seabed minerals in the archipelago’s vast exclusive economic zone, a step that could reshape strategic competition with China in the South Pacific.
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The U.S. State Department will ask tourists and business travellers from countries with high overstay rates to lodge bonds of as much as $15,000 when applying for a visa, under a year-long pilot intended to curb illegal stays.
Texas House Republicans on Monday issued civil arrest warrants for more than 50 Democratic representatives who slipped across state lines to deny the chamber a quorum for debating new redistricting maps, thrusting the legislature into its second walk-out crisis in four years.
Rwanda has signed a June accord to accept as many as 250 people deported from the United States, officials in Kigali said on Tuesday, marking Washington’s first third-country removal pact with the East African nation.
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration has signed a $10 billion deal with Azizi Energy to generate 10,000 megawatts of electricity, aiming for self‑sufficiency in power within a decade.
Kazakhstan has sent an official proposal to the United States seeking fairer trade terms after new U.S. tariffs on some Kazakh exports took effect, its Trade and Integration Ministry said.
Jordan’s armed forces said they killed two armed people during a foiled infiltration attempt from Syria on Friday, pushing the rest of the group back across the border.
Armenia and the United States will conduct joint military exercises in Armenia from 12 to 20 August, focusing on peacekeeping and medical evacuation tasks, the Armenian Defence Ministry said.
Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister, met with Dragana Kojic, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation in Azerbaijan, as she concludes her diplomatic mission in the country.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can call him “anytime” as tensions rise over new U.S. tariffs and sanctions on a Brazilian judge.
President Donald Trump’s decision this morning to impose a new wave of U.S. import tariffs set off a flurry of statements from capitals around the world. While some governments secured last-minute concessions, others blasted the move as a destabilizing shock to the global trading system.
The freeze on President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs ended on Friday, triggering new duties that Ford says have already cost it $2 billion and prompting warnings from global manufacturers and U.S. allies.
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Australia will retain the lowest U.S. tariff rate of 10%, a move expected to boost its exports, while neighbouring New Zealand will face a higher 15% duty under President Donald Trump’s new tariff regime.
Over 140 delegates from 52 countries gathered in Shusha for the third Global Media Forum. The focus was clear—AI’s rising influence on journalism and the urgent questions it brings.
The White House said the higher tariffs, ranging from 10% to 41%, will take effect in seven days for 69 countries. Mexico received a 90‑day extension after securing a temporary deal to maintain its existing 25% rate.
China and the United States have agreed to extend tariff pauses and deepen economic consultations following two days of trade talks in Stockholm, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Tuesday.
Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and head of the Presidential Administration’s foreign policy department, Hikmat Hajiyev, has met with Ukraine’s ambassador, Yuriy Husyev.
Asian shares slipped on Thursday as disappointing Chinese economic data and a sharp fall in copper prices weighed on sentiment, while the yen firmed after the Bank of Japan held interest rates steady but raised its inflation forecast.
China and Russia will stage a joint naval exercise near Vladivostok in August, followed by a Pacific maritime patrol, Beijing’s defence ministry has announced.
President Donald Trump announced on 30 July that the United States and South Korea have reached a "full and complete trade deal" that establishes a 15% tariff on South Korean exports while securing $450 billion in combined investments and energy purchases from Seoul.
The U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea under a new trade deal that also includes a $350bn (about £264bn) South Korean investment in the U.S., President Donald Trump has announced.
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