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U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Alaska on Friday for his high-stakes summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin after saying he wants to see a cea...
A tense one-day summit in Beijing has exposed widening divisions between the European Union and China on trade, Russia and rare earth supplies.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described relations with China as being at a “clear inflection point” following a shortened summit in Beijing on Thursday, where she and European Council President Antonio Costa met with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.
The meeting, cut to a single day at China’s request, marked 50 years of EU-China ties but was overshadowed by disagreements on trade policy, geopolitical alignment, and supply chain disruptions.
Von der Leyen said the bloc had raised concerns over Chinese industrial overcapacity, limited market access, and export controls on rare earths, which had affected European automotive production in May. Xi, in turn, warned the EU to avoid “restrictive economic and trade tools” and maintained that China is not a source of Europe’s challenges.
Both sides agreed to deepen cooperation on climate change, issuing a joint statement pledging efforts on carbon markets, energy transition and green technology.
The EU also called on China to use its influence to encourage Russia to end its war in Ukraine, with von der Leyen stating the need for a ceasefire and genuine negotiations.
China’s exports of rare earth magnets to the EU surged 245% in June from May, reaching 1,364 tonnes, though still 35% lower than the same month last year. Von der Leyen said Brussels welcomed China's efforts to streamline export licences.
The EU’s trade deficit with China reached €305.8 billion (about $360 billion) in 2024, prompting investigations into subsidised imports, including electric vehicles.
Von der Leyen emphasised that any future deal with the U.S. would not affect the EU’s independent stance towards China.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Alaska on Friday for his high-stakes summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin after saying he wants to see a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine "today."
Gold prices were steady on Friday but remained on track for a weekly decline, as stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data dampened expectations for interest rate cuts and shifted market attention to the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump travelled to Alaska on Friday for what he described as a “high-stakes” summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin, aimed at securing a ceasefire in Ukraine and ending the deadliest conflict in Europe since the Second World War.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans for new tariffs on steel and semiconductor imports, aiming to boost domestic manufacturing while offering initial exemptions for companies investing in the U.S.
Two people were injured in a shooting near a mosque in the Swedish city of Örebro on Friday, police said.
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