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Trump’s talks with Xi on Thursday put the U.S. president up against a Chinese counterpart who appeared to be in stronger position

A German Marshall Fund paper says Brussels has weeks, not months, to extract concrete Chinese restraint - or reach for tariffs

Bessent says the 11-month pause will run through 10 January; no breakthroughs expected on chips, Taiwan or Iran

Multi-billion-dollar gas contracts and mutual AI incident notifications could reshape U.S.-China relations - or leave them hanging

Ministers were surprised and dismayed to see Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov sitting at the G20 table in Asheville, Carolina

The prime minister of Canada and the Democratic governor of New York State said they would not be changing the name, which is more than 400 years old

After trade talks collapse, Ottawa matches 50% tariffs dollar-for-dollar and signals that the old special relationship is over

Mark Carney is one of the ​few global leaders to retaliate against U.S. tariffs and has pledged to forge new trade and military alliances

Barring last-minute surprises, formal adoption is expected ahead of U.S. President Trump’s 4 July deadline

Both sides avoided escalation risks - critical for markets and businesses - but core tensions (technology competition, supply chains, Taiwan) persist

No major breakthroughs emerged, but the personal rapport suggested both leaders aim to keep channels open amid global turbulence

Any Iran-focused bargain could quietly soften Washington’s stance on Taiwan, raising anxiety among U.S. allies across Asia