Carney walked back Davos comments in call with Trump, US treasury chief says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, “aggressively” walked back some of the comments […]
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In possible thaw, Trump and Minnesota governor talk after fatal shooting
President Donald Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz struck a conciliatory note after a private phone call on Monday, in
Hungary’s opposition keeps poll lead, backed by younger generation
Hungary’s centre-right opposition Tisza party has kept its 10 percentage point opinion poll lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz
Israel to seek new security deal with the US, FT reports
Israel is preparing for talks with the Trump administration on a new 10-year security deal, seeking to extend U.S. military
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Philippines lodges ‘firm representations’ to Chinese embassy over ‘escalating’ war of words on South China Sea
The Philippine foreign ministry said on Monday it had made “firm representations” to China’s embassy and its ambassador in Manila
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kyiv leaves 1,330 buildings still without heat, mayor says
More than 1,300 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were still without heating following a Russian missile and drone