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China and the United States have agreed to suspend 90 days for the deepening trade war, which threatens to subvert the global economy, with reciprocal tariffs set to 115%.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke to the media after his talks in Geneva. The two sides showed "great respect" in the negotiations.
"The consensus between the two delegations this weekend is not expected to be decoupled," Bessent said.
What does the 90-day suspension apply to? Donald Trump's tariffs eventually escalated to 125% of Chinese imports, and Beijing took the same steps. With the new deduction, China's tariffs on U.S. goods will be reduced to 10%, while the U.S. tax on Chinese goods will be reduced to 30% (as U.S. tariffs include the 20% interest rate Trump imposed before the recent trade war).
Any immediate reaction? Chinese elements jumped to a six-month high, indicating that the trade war would be suspended. According to some estimates, as many as 16 million jobs are at risk in China, while tariffs from the largest U.S. commodity suppliers are dazzling, while the U.S. faces rising inflation and empty shelves.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy challenged Vladimir Putin to hold peace talks in Istanbul in person after Thursday's diplomatic frenzy.
"I will wait for Putin in Turkier on Thursday. Personally. I hope the Russians won't look for excuses this time," he said in a statement.
His comments came after Putin rejected the need for a 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and European allies, but said Russia is ready for direct negotiations with Ukraine. Putin said delegations from both countries should meet in Türkiye on Thursday.
Although European leaders insist that negotiations should not be held until Putin agrees to a ceasefire, Donald Trump put pressure on Zelenskyy this week’s article on the Truth Society to negotiate “immediately” this week. Shortly thereafter, Zelenskyy's surprise offer was made public.
When was the last time the two leaders spoke? They have not spoken directly since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and there have been no publicly famous talks between Moscow and Kiev since March 2022, shortly after the war began.
Hamas announced yesterday that it will release the last alive American hostage in Gaza, with Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier kidnapped on October 7, 2023.
Donald Trump confirmed the news in a social media post, writing that Alexander, 21, was "going back to his family."
The U.S. president added: “This is a step forward in sincerity to the United States, an effort by Qatar and Egypt to end this brutal war and return hostages of all living people to their loved ones.”
What else is in the area? According to local health officials, Israel killed at least 16 people, mostly women and children, on a strike in the Gaza Strip.
Homeland security officials in the Trump administration have a responsibility to start a confrontation at New Jersey immigration prison on Friday Democratic representatives said this led to the arrest of the mayor of Newark.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar She said she hopes her party will not turn around and rule out women running for the White House After Kamala Harris lost his November presidential election, he thought it was not a "learning lesson".
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Both India and Pakistan claim victory after announcing a ceasefire over the weekendwhich brought two nuclear states back from the brink of war, with Kashmir residents begging for a long-term solution.
A landmark study shows that weight loss stings can almost halve the risk of obesity-related cancers. Cancer experts say the findings are “transformative” and can herald a “new era of cancer prevention medicine.” Obesity is associated with 13 different cancers. Although weight loss reduces this risk, scientists have calculated that the amount of injections that can reduce weight is more protective than reduced kilograms.
The report said Donald Trump's administration is preparing to accept luxury planes from the Qatar royal family, which has sparked a storm of criticism as moral experts say the gift would violate the rules in the constitution and try to prevent bribery and corruption. Jonathan Yerushalmy reviews the gifts received by the presidents and the rules they accepted.
The study found that the climate crisis threatens the future of the world's most popular fruits, as nearly two-thirds of the banana-growing regions in Latin America and the Caribbean may no longer be suitable for fruits in 2080. Temperatures such as Guatemala, Costa Rica and Colombia, have risen, extreme weather and climate-related pests that stimulate banana cultivation.
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