As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?

Myanmar’s generals may also try to use Trump’s apparent interest in the country’s rare earths as leverage in their attempt to normalise relations with the United States ahead of a poll.

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Gaza civil defence says 20 killed by overturned aid truck

Hamas accused Israel of forcing truck drivers to take unsafe routes to reach aid distribution centres.

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Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise

Students and survivors laid flowers at the memorial cenotaph with the ruins of a domed building in the background

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Hit by US tariffs, Indonesia plans to sell shrimp to China instead

China is the world's biggest importer of shrimp by volume, but Indonesians have preferred to sell to the US where they could get better prices, Budhi said.

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Steeper US tariffs take effect on many Brazilian goods

Trump's latest salvo brings duties on various Brazilian goods from 10 percent to 50 percent

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100 missing after flash flood washes out Indian Himalayan town

The roaring waters tore down a narrow mountain valley, demolishing buildings as the flood barrelled into the town of Dharali in Uttarakhand state.

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Reuters exclusive / How India-US trade talks collapsed

New Delhi is now left with the surprise imposition of a 25% tariff on Indian goods from Friday

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How Trump's love for TV is shaping US diplomacy

That's real starvation stuff. I see it, and you can't fake that, the US president said

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Israel expands ground, air raids on Gaza

An Israeli military ground campaign accompanied by “very heavy fire from its air force and also from Israeli artillery units” was under way in various parts of Gaza yesterday, according to the Gaza authorities.

Pak police arrest 120 workers of PTI ahead of protest

Police arrested 120 activists of Pakistan’s main opposition party in raids overnight, security officials said, ahead of protests planned for yesterday, the second anniversary of the jailing of their leader, Imran Khan.

Iran detains cell linked to exiled opposition

Iran has arrested three members of a suspected sabotage cell linked to the exiled opposition for attempting to disrupt public order, Iranian media reported yesterday.

As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?

Myanmar’s generals may also try to use Trump’s apparent interest in the country’s rare earths as leverage in their attempt to normalise relations with the United States ahead of a poll.

32m ago

Gaza civil defence says 20 killed by overturned aid truck

Hamas accused Israel of forcing truck drivers to take unsafe routes to reach aid distribution centres.

1h ago

Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise

Students and survivors laid flowers at the memorial cenotaph with the ruins of a domed building in the background

1h ago

Hit by US tariffs, Indonesia plans to sell shrimp to China instead

China is the world's biggest importer of shrimp by volume, but Indonesians have preferred to sell to the US where they could get better prices, Budhi said.

1h ago

Steeper US tariffs take effect on many Brazilian goods

Trump's latest salvo brings duties on various Brazilian goods from 10 percent to 50 percent

2h ago

100 missing after flash flood washes out Indian Himalayan town

The roaring waters tore down a narrow mountain valley, demolishing buildings as the flood barrelled into the town of Dharali in Uttarakhand state.

2h ago

How India-US trade talks collapsed

New Delhi is now left with the surprise imposition of a 25% tariff on Indian goods from Friday

2h ago

How Trump's love for TV is shaping US diplomacy

That's real starvation stuff. I see it, and you can't fake that, the US president said

4h ago

UK-France migrant returns deal takes effect

A “one-in, one-out” deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France came into force yesterday, the UK government announced.

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Nations must resolve global plastics crisis

Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva yesterday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.

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