Authorities deployed heavy shipping containers to seal off major thoroughfares, preemptively thwarting a planned protest march by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
China’s Commerce Ministry said the truce extension would provide a more stable environment for businesses and allow further negotiations.
Trump greeted Xi at Joint Base Andrews before the leaders walked together along a red carpet
Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yadong said negotiators also discussed tariff reductions and extending trade arrangements reached in Kuala Lumpur last year
Germany’s trade deficit with China also widened to about €55 billion, while German exports to China fell more than 12%.
Trump retains significant leverage through U.S. control of advanced semiconductor technology and export restrictions
The new judicial guidelines, issued by China’s top court, procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security, establish stricter standards for prosecuting fentanyl offences
China has made the most visible progress on soybeans, purchasing nearly half of a pledged 25 million tons
Rep. Riley Moore, a first-term Republican lawmaker from West Virginia, told the Daily Signal that will be key to mobilizing GOP turnout and keeping control of the House.
The proposal comes after months of war that have severely disrupted shipping through the waterway, which normally carries about 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies
Support for using US troops if China attacked Taiwan fell to 38%, down from 52% in 2022
Bessent said greater transparency between the world’s two leading AI powers would be important as their technological competition intensifies.
Rising rates have followed higher Treasury yields, which have been pushed upward by inflation concerns and surging oil prices linked to the US-Iran war
Carney identified climate change, trade pressures and concerns over democratic norms as challenges requiring greater cooperation
The analysis estimated that the conflict had cost the average household about $1,760 through September 11.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the proposal during her State of the Union address, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
