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Here are top ten news articles of last week:
1- Title Trump Hopeful of Iran Deal After Tehran Warns of Regional War
Description: President Trump expressed optimism regarding a new framework for negotiations with Iran, despite Supreme Leader Khamenei’s warnings of a regional conflict. This comes after a period of high tension following anti-government protests and U.S. military posturing in the Gulf.
Link: The Straits Times
2- China hands life sentence to former justice minister over bribery
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced China’s former justice minister Tang Yijun to life in prison for taking bribes, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Under President Xi China has taken steps against corruption and malpractice.
3- Title: Historic India-EU FTA Offers India Zero-Duty Access to Europe
Description: The newly implemented Free Trade Agreement (FTA) provides India with unprecedented access to European markets. This shift is expected to significantly challenge the textile export dominance of neighboring countries like Pakistan.
Link: The Sunday Guardian
4- Indonesia President Prabowo hints at harsh world politics challenging country’s non-alignment policy
Description: Amid intensifying regional conflicts across the globe, President Prabowo Subianto has maintained Indonesia’s non-bloc, non-alignment foreign policy but hinted at the harsh realities of global politics, which might have compelled him to take sides on some international political issues.
5- Moscow confirms Russian forces helped repel ISIL attack on Niger airport
Description: Russian soldiers helped repel an attack claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) armed group on Niger’s main airport in the capital, Niamey, last week, according to Moscow’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The attack was repelled through the joint efforts of the Russian Ministry of Defence’s African Corps and the Nigerien armed forces,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.
6- Xi urges ‘equal, multipolar world’ in talks with Uruguay’s Orsi
Description: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China and Uruguay to work together to advance an “equal and orderly multipolar world” as he met Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi in Beijing on Tuesday, according to a media pool report.
Xi said the two countries should also promote “inclusive and universally beneficial economic globalisation,” reiterating China’s long-standing call for reforms to global governance and international economic systems.
7- American ex-diplomat steps forward: »The only immediate security threat to Greenland right now is the United States
Description: America’s independence day on July 4th also became Nathan Sheridan’s personal independence day.
According to Nathan Sheridan, for Trump, it’s only about one thing: acquiring new land and becoming a president who will be remembered for expanding the US territory.
8- China’s Xi agrees to hike U.S. soybeans purchases after Trump call, U.S. says
Description: U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a “very positive” call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday about trade and security issues even as Beijing warned Washington about arms sales to Taiwan.
9- US must be prudent when supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump
China’s leader Xi Jinping has called Taiwan “the most important issue” in China-US relations during a phone call with US President Donald Trump.
Xi told Trump to be “prudent” when supplying weapons to the island, state media report, adding that he attached “great importance” to ties with Washington and hoped both sides would find ways to resolve their differences.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62wpjd3j1zo
10- US delivers new warning to Iraq over Maliki, threatens punitive measures
Maliki’s return to the premiership could trigger severe consequences, including a complete suspension of US assistance and a broader reassessment of political and economic support.
11-Trump turns to US military leaders for diplomatic efforts on Iran and Ukraine
President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of tapping military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending the top U.S. commander in the Middle East to talks over Iran’s nuclear program and positioning the Army secretary as a key negotiator on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.