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Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett attends the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Buffett warns against Trump tariffs, says he wants to retire at end of year

The Berkshire Hathaway chair stunned shareholders with news that he hopes to hand over the reins to Greg Abel within months.

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Chinese ambassador says Beijing open to dialogue if Washington shows respect

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Free Lady Gaga concert in Copacabana draws massive crowds

Russia & Central Asia

A world first? Ukraine says it destroys enemy fighter jet with sea drone

A Russian military blogger said the plane was shot down and said the pilots ejected and were picked up – ‘both are alive, and to hell with the plane’.

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A Russian Su-27 aircraft dumps fuel over the Black Sea in 2023. Ukraine said on Saturday that it has shot down such an aircraft using a maritime drone. Photo: Handout via Reuters
A Russian Su-27 aircraft dumps fuel over the Black Sea in 2023. Ukraine said on Saturday that it has shot down such an aircraft using a maritime drone. Photo: Handout via Reuters

Middle East

Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for Gaza offensive

Prime Minister Netanyahu attacked truce mediator Qatar, accusing it of ‘playing both sides’ in talks with Hamas.

United States & Canada

‘Clowning around’: Trump rebuked for posting AI image of himself as pope

The image, shared during the official mourning period for Pope Francis, was described as shameful and offensive in Italy and the US.

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Europe

Sistine Chapel readied for next pope’s election

Workers are installing a stove for burning secret votes and the chimney that will billow smoke to announce the election of a new pontiff.

A worker restoring frescos inside the Sistine Chapel on Friday ahead of the conclave in Vatican City. Photo: Vatican Media via EPA-EFE
A worker restoring frescos inside the Sistine Chapel on Friday ahead of the conclave in Vatican City. Photo: Vatican Media via EPA-EFE

Americas

Sheinbaum says she rejected Trump offer to send US troops to Mexico

The Mexican president says she told her US counterpart that her country’s sovereignty is inviolable and is not for sale.

United States & Canada

‘Dangerous highway’: Chinese tourists among 7 dead in US after horror crash

A truck driver and six people among a tour van group of 14 died and eight others were injured, some of them helped by police and bystanders as the van burst into flames.

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Middle East

‘Cease at once’: UN envoy urges Israel to stop attacks on Syria

‘I strongly condemn Israel’s continued and escalating violations of Syria’s sovereignty, including air strikes in Damascus and other cities,’ said Geir Pedersen.

Smoke is seen after an Israeli airstrike on Damascus, Syria, on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua

Africa

7 killed in South Sudan air strikes, with charity hospital among targets

The Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital is ‘the only one in Fangak county, serving over 110,000 people who already had extremely limited access to healthcare’.

Fire burns following an aerial bombardment that resulted in deaths at the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres facility in South Sudan on Saturday. Photo: Handout via Reuters
Fire burns following an aerial bombardment that resulted in deaths at the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres facility in South Sudan on Saturday. Photo: Handout via Reuters

Europe

‘It embeds us’: UK politics upended by right-wing Reform in election surge

The party overturned a massive Labour majority - by six votes - to win a parliamentary seat, as well as securing its first mayoralties and winning control of 10 councils.

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Global Economy

Ukraine lacks capacity to supplant China’s critical minerals supply: analysts

Analysts say US deal for Ukraine’s rare earths - meant to replace China as a supplier - will be of little use without the ability to process it.

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United States & Canada

US prepares new Russia sanctions as Trump hardens stance on Putin

The targets include banking and energy firms after the Russian leader kept rejecting the US president’s calls for a ceasefire.

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A self-propelled howitzer fires towards Russian troops at a position in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region on April 24. Photo: Reuters

Europe

Woman dies in Greece when bomb she’s holding explodes

The woman, 38, was apparently carrying the device to place outside a bank in the city of Thessaloniki. Greece has a long history of politically-motivated violence.

Greek police experts search for evidence after a bomb explosion in Thessaloniki on Saturday that killed a woman. Photo: AFP
Greek police experts search for evidence after a bomb explosion in Thessaloniki on Saturday that killed a woman. Photo: AFP

Europe

Germany labels AfD party as ‘extremist’, sparking diplomatic feud with US

Berlin told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ‘this is democracy’ after he called the move ‘tyranny in disguise’.

United States & Canada

US to stage military parade on June 14, Trump’s birthday

The US president floated the idea of such an event during his first term, but there were concerns about damage from tanks in the streets.

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Politics

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people

Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s inner circles

United States & Canada

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

Diplomacy

Trump hails tariffs – achievement list from administration barely mentions them

In a 90-minute speech in Michigan, Trump justifies ‘China tariffs’ as an effort to curb ‘the greatest job theft in the world’.

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China

Trump’s immigration crackdown chills speech of foreign students, scholars in US

Critics say ‘America is shooting itself in the foot’ as many of the country’s brightest minds rethink their long-term investment.

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Open Questions series

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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