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First Lady Melania Trump Evokes Children’s ‘Melodic Laughter’ in Personal Letter to Russia’s Putin Putin

First Lady Melania Trump Evokes Children’s ‘Melodic Laughter’ in Personal Letter to Russia’s Putin

Much of the lead-up to President Donald Trump's summit on U.S. soil with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, in hopes of ushering in a ceasefire or peaceful resolution to the years-long Russia-Ukraine war, could be described as boisterous. A huge part of the fanfare during the formal; greeting ceremony…
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August 17, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Russia refusing ceasefire ‘complicates the situation’ for ending war Ukraine

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Russia refusing ceasefire ‘complicates the situation’ for ending war

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia refusing to accept a ceasefire was complicating efforts to end Moscow’s more than three-year-long conflict, after a summit between the US and Russian presidents yielded no deal on ending the war: “We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet determined…
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August 17, 2025
Trump rows back threat of ‘secondary tariffs’ against India and China after Putin summit Putin

Trump rows back threat of ‘secondary tariffs’ against India and China after Putin summit

US president Donald Trump has played down the prospect of imposing so-called “secondary tariffs” on buyers of Russian oil after his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Trump had proposed the levies as a new way of pressuring Russia’s war-time economy if it failed to stop its invasion of Ukraine,…
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August 17, 2025
Hong Kong stablecoin rules to upgrade city’s trade-finance role: UAE banker China's Social Credit System

Hong Kong stablecoin rules to upgrade city’s trade-finance role: UAE banker

Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance marks a significant milestone, as cross-border payments using the cryptocurrency can facilitate trade-finance flows between Hong Kong, mainland China and global markets such as the Middle East, according to the CEO of Zand, an AI-powered fintech and financial-services group in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Future…
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August 17, 2025
Donald Trump gives Vladimir Putin letter from wife Melania Trump pleading for peace at summit Putin

Donald Trump gives Vladimir Putin letter from wife Melania Trump pleading for peace at summit

AFP 17 Aug, 2025 03:00 AM 2 mins to read US President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose on a podium on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, AFP US President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President…
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August 17, 2025
Asia’s small businesses brace for a US tariff-economy ‘disaster’ Pandemic

Asia’s small businesses brace for a US tariff-economy ‘disaster’

In boardrooms and backstreets from Singapore to Hanoi, owners of Asia’s small and medium-sized enterprises had barely got over the shock of the pandemic’s economic upheaval when another disruption arrived – this time from Washington, in the form of new tariffs that risk upending cross-border commerce and livelihoods. Following a…
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August 17, 2025