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Xi-Trump meeting was about 'managing rivalry', expert says

Ian O. Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, believes the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping was largely about "symbolism" and finding ways to "manage rivalry" between the two leaders.

Political groups nominate candidates for EU peace prize

Socialist MEPs have nominated International Criminal Court (ICC) and its officials for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. They say that, since its creation, the ICC has “made history” by bringing to book those who recruit child soldiers and are guilty of sexual

Bond vigilantes on a savage hunt as global yields run wild

TOKYO — The bond vigilantes are back — and now they’re patrolling every major debt market at once. As deficits balloon, spending runs unchecked and oil prices spike, investors are reasserting control over markets that once seemed shielded from shocks and sending yields

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