Macron urges 'reform' of Palestinian Authority to run Gaza without Hamas
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron Monday urged "reform" of the Palestinian Authority as part of a plan for the West Bank-based body to govern a post-war Gaza without the Islamist movement Hamas.

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Trump's tariff exemptions give markets relief, but tensions loom
WASHINGTON - US tariffs exemptions for electronics prompted market rallies Monday from Asia to Wall Street but failed to settle nerves over a global trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned would have "no winner."

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Russia says deadly Sumy strike hit army meeting
SUMY (UKRAINE) - Russia said Monday that its missiles hit a meeting of Ukrainian army commanders in Sumy, accusing Ukraine of using civilians as a "human shield" after Kyiv said the attack Sunday killed at least 34 people in one of the deadliest strikes of the entire war.

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Kremlin says tough line from Germany&s Merz on Ukraine risks escalating war
MOSCOW - The Kremlin criticised Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday over comments suggesting Germany might send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine.

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China, Vietnam sign agreements after Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere'
HANOI - China and Vietnam signed dozens of cooperation agreements Monday, strengthening ties between the communist-run countries after Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners".

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Cambodia deports unknown number of Taiwanese to China on fraud charges, Taiwan says
TAIPEI - Cambodia has deported an unknown number of Taiwanese citizens to China after they were arrested working in telecom fraud centres, the island's foreign ministry said on Monday, a move that comes ahead of China's President Xi Jinping visit to the country.

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