Dancers rehearse before an audition for the Radio City Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall in New York, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

China, US Trade Chiefs Had ‘Candid’ Call Weeks Ahead of Expected Trump-Xi Summit

BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Premier ⁠He ⁠Lifeng had “candid, in-depth and ⁠constructive exchanges” with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and ​U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer over a video call on Thursday, Chinese ‌state broadcaster CCTV reported. The ‌Chinese side “expressed serious concern over the recent U.S. restrictive trade ⁠measures against ⁠China”, but…

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SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA - APRIL 20: Children huddle to pray during a memorial gathering on April 20, 2026 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Eight children were killed and two women were wounded during a domestic violence incident in the early morning hours of April 19th, according to local authorities. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump Discussed New Iran Proposal With National Security Aides on Monday, White House Says

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump ⁠discussed a new Iranian proposal ​on resolving the war with Tehran ‌with his top ‌national security aides on ⁠Monday, ⁠White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Answering ​questions at a briefing, Leavitt did not offer an opinion of ​the proposal, in which the Strait ⁠of…

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Seagulls are pictured at the Baltic Sea beach in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, on a sunny Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Exclusive-Ukraine PM Says She Feels More Confident of US Support After Visit to Washington

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko left the United States ⁠on ⁠Thursday buoyed by what she called positive talks with ⁠top U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, saying she found him to be supportive of her war-torn country. Svyrydenko ​told Reuters that she used the meeting with Bessent to hammer…

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A devotee dressed as a townsperson takes part in a Way of the Cross reenactment in Arraijan, Panama, Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

China Involvement in Iran Would Complicate Matters

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠Trade ⁠Representative Jamieson Greer ⁠said on Friday that the United ​States is trying to maintain a stable ‌relationship with China, but ‌if Beijing gets involved with ⁠Iran in ⁠a way that is counter to U.S. interests, ​that would complicate matters. “The underlying goals of our economies are so different….

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A Kurdish woman in traditional dress holds a lit torch during Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on a hill overlooking the town of Akra in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

    China Launches Two ‘Reciprocal’ Probes Into US Trade Practices

    BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) – ⁠China’s ⁠commerce ministry ⁠said on Friday ​it had initiated two ‌counter-probes into U.S. ‌practices hampering ⁠the ⁠flow of Chinese products into the ​United States, in a move suggesting no ​retaliation from Beijing immediately against ⁠recent ⁠U.S. probes. The two ⁠investigations – ​to conclude within six months ​but which ⁠could be…

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