The shift comes as Beijing refuses to back down in an escalating trade war with Washington.
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India’s Gandhis charged in money laundering case amid opposition outcry
India’s financial crimes agency has accused the Gandhis of illegally acquiring properties of a newspaper.
Tuvalu unveils first cash machines in ‘momentous’ ceremony
Tiny cash-based Pacific nation gets electronic banking for the first time.
French row with Algeria escalates further with tit-for-tat expulsions
France recalls its ambassador to Algeria and orders 12 Algerian diplomats to leave as tensions continue to rise.
WHO agrees legally binding pandemic treaty
The agreement is designed to ensure more cooperation between nations in the event of another pandemic.
German doctor charged with murder of 15 patients
The suspect, 40, is accused of setting fire to the homes of some of his alleged victims to cover his tracks.
Protester tasered and arrested at Republican town hall
Six people were removed after congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took the stage.
Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal, Palestinian official says
The plan also gives no commitment to end the war in return for hostages, a Palestinian official says.
‘Nothing has been done’ – judge warns Trump officials in deportation case
Warning of “no tolerance for gamesmanship”, the judge said she would determine whether to hold the government in contempt of court.
US pastor kidnapped during church service in South Africa found after shoot-out
Three people died in the “high-intensity shootout” that led to Josh Sullivan’s rescue, officials say.