Trump leaves China with no agreement on thorny issues, but cites ‘very good’ talks with Xi

Trump leaves China with no agreement on thorny issues, but cites ‘very good’ talks with Xi

BEIJING — Though U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “discussed almost everything,” their superpower summit here this week produced no sweeping agreements and concluded with just a handful of measurable outcomes. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Instead, each side lavished…

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Trump leaves NATO allies “dumbfounded” and “disgusted” with remarks dismissing sacrifices in Afghanistan

Trump leaves NATO allies “dumbfounded” and “disgusted” with remarks dismissing sacrifices in Afghanistan

London — European military veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians have voiced outrage after President Trump claimed the U.S. had “never needed” its NATO allies, and that allied troops had stayed “a little off the front lines” during the 20-year war in Afghanistan. “The only time NATO has ever enacted Article 5 was after the…

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Mark Walker leaves IDC for T4i

Mark Walker leaves IDC for T4i

Mark Walker to pursue interests in a new tech-focused consultancy called T4i. Following a tenure of 30 years at market research and analysis firm IDC, Mark Walker, the company’s former VP of data and analytics for the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa, and MD of IDC South Africa, has left the company. He told ITWeb…

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Flooding in South East Asia leaves 600 dead

Flooding in South East Asia leaves 600 dead

Getty Images Search and rescue operations are ongoing across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, with hundreds still missing Torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides across parts of southern Asia, killing about 600 people. Monsoon rain exacerbated by tropical storms caused some of the region’s worst flooding in years, with millions affected in Indonesia,…

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