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Who Will Blink First on Trade: President Trump or Xi Jinping?

Washington and Beijing both need a trade win as steep new tariffs and tough import limits on critical minerals loom.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested that an extended tariff truce with China is still possible. That comes as rhetoric between the administration and Beijing grows heated.

Trump Allies Push to Bolster Putin-Backed Balkans Leader

An influence campaign has relied on allies of the president, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, to cast a Serbian politician as a victim of political persecution.

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Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, with Milorad Dodik, center, the leader of Republika Srpska, a Serb-controlled region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in February.
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