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‘No reason to meet Xi Jinping now’: Donald Trump slams ‘hostile’ China’s rare earth curbs; warns of ‘massive’ tariff hike

US president Donald Trump on Friday accused China of taking a “sinister and hostile” step after Beijing imposed sweeping new export controls on rare earth elements, warning that he could respond with a “massive increase of tariffs” on Chinese goods entering the United States.In a post on Truth Social, the US President said “some very…

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Curbs set to ‘snap back’; Iran recalls envoys to France, Britain, Germany

TEHRAN: Iran has recalled its ambassadors to France, Britain and Germany, collectively known as the E3, following their launch of a mechanism to reinstate international sanctions on Tehran, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Saturday.In a statement, the ministry condemned E3’s decision to trigger the “snapback” mechanism as “irresponsible,” adding that the ambassadors were summoned…

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