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Key Decisions at Cabinet Meeting, November 26: The Union Cabinet — the central government’s top decision-making panel — has approved four major projects involving investments of Rs 19,919 crore. The four projects are: Pune Metro Rail Project Phase 2 (Rs 9,858 crore), Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM) incentives (Rs 7,280 crore) and multitracking projects in…
At a breakfast meeting with US senators, President Donald Trump recalled his recent encounter with Chinese President Xi Jinping, drawing laughter with an anecdote about the tense demeanour of Xi’s delegation. Trump said he wanted his Cabinet to show the same discipline as Xi’s aides, who he described as “stiff, silent, and stone-faced” during their…
US President Donald Trump is betting that Chinese President Xi Jinping could help bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Ahead of their meeting in South Korea next week, Trump praised Xi as a leader “capable of influencing Moscow”. “What I’ll really be talking to him about is how do we end the war with…
US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals agreement aimed at countering China on Monday at a meeting marked by Trump’s jab at Australia’s envoy to the United States over past criticism. China loomed large at the first White House summit between Trump and Albanese, with the US president…
The chair of a US House of Representatives committee on China on Thursday called on the Trump administration to restrict or suspend Chinese airline landing rights in the US unless Beijing restores full access to rare earths and magnets. Representative John Moolenaar, a Republican, also said the US should review export control policies governing the…
US President Donald Trump is likely to visit China this year or shortly afterwards, signalling a possible thaw in trade tensions with Beijing. The announcement came during Trump’s meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Washington, where he addressed reporters about the state of US-China relations and his recent conversations with Chinese President…