China lifts ban on Australian beef exporters in the latest sign of thaw | Agriculture
Move follows lifting of restrictions on imports of Australian coal, timber and barley. China has lifted an import ban on five Australian beef producers, the…
Turkey and Egypt aiming to extend diplomatic thaw at Cairo summit | News
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the war in Gaza will top the agenda during a summit with his Egyptian counterpart, President Abdel…
Biden says Hamas attack on Israel aimed at disrupting Israel-Saudi thaw | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Saudi officials reportedly paused normalisation talks with Israel following Palestinian group’s October 7 attacks. United States President Joe Biden has said he believes Hamas carried…
China to drop tariffs on Australian barley amid diplomatic thaw | Trade War
China’s commerce ministry tariffs ‘no longer necessary’, while Australia drops trade complaint. China has announced it will drop tariffs on Australian barley amid a diplomatic…
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meets China’s President Xi as sides work to thaw relations
1/2 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing on Monday as they sought to thaw tensions. Photo courtesy…
Biden promised a thaw, but the U.S. and China are struggling to break the ice
The disruptions come right before an expected meeting between Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Washington on Thursday. Wang is…
US OKs expansion of China flights in rare thaw between sides | Aviation
US Transportation Department allows Chinese airlines to expand flights to 12 round trips each week. The United States will allow Chinese airlines to expand flights…
South Korea to keep Fukushima seafood ban despite thaw with Japan | International Trade
President Yoon Seok-yeol’s administration says ‘health and safety’ top priority despite improving Seoul-Tokyo ties. South Korea has ruled out lifting a ban on Japanese seafood…
Spain appoints new ambassador to Venezuela as relations thaw | Politics News
Madrid sends new envoy to Caracas after a two year-hiatus over controversial 2018 presidential election. The Spanish government has appointed a new ambassador to Venezuela,…
Hard-hit Buffalo area braces for more snow; thaw in sight Wednesday
Buffalo braced Tuesday for more snow after a historic and brutal winter storm buried the region and left more than two dozen people dead. Up to 9 more inches…
UK weather – Big thaw arrives today with Met Office flood warnings as heavy rain and melting snow bring fresh chaos
FLOOD warnings have been issued for parts of the UK today as heavy downpours threaten to ignite travel chaos. Ten flood warnings are in place…