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Geopolitics news: U.S.-China competition, sanctions, trade, alliances, and conflicts.
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Trump says he expects more U.S.-Iran talks this week after rejecting ceasefire plan
In a Sunday interview with Axios, the president said Tehran wants a deal he will not accept; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran remains ready…
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U.S., China approve $30 billion-per-side lists of goods for tariff cuts
A new U.S.-China Board of Trade listed 77 tariff lines of mostly Chinese household goods for the U.S. and 1,619 lines of mostly American farm and…
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U.S. forces to finish Iraq pullout by Sept. 30, ending anti-ISIS coalition mission
Just a few hundred of about 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq this year remain, NPR reported. An Iraqi commander said no foreign combat forces or bases…
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UK police arrest five men near RAF Fairford, base used by U.S. bombers against Iran
Counterterrorism detectives are holding the men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act after three vans were reported heading toward the base early Sunday, Sept. 27;…
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Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Tehran’s proposal, sent through Qatar, sought an end to the U.S. naval blockade, oil sanctions waivers and a truce covering Lebanon before the strait reopened.
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Xi visit ends with China coal pledge, U.S.-China investment board and AI incident channel
A White House fact sheet says China will import at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal in each of 2027 and 2028, while NPR…
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Iranian flights canceled as U.S. deadline to cut off Iran’s airlines passes
Treasury’s Sept. 23 deadline for companies worldwide to stop servicing Iranian carriers led to canceled routes to Gulf and Caucasus destinations, while some flights to China…
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U.S., Denmark and Greenland sign open-ended defense pact allowing new U.S. bases
The agreement signed in New York lets the U.S. set up defense areas at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig, expand Pituffik, and screen non-allied investment in sensitive sectors.…
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