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The leaders of India, China and Russia met in Tianjin, producing an image of smiling warmth that is likely to be an artefact of this era.

The summit was convened in the wake of Donald Trump’s alienation of another ally, Narendra Modi.

He is now lobbying the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China. »

South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in US raid.

Reuters More than 300 South Koreans who were detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia arrived home last Friday.

The South Korean government says it is investigating potential human rights violations during the raid and detention of Korean workers by US authorities. »

President Donald Trump floated the idea Monday of companies no longer providing earnings report on a quarterly basis and switching to semiannual instead.

"Did you ever hear the statement that, 'China has a 50 to 100 year view on management of a company, whereas we run our companies on a quarterly basis???

Current regulations require companies to report earnings on a quarterly basis, though providing forecasts is voluntary. »

His latest claim faces a similar problem: For him to be correct, most of the U.S population ― currently about 340 million ― would be dead.

That’s a decline from recent years past; More than 110,000 died in 2023, but the number has never approached the totals Trump claimed.

Globally, some 600,000 people die each year from drug use, according to the World Health Organization, or 0.2% of the number Trump claimed. »