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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Washington this week for his first face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump

Japan PM To Meet Trump On Feb 6-8 US Trip

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet President Donald Trump on a visit to the United States this week, top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Tuesday.

UBS Profit Beats Forecast As Credit Suisse Merger Nears End

UBS posted a much better-than-expected net profit in the fourth quarter
Switzerland's biggest bank posted a net profit of $770 million for the last three months of 2024, compared with a $279 million loss in the same period a year earlier as it wrestled with the weight of integrating its closest domestic rival.
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The massive China-US trade imbalance has long raised hackles in Washington

How China Could Respond To Trump's New Tariffs

From retaliatory tariffs on US goods like car parts and soy beans to controls on raw minerals essential for American manufacturing -- analysts say China has plenty of options if it wants to reply to fresh US levies.
Apple long fought allowing 'side loading' of iPhone apps from online shops others than the App Store, but made a concession in Europe due to landmark digital law there

Apple Blasts Porn App For IPhones In Europe

Apple on Monday called a pornography app available for iPhones in the European Union a danger to children, saying landmark digital rules there allowed it to get on to its handsets via an alternative to its App Store.
USAID has a budget of around $40 billion, a minor part of the approximate $7 trillion in annual US government spending

Musk Says Trump 'Shutting Down' US Aid Agency

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and President Donald Trump's controversial close advisor, said Monday the giant USAID humanitarian agency will be "shutting down" as part of his radical -- and critics say unconstitutional -- drive to shrink the US government.
The situation could put Macron under intense pressure

French PM Set To Force Budget Through Parliament

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left that could topple his government after less than two months in office.

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