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AP PHOTOS: How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump's trade war

An escalating trade war with the U.S. is now crippling an entire industry that hand-harvests geoducks, leaving Washington state divers without work, Seattle exporters without business and Chinese aficionados with fewer of these prized clams.

The Independent UK

These American giant ‘geoduck’ clams are a Chinese delicacy. Trump’s tariff war could stop that

The escalating trade war between the US and China has severely impacted the geoduck industry in Washington state.

The Independent UK

'A Trump Gift To China': 17 States Sue Over EV Charger Funding Freeze

When the Trump administration kneecapped a key federal program that funds electric-vehicle charging infrastructure in February, it seemed inevitable that lawsuits would follow. Three months later, a group of 16 states, including California, New York, Colorado and Washington, have sued the federal government in an effort to keep money for…

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Washington governor signs rent-control bill into law

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a bill into law that sets limits on rent increases

The Independent UK

UK officials land in Washington as talks over trade agreement continue

Senior negotiators hope to get agreement with US signed ahead of UK-EU summit on 19 May

The Guardian - UK

Tension in Washington, D.C. Rises As ICE Raids Local Restaurants, Requesting I-9 Forms: 'It Is Disrupting'

D.C. is on edge as reports show ICE raided local businesses and restaurants earlier this week across the town. No detentions have been confirmed.

Latin Times

Trump plans to announce US will refer to Arabian Gulf rather than Persian Gulf

Move sparks outrage in Iran as diplomats try to broker deal between Tehran and Washington over nuclear programme

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University of Washington faces federal review after pro-Palestinian protest

Trump administration launches review after what it calls ‘recent incidents of antisemitic violence’ at school

The Guardian - US

Indonesia’s ‘thousand friends, zero enemies’ approach sees President Subianto courting China and US

For much of April and into May, a team of negotiators from Indonesia have been in Washington to discuss trading relations between the world’s largest economy and another forecast to be in the Top 5 within a generation.

The Conversation

Peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda in progress, US says

Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Congo and attracting billions of dollars in Western investment, according to the senior adviser for Africa to US President Donald Trump earlier this week.

Radio France Internationale

US, China to hold talks in Switzerland amid Trump’s trade war

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington does not wish to decouple from China but wants ‘fair trade’.

Al Jazeera

Meet the Jewish students speaking to US lawmakers about Columbia’s protests

Jewish students who support Palestinian rights tell Al Jazeera that accusations of anti-Semitism are being weaponised.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after occupying University of Washington building

Police have arrested more than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied a University of Washington engineering building and demanded that the school break ties with Boeing

The Independent UK

Canada 'won't be for sale ever' Carney tells Trump in first White House meeting

A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown, but there was little ordinary about this encounter after Trump spent months musing about annexing Canada and turning it into the 51st state.

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International Business Times

Colombia Moves To Join China's Belt And Road

Colombia's president on Tuesday said he intends to sign an accord to join Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative during an upcoming China trip, a move sure to damage already frayed relations with Washington.

The Independent UK

Trump, Congress and city council: Managing relationships, DC's mayor walks a tightrope

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Trump Says US Should To Stop 'Subsidizing' Canada As Trade Talks Continue

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States should stop "subsidizing" Canada, as he hosted the country's recently reelected premier Mark Carney for talks in Washington.

Al Jazeera

Trump says bombing of Yemen to stop as Oman confirms US-Houthi ceasefire

Oman says it brokers truce between Washington and Houthis, says neither side will target the other.

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The Guardian - AU

‘A very real possibility of being detained’: LGBTQ+ Australians cancel travel to US for World Pride

Mik Bartels is among those fearful of Trump’s America, partly because their research includes 20 words on US government’s list of banned terms

Euronews

EU sends top officials to Washington for tariff talks

A high-level meeting is under way in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday as the EU and US attempt to escape a full-blown transatlantic trade war.

The Guardian - US

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at University of Washington occupation

Group demands university cut ties with Boeing over company’s military contracts with Israel

The Sports Daily

Trump Confirms NFL Draft 2027 Will Take Place In Washington DC

United States President Donald Trump has announced that the 2027 NFL Draft will take place in Washington DC.

The Conversation

Trump targets NPR and PBS as public and nonprofit media account for a growing share of local news coverage

Republicans in Washington have their sights – once again – on defunding public media.

The Independent UK

Who are the US cardinals who will vote for the next pope? There are 10, the largest bloc after Italy

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church

The Independent UK

Army pausing flights near DC after two commerical airliners had to abort landings

Helicopter operations near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were put on pause on Monday.

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