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Scottish Labour MP in 'secretive' meeting with private healthcare lobbyists

A SCOTTISH Labour MP held a “secretive” meeting with lobbyists working for private health care and drug companies, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland)

International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it’s not enough to force Netanyahu’s hand

Condemnation alone won’t change Israel’s trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is required, says Sanam Vakil, director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programme

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s Middle East tour tells us he has forgotten about Gaza, much to Netanyahu’s delight

As thousands of IDF soldiers prepare to occupy the strip, the president is silent. Israel’s ultra-right could want nothing more, says Chatham House’s professor of international relations, Yossi Mekelberg

The Guardian - UK

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Why did the US and China slash tariffs – and what’s next?

Experts say the pullback on tariffs shows that China managed to stand its ground, as Trump battled domestic pressure.

Al Jazeera

Modi’s deadly bombing strike on Pakistan goes to the heart of India’s great dilemma

A military attack on the same day as a trade deal with the UK reveals a nation keen to strut the world stage, but hampered by regional enmity and history, says Chietigj Bajpaee of Chatham House

The Guardian - UK

Did ‘Vatican diplomacy’ change Trump’s mind on Ukraine? I’m sceptical for three reasons

Zelenskyy, Starmer, Macron … they all had his ear at Pope Francis’s funeral. But he is just as easily swayed by the elevator doorman, says Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine forum at Chatham House

The Guardian - UK

China trade war poses threat to US arms firms’ rare earths supply, analysts warn

Chinese restrictions could affect more than a dozen defence and aerospace firms and give Beijing ‘crucial advantage’

The Guardian - UK

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Iraqi Markets A Haven For Pedlars Escaping Iran's Economic Woes

Every Friday, Alawi crosses the border from Iran into Iraq to sell his produce in the markets of Basra, which serve as a haven for Iranians grappling with economic sanctions.

International Business Times

With Tariff War, Trump Also Reshapes How US Treats Allies

Japan and Taiwan promised billions in investment. Trump acknowledged the investment in his remarks but said that Taiwan "took all of our computer chips and semiconductors" and announced 32 percent tariffs on its exports.

International Business Times

Israel has chosen military occupation over a ceasefire in Gaza. Where does this end?

The latest escalation and attempts to dismantle the Palestinian leadership are utterly at odds with peace negotiations, says Chatham House research fellow Sanam Vakil

The Guardian - UK

‘Down to the wire’: inside the UK’s crunch talks with the US as it bids to avoid Trump tariffs

Ministers seek carve-out from import taxes before 2 April deadline – but critics believe they may have offered too many concessions

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt Labour minister with call for Israel arms ban

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators calling for an end to F35 exports to Israel disrupted a talk by Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds on Thursday ...

The National (Scotland)

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt Reynolds speech with call for F35 export ban

The UK has suspended some arms exports to Israel over human rights concerns.

Evening Standard

We can’t know if Vladimir Putin will accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. But this is what he’ll be thinking

Key factors will drive the Kremlin’s decision. Can Russia fight on and for what? Or is there more benefit in allying with Donald Trump, asks Orysia Lutsevych of Chatham House

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Stimulate debate on contentious topics, expert urges English universities

Government’s lead on academic freedom cautions of significant danger to integrity if expression is restricted

Evening Standard

Military must modernise to ‘earn’ post-war prosperity once again, says minister

The armed forces minister said increasing defence spending to 2.5% was the start of a much bigger process of building a modern military.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK loses job after Trump comments

Phil Goff questioned Donald Trump’s grasp of history at a Chatham House event in London, prompting the foreign minister to say his position is ‘untenable’

The Guardian - UK

Europe is running out of hope Trump is still open to persuasion over Ukraine

Where the US president sees a convivial leader an ocean away, Europeans see a tyrant on its borders breaking all agreements

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Al Jazeera

Trump’s Ukraine policy shift: How are European leaders planning to respond?

European leaders are scrambling for responses after Trump reached out to Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

UK should be cautious after change in US policy over Ukraine, think tank says

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said European nations need to spend 5% of GDP on defence and would be responsible for peacekeeping in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Why Trump’s change of heart on TikTok? This is about self-interest, not security

The man who once declared TikTok a ‘national emergency’ has detected a very different mood among young Americans, says Emily Taylor of the International Security Programme, Chatham House

The Guardian - UK

‘A watershed moment’: how will Labour play Trump 2.0?

Starmer open to second state visit for Donald Trump, amid worries about tariffs and recent setbacks to political relationship

The Independent UK

UK should sign climate change co-operation agreement with China, says think tank

Chatham House said a formal deal would enable ‘bolder and more confident engagement’ by the UK in China ‘and vice versa’.

Al Jazeera

Russia intensifies assaults on Ukraine ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Putin’s army is stepping up attacks in an apparent bid to strengthen Trump’s argument for cutting aid to Kyiv.

The Independent UK

What does fall of Assad in Syria mean for the Middle East and the West?

How will the fall of the Assad regime reshape geopolitical dynamics worldwide?

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