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Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico and Canada, but not China

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON/OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump suspended his threat of steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada yesterday, agreeing to a 30-day pause in return for concessions on border and crime enforcement with the two neighbouring countries.

Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, February 2, 2025

Congo’s displaced fear violence, rape if they return home

LAC VERT, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Widow Francine Nsengiyumva and her three children have little to eat and sleep on the hard ground, but like many others at a makeshift displacement centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo she is scared to return home.

A farm labourer stands next to sacks filled with harvested potatoes at a field in Subhri village, in the northern state of Haryana, India, February 1, 2025.

India budget opts for economic sugar rush over reform

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s annual budget announcement was a bigger deal than usual this year: As the first full budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, it will set the tone for how the world’s fifth-largest economy confronts slowing growth and sagging markets.

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