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President Donald Trump had this May hailed a “total reset” of US-China relations, but trade relations between the world’s two-largest economies have faltered since, highlighting the fragility of the truce.
The US is now complaining that China not delivered on its promises to roll back restrictions on the export of key critical minerals, with Trump saying on Friday that China had “totally violated” the agreement.
China has also hit back, with its commerce ministry saying this week that China “is determined to safeguard its rights and interests”. It also denied the accusation it had undermined the 12 May agreement.
Here are the key stories at a glance:
China accuses US of ‘seriously violating’ trade truce
China has accused the US of “seriously violating” the fragile US-China detente that has been in place for less than a month since the two countries agreed to pause the trade war that risked upending the global economy.
OAN reporter fired after criticizing Hegseth
A pro-Donald Trump journalist says she was fired from her job after criticizing the president’s secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, over his attempts to restrict media access at the Pentagon.
20 Planned Parenthood clinics shutter this year
At least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics across seven states have shuttered since the start of 2025 or have announced plans to close soon – closures that come amid immense financial and political turbulence for the reproductive health giant as the United States continues to grapple with the fallout from the end of Roe v Wade.
Trump officials open up millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining
Millions of acres of Alaska wilderness will lose federal protections and be exposed to drilling and mining in the Trump administration’s latest move to prioritize energy production over the shielding of the US’s open spaces.
US leaders condemn attack on Colorado rally for Israeli hostages
Political leaders across the US have condemned what they describe as a horrific, antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, after a man allegedly used a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices to target people at a rally calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas.
Trump pardons shark divers
Donald Trump has pardoned two south Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline several miles from shore. Pardons for Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr were signed on Wednesday. They had been convicted in 2022 of theft of property within special maritime jurisdiction.
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