Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union and United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on Russian institutions and officials accused of systematically deporting and indoctrinating Ukrainian children.
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[2026-05-12 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American business and policy circles seek trade certainty, AI dialogue and signs rivalry can be managed despite wider tensions
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[2026-05-12 06:23 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American business and policy circles seek trade certainty, AI dialogue and signs rivalry can be managed despite wider tensions
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[2026-05-12 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ongoing and planned trade reforms, including the gradual removal of para-tariffs, could improve competitiveness and increase household consumption by around 3.1%, with stronger gains for lower-income households, the World Bank’s April 2026 South Asia Economic Update release on Friday(8) said.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The establishment of the Viet Nam-Sri Lanka Business Council will enhance bilateral relations, fostering partnerships beyond trade driven by shared ambitions, Export Development Board Chairman Mangala Wijesinghe told the Viet Nam Sri Lanka Business forum held in Colombo on Friday (8).
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ministry said that obstacles to exporting Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab to the US market have been cleared, as Sri Lanka successfully met the stringent conditions imposed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
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[2026-05-12 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan ICT companies have strengthened their presence in the European market through participation in a strategic market exposure programme organized under the collaboration between the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and the Import Promotions Desk Germany (IPD).
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[2026-05-12 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Agriculture Export CompetitivenessSource: Author calculations based on International Trade Center (ITC) data & WITS data
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[2026-05-12 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s defence exports have surged more than 25-fold from Rs 15 billion in FY2017 to a record Rs. 384 billion in FY2026, while domestic defence production has climbed to an all-time high of Rs. 1.54 trillion in FY2025, reflecting a structural shift in the country’s military-industrial ecosystem towards indigenous manufacturing and export-led growth, according to a new Rubix Data Sciences report.
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[2026-05-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi has a new user bonus for people who want to sign up for the fast-growing prediction market platform for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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[2026-05-12 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to visit Beijing from May 13th to 15th for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade, Iran, and regional security expected to top the agenda.
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[2026-05-12 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — The British government sanctioned nine people and three organizations on Monday that it accused of engaging in “hostile activity” on behalf of Iran that threatens U.K. and global security.
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[2026-05-12 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, has condemned the European Union after it moved to sanction Israeli settlers accused of carrying out violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-05-12 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after he was ejected for a flagrant foul during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoffs series against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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[2026-05-12 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Laredo, Texas is a busy land port of entry for trade on the US-Mexico border and a common connection for the illegal movement of people
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[2026-05-12 02:57 UTC+10:00] [US-Mexico border] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Laredo, Texas is a busy land port of entry for trade on the US-Mexico border and a common connection for the illegal movement of people
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[2026-05-12 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine is emerging as a global drone export powerhouse, coming fresh off vast experience gained in over four years of war with Russia - or at least that's the image Kiev is seeking to present to the world.
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[2026-05-12 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Netherlands is planning to push forward new legislation on banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements within weeks, the Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen told The National on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tyson Foods and Walmart shares moved lower around noon in New York, while major Brazilian meatpacker Minerva Foods moved higher on a Wall Street Journal report that says the White House will temporarily cut beef import tariffs
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[2026-05-12 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Garrett showed up on Marshals at just the right time. Played with quiet Southern charm by Riley Green, a country singer by trade and first-time actor, Garrett walked off a bus in Episode 8 with a guitar case and bad memories, dating from his time in the SEALs with Kayce Dutton and Pete Calvin.
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[2026-05-11 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The EU will sanction several Israeli settlers who committed acts of violence against Palestinians, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas announced on Monday.
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[2026-05-11 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Donald Trump is set to touch down in Beijing, China, on Wednesday for a two-day state visit – the first by a US president in eight years – as relations between the world’s two largest economies teeter at a crossroads defined by the Iran war, trade friction, and technological rivalry.
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[2026-05-11 22:02 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It will be the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade, with the last visit being Trump in 2017
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[2026-05-11 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Council has terminated the partial suspension of a cooperation agreement with Syria, thereby restoring fuller trade ties with the country as it seeks to emerge from nearly 14 years of war.
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[2026-05-11 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: For the Knicks fans who still have nightmares about the Antonio McDyess trade; who lived through Isiah Thomas and the baggage that certainly wouldn’t fit in an overhead compartment; who thought both Steve Kerr and Stephen Curry would make the Garden their home; who hoped Carmelo Anthony might solve everything; who talked themselves into Andrea Bargnani; who thought the Jeremy Lin run might be the happiest basketball moments of their lives; who dutifully educated themselves on the triangle offense when
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Yanzhong, who played a leading role in developing the C919 jet, warned there was a real risk of being cut off from supply chains.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [C919] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Yanzhong, who played a leading role in developing the C919 jet, warned there was a real risk of being cut off from supply chains.
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[2026-05-11 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump branded Iran's terms for ending the Middle East war "totally unacceptable," raising the possibility of fresh conflict and sending oil prices sharply higher in early Asia trade on Monday.
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[2026-05-11 18:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Fair Trade Commission and Korea Consumer Agency issued a consumer safety alert Monday following a rise in swallowing and choking accidents involving infants and older adults.
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[2026-05-11 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South African trade is pivoting to China as US tariffs bite, but Chinese industrial dominance poses a new dilemma
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[2026-05-11 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South African trade is pivoting to China as US tariffs bite, but Chinese industrial dominance poses a new dilemma
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[2026-05-11 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: James Blee is accused of helping his father attempt to import a large quantity of cocaine into Australia. (Facebook)
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[2026-05-11 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Commuters walk through a corridor in the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York on June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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[2026-05-11 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING, China — President Donald Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15, Beijing confirmed on Monday, with the US leader expected to discuss Iran and trade with his Chinese counterpart.
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[2026-05-11 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a US-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours.
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[2026-05-11 12:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to discuss Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons as they weigh extending a critical minerals deal, according to US officials previewing Trump's two-day visit to China this week.
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[2026-05-11 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (AFP) -- The UK and France will on Tuesday host a multinational meeting of defense ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said.
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[2026-05-11 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- India can serve as a prominent manufacturing and export hub for South Korea amid recent shifts in global supply chains, local experts said Monday, as Seoul is pushing to deepen its economic ties with the world's most populous nation.
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[2026-05-11 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — The UK and France will on Tuesday host a multinational meeting of defence ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said.
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[2026-05-11 10:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has signed a deal to export an additional three units of its Chunmoo rocket launchers to Estonia under the two countries' framework arrangement for the long-term supply of Korea's multiple launch rocket system to the Eastern European country, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oil prices rose in Monday morning trade in Asia after President Donald Trump said Iran's response to US proposals to end the war was "totally unacceptable".
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[2026-05-11 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gas prices soaring past $6.20 a gallon have Southern California commuters abandoning jammed freeways for bustling trains, as more residents trade their cars to escape the relentless cost of fuel.
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[2026-05-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed a deal to export an additional three units of its Chunmoo rocket launchers to Estonia under the two countries' framework arrangement for the long-term supply of Korea's multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) to the Eastern European country, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US-mediated ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine appeared under serious strain on its second day on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of violating the deal through weekend attacks.
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[2026-05-11 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump will press China's Xi Jinping on Iran when they meet in Beijing in coming days, but their "highly symbolic" superpower summit will focus on easing trade tensions, officials said Sunday.
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[2026-05-11 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Total bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam reached approximately US$324 million, representing growth of over 16%, and plans were in place to work towards achieving a bilateral trade target of US$1 billion by 2030 with a strong focus on diversifying the country’s products list, Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya told the Sri Lanka–Viet Nam Trade, Investment and Tourism Cooperation Forum held in Colombo on Friday (8).
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[2026-05-11 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Executive Director of the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) Prof. Sirimal Abeyratne, stressed the importance of inclusive economic growth and trade-driven development while addressing the International Conference on “Poverty and Development in times of crisis” in Colombo yesterday (08).
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[2026-05-11 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Trade unions in Sri Lanka are active, legally recognised bodies with over 1,500 registered entities, primarily governed by the Trade Union Ordinance of 1935. Almost all of them are focused on the welfare of their membership. Some trade unions have only their office bearers and no members! Some of them last for a few years and then vanish into thin air!
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[2026-05-11 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting follows Paris round in March and a video call in April as both sides prepare for Trump’s state visit
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[2026-05-11 01:50 UTC+10:00] [Jamieson Greer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting follows Paris round in March and a video call in April as both sides prepare for Trump’s state visit
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