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China has said it is considering proposals by the United States to begin negotiations on US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The US has “recently, through relevant channels, actively conveyed messages to China, expressing a desire to engage in talks”, China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Friday. “China is currently evaluating this.” Beijing’s remarks come after Chinese state media reported earlier in the week that the Trump administration had “proactively reached out” through multiple channels. Trump’s trade war with China has resulted in a de facto mutual trade embargo between the world’s two largest economies. Businesses and investors have…

Alexandria, Virginia – “Free him now. Free him now.” Those words rang outside a federal courthouse near Washington, DC, on Thursday, as lawyers argued over the case of Badar Khan Suri, who has been detained by the United States government over his support for Palestinian rights. Dozens of activists had gathered to show solidarity with Khan Suri, a postdoctoral scholar at Georgetown University. He was arrested in March as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to punish and deport non-citizens accused of fuelling “anti-Semitism” and “illegal protests” on college campuses. Speaking to the crowd in Alexandria, Virginia, Mapheze Saleh – Khan Suri’s…

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being. The grants are administered by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation and distributed across the country. A spokesperson for HHS said the list contained “outdated and pre-decisional information” but did not deny that some grants could be cut. Below is a list of the grants that were marked for termination at dozens of universities, nonprofits and other agencies. The total amounts for each grant were not listed.…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start and child care policy, according to a spreadsheet mistakenly made public this week.The document listed more than 150 research projects under consideration for termination by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It covered grants funded by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, which says it “builds evidence to improve lives” by helping policymakers evaluate programs that help low-income children and families.“These grants are aimed at learning…

KARACHI: The race to become Pakistan Football Federation’s first elected president in almost six years has begun in earnest. Among the three contestants for the post — after the PFF Normalisation Committee released the final list of candidates after the completion of the scrutiny process — are old friends Taha Alizai and Mohsen Gilani, who have been actively involved in Pakistan football for decades. Then, there is Haji Zakaullah, a relative novice who has come to the fore after being influential in the organisation of the game in his district of Gujranwala and emerged as a contender after garnering support…

MADRID: Reigning Madrid Open champion Iga Swiatek suffered a crushing semi-final defeat by Coco Gauff on Thursday, with the American triumphing 6-1, 6-1. The Polish world number two and five-time Grand Slam winner could not force a single bre­ak point and dropped serve five times as she fell in 64 minutes. Swiatek, usually excellent on clay, has struggled during her Madrid title defence. She dropped sets against Alexandra Eala and Diana Shnaider, and then was dealt a bagel by Madison Keys in just 24 minutes on Wednesday. However, the 23-year-old Pole bounced back strongly to defeat the American, but came…

BARCELONA: Inter Milan’s Denzel Dumfries may have been named Man-of-the-Match with his two goals and one assist but it was Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal everybody was talking about again after the teams’ 3-3 draw in a Champions League semi-final for the ages. Comparisons to Lionel Messi were aple­nty after the teenager had dazzled once more, not only scoring an important goal but tormenting the Inter defence throughout the night and hitting the crossbar twice as the Catalans came back from two goals down to leave the tie in equilibrium ahead of the return leg in Milan next Tuesday. After witnessing…

LAHORE: Multan Sultans’ desperate bid to keep their HBL Pakistan Super League play-off hopes alive ended in a crushing 87-run defeat to Karachi Kings on Thursday at Gaddafi Stadium here — their seventh loss in eight matches. Karachi Kings, with their fourth victory in the seven matches, consolidated their fourth position, thanks to James Vince’s unbeaten half century — that powered them to 204-4 — and Mohammad Nabi’s three wickets as they bowled Sultans out for 117 in 16.1 overs. Sultans, finalists in the last four PSL seasons and champions in 2021, needed a win to stay in contention. Kings,…

ROME (AP) — A faded, four-story building that was once a pasta factory now houses the warehouse and bustling workshop of the Rome Opera House. The building is home to a trove of scenic backdrops and 70,000 costumes from over a century of performances.This year, the opera house’s costume designers, tailors and seamstresses have working to reconstruct the original outfits of Giacomo Puccini’s Opera “Tosca.” It is a tale of passion and deception set in Rome in the 1800s, featuring a dark-haired beauty forced to commit murder to protect her dignity and the man she loves. This year marks the…

ROME (AP) — Behind a rusty gate near Rome’s Circus Maximus is a building passed daily by hordes of tourists. They’re oblivious to the fact that behind its faded, flaking paint is a hive of activity sustaining one of Italy’s grandest cultural institutions.It was a pasta factory until almost a century ago, when the Rome Opera House transformed the four-story building into a sprawling warehouse and workshop. It is home to a trove of scenic backdrops and 70,000 costumes from over a century of performances. Even more are being created — the traditional way.For this year, the opera house’s costume…