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Washington and Beijing have finally agreed a pause in their escalating trade war. US and Chinese officials announced in Geneva this week that US tariffs on Chinese goods would fall to 30%, while Chinese tariffs on US products would drop back to 10%.

Sean Walsh will head to Dallas for final qualifying for the US Open after winning a local qualifier at Washington's Palouse Ridge Golf Club

Its European allies must commit to the long-haul – but they, as much as Zelenskyy, will reap the rewards, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The United States and China will lift sweeping tariffs on each others' goods for 90 days on Wednesday, after a temporary ceasefire in a brutal trade war that roiled global markets and international supply chains.

Four men who were climbing in Washington’s North Cascades mountains fell roughly 400 feet, a drop that killed three of them

US president declares sanctions have ‘served their purpose’ and this gives Syria ‘a chance at greatness’.

Amazon has just unveiled its newest warehouse robot called Vulcan, which has a “sense of touch”. Designed to gently stow items using pressure-sensitive gripping and artificial intelligence (AI), Vulcan is now being tested in two Amazon facilities, in Spokane, Washington state, US, and Hamburg, Germany.

Recollections of a true gentleman

Open a book of maps and look for the “Indo-Pacific” region – it likely won’t be there.