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The US-China relationship
US and China in defense meeting - first time since 2022

The defense ministers of China and the United States respectively, Don Jung and Lloyd Austin, met during a meeting on Friday, writes Reuters. The two defense leaders are in Singapore to participate in the Asian Defense Forum in Shangri-La. It is the first time since 2022 that the countries meet to discuss defense issues.

Ahead of the meeting, US officials said Lloyd Austin will raise issues related to Taiwan, China's territorial claims in the South China Sea and support for Russia, CNN reports. At the same time, the channel writes that the talks will not result in "any significant progress" in the relationship between the countries.

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Reactions to the Trumpdom
The Russian move: The White House gets rid of opponents

Now Russia is also reacting to the verdict against Donald Trump. In a statement, the Kremlin claims that the verdict shows that the White House is "eliminating its political opponents", reports the AFP news agency.

It is the spokesperson Dmitry Peskov who will come up with the outcome during Friday.

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The Israel-Hamas war|The attacks
New Israeli attacks in several places in Gaza

During Friday, the Israeli military attacked targets in several places in Gaza, AFP reports. According to witnesses the news agency spoke to, new airstrikes have been directed at Rafah.

Sources at the hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central parts of Gaza state that eleven people died overnight after attacks on two different locations.

Northern Gaza has also been characterized by intense bombardment during the night. Al Jazeera has been on the ground at the Jabalia refugee camp after Israeli soldiers partially withdrew from the area.

Jabalia has been "largely reduced to rubble," the news channel reports.

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Voices on the Iranian threat
Iran hits back after the data: "False"

Iran hits back against the Israeli information that the country uses Swedish criminal gangs as intermediaries, reports TV4 Nyheterna.

In a statement, the Iranian embassy writes that Swedish media have published "false statements" about Iran.

Billström addresses the Iranian threat in the EU and NATO

After the information that Iran uses Swedish criminal gangs as intermediaries, several politicians have reacted strongly. Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) tells TT that he will now raise the issue in both the EU and NATO.

- This is a problem that we see in other EU countries as well, says Billström to the news agency.

At the same time, the foreign minister says that he is not surprised.

- We know what kind of state Iran is.