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Traders Brush Off New Trump Threats To Extend Stocks Rally

Hong Kong stocks rose more than one percent to lead most Asian markets higher
Stocks mostly rose Friday in Asia, tracking records in New York and London, as investors absorbed US President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos amid optimism that most countries will strike a deal to avoid the worst of his levies.
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Anton Ferdinand played for West Ham, Sunderland and QPR in the Premier League

Wrexham Rise Showcases English Football Pyramid In US, Says Anton Ferdinand

Wrexham's exploits since being bought by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have helped lift "the bonnet" on lower-league English football and boosted its popularity in the United States, former West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand told AFP. The 40-year-old, who is now an ambassador for the Hammers, said Wrexham's climb up the English Football League (EFL) pyramid had "opened people's eyes across the pond on such a great league".
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Rubio Meets Russia's Lavrov At ASEAN Talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia on Thursday, bringing the war in Ukraine to the sidelines of ASEAN talks focused on Washington's tariff drive.
The surging cost of rice has become a political hot topic in Japan heading into elections this month

Japan's Sticky Problem With Trump, Tariffs And Rice

Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office.
The positive mood around risk assets helped bitcoin hit a fresh record above $112,000

Stocks Mostly Rise On Trade Deal Optimism

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday on optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump's tariffs even after he broadened his range of measures.
Von der Leyen has dismissed the no-confidence motion as a conspiracy theory-laden attempt to divide Europe

EU Chief Von Der Leyen Faces No Confidence Vote

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces a confidence vote Thursday that has little chance of succeeding but has exposed frictions between her backers and complaints about her leadership style.

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