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China struck back<\/a> yesterday against President Trump\u2019s 10 percent tariffs on all Chinese products with tariffs of its own on U.S. coal and gas as well as restrictions on exports of some minerals.<\/p>\n China\u2019s tariffs will not take effect until Feb. 10, according to the Chinese government, meaning there is still some time for negotiations. The White House press secretary said that a call between Trump and China\u2019s leader, Xi Jinping, was being scheduled and would happen very soon. Here\u2019s the latest<\/a>.<\/p>\n Details:<\/strong> China\u2019s tariffs would cover about $20 billion of U.S. exports, compared with Trump\u2019s tariffs on more than $450 billion of Chinese goods, economists estimated. Chinese authorities also started an antitrust investigation into Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n Context: <\/strong>As Trump alienates allies and partners with the threat of tariffs, his actions give Beijing an opening to strengthen its global standing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was set yesterday to become the first foreign leader to hold an in-person meeting with President Trump at the White House since his return to power.<\/p>\n The meeting was expected to focus on negotiations for the second phase of the cease-fire in Gaza, Iran\u2019s efforts to build a nuclear weapon, arms shipments and a possible deal with Saudi Arabia. Follow our live coverage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Speaking to reporters before the meeting, Trump said that Palestinians had no choice but to leave Gaza after the devastation wrought by Israel\u2019s war with Hamas. He said he wanted Egypt and Jordan to take them in.<\/p>\n West Bank violence: <\/strong>Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting attack in the northern West Bank as Israel pressed ahead with a military operation there<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have seen a brutal act of violence,\u201d Sweden\u2019s prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, said in a televised address. \u201cThis is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history.\u201d<\/p>\n Context:<\/strong> Shootings are rare in Swedish schools, but the country has been grappling with a steady surge in gun violence.<\/p>\n Two years after Sri Lankans cast out a strongman dynasty that destroyed the economy, a leftist movement is seizing a rare opportunity to rally more women into politics. Making up more than half of registered voters, women are slowly and steadily reshaping a political culture that allows them equal space<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Lives lived:<\/strong> Merle Louise Simon, the only person to play roles in the original Broadway productions of four Stephen Sondheim musicals, died at 90<\/a>.<\/p>\n Russia\u2019s invasion turned the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra\u2019s players into refugees. As they try to build new lives in Germany, they face shifting views on migrants while an unending war continues back home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Three years into the conflict, they continue to perform to highlight their homeland\u2019s struggle. Always on their minds are faraway loved ones, fears about what might happen next and worries over how long they will be allowed to stay.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a whole soup of anxiety,\u201d one violinist said. \u201cAt some point, you start to wonder, \u2018Will we ever go home?\u2019\u201d Read their story here<\/a>.<\/p>\nTrump was set to host Netanyahu in Washington<\/h2>\n
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