On this week's Big Take Asia episode, K. Oanh Ha talks with Bloomberg's John Liu on #China's optimistic economic growth goal and why it may be more difficult to meet this target due to the property sector, mounting debt, weak consumer spending and #tariffs — #worldnews #economy

#Russia is willing to discuss a temporary truce in #Ukraine provided there is progress toward a final peace settlement, according to people familiar with the matter in #Moscow — In the first signal of a positive response from President Vladimir #Putin to #US counterpart Donald #Trump’s call for a ceasefire, the offer was conveyed at last month’s talks in Saudi Arabia between top Russian and American officials, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing internal policy. #worldnews #politics #geopolitics

President #Trump told reporters that he's finding it easier to deal with #Russia than #Ukraine when trying to negotiate a peace settlement between the two countries, in a statement from the Oval Office on Friday. #politics #geopolitics #worldnews

President #Trump says his decision to defer USMCA #trade #tariffs is unrelated to moves in #stocks, adding that he’s not looking at the market because the #US will be strong in the long term. #politics #worldnews #geopolitics

President #Macron said he’ll enter into talks on using #France’s nuclear capabilities to defend European allies. “Our #nuclear deterrent protects us,” he said in a televised address Wednesday. #worldnews #politics #geopolitics