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Now that the US has suspended its special tariffs for most countries, the focus of the global tariff dispute has shifted to the clash between Washington and Beijing. Europe faces the question of how to position itself in this clash of titans. Commentators are at odds.

After the traumatic experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 194 member countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have agreed on a treaty aimed at improving responses to future pandemics, for example in the procurement and distribution of protective equipment and vaccines. Commentators assess its prospects of success.

In a landmark judgement, the UK's Supreme Court has ruled that when it comes to gender equality, the biological sex and not the social gender is decisive. The decision affects issues such as whether trans women are categorised as women in gender quotas and to what extent they have access to women's refuges and changing rooms.

And the US competition cases and cyber rollercoaster.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the Latvian parliament approving withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, Bulgaria signing a deal with Shell to explore the Black Sea for oil and gas, and so much more.

Opposition MPs say showing a debate amounted to support for the front-runner.

"Nobody fights without knowing why they are fighting,” Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said.