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SUNS # 10254 Thursday 3 July 2025
  
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WTO : Global goods trade rises as imports surge in Q1 ahead of tariff hikes (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 Global goods trade posted a strong up-tick in early 2025, driven by importers front-loading purchases ahead of anticipated higher tariffs, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

UN : Surge in Afghan returnees from Iran amid dire funding shortfall (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned of an unprecedented surge in undocumented Afghan migrants returning from Iran, with over 256,000 people arriving in Afghanistan in June alone.

Opinion : Trump undresses rival trade myths (PRIV)
 (IPS, Kuala Lumpur)
 President Trump's tariffs have exposed neoliberal trade ideology and undermined corporate lobbying in the name of free trade. But his rhetoric has also exposed the fallacies of his own economic strategy.

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