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China raises tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125%

International —11 April, 2025 15:18

China on Friday announced a set of countermeasures, stating it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125%, effective Saturday.   The trade conflict…

China raises tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125%

UK announces £10 million for Myanmar quake relief

UK pledged £10 million ($12.9 million) in humanitarian…

UK announces £10 million for Myanmar quake relief
Myanmar quake toll passes 1,000 as rescuers dig for survivors

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand…

Myanmar quake toll passes 1,000 as rescuers dig for survivors

Myanmar and Thailand hit by major earthquakes

Myanmar and Thailand hit by major earthquakes

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake and an aftershock measuring 6.4 rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar on Friday, bringing down a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok and damaging…

Trump dismisses FBI role in Signal chat probe

Trump dismisses FBI role in Signal chat probe

FBI Director Kash Patel was not part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans, but that didn't spare him from…

The Atlantic publishes Signal chat on Houthi strike plans

The Atlantic publishes Signal chat on Houthi strike plans

The Atlantic on Wednesday released the entire Signal chat among senior national security officials, showing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact timings of warplane…

Pilot, children survive Alaska plane crash into icy lake

Pilot, children survive Alaska plane crash into icy lake

A pilot and two children were rescued from a small plane that plunged into an icy lake in Alaska following an overnight search, officials said. The Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser propeller…

West Bank Palestinians in 'extremely precarious' situation

West Bank Palestinians in 'extremely precarious' situation

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) denounced on Monday the "extremely precarious" situation of Palestinians displaced by the ongoing Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank.…

Russia hopes for 'progress' at Saudi talks

Russia hopes for 'progress' at Saudi talks

Moscow is hoping to achieve 'some progress' at talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday, a Russian negotiator told state media before the United States meets delegations from both Ukraine and…

At least 326 killed as Israel unleashes strikes on Gaza

At least 326 killed as Israel unleashes strikes on Gaza

At least 326 Palestinians have been killed as Israel launched a massive assault on Gaza, shattering the fragile two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas, according to Al Jazeera. Tuesday’s…

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121

Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense campaign on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting more than 121 people killed, prompting Hamas to accuse Benjamin…

US President Trump says plans to speak with Russia's Putin on March 18

US President Trump says plans to speak with Russia's Putin on March 18

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he intended to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18. "I'll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work's been done over the weekend," Reuters news agency quoted Trump as saying to reporters on Air Force One flight to Washington.

Turkey's Erdogan tells Trump he supports his Ukraine efforts

Turkey's Erdogan tells Trump he supports his Ukraine efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US counterpart Donald Trump in a call on Sunday that he supported his "direct and decisive" initiatives to end the three-year war in Ukraine,…

US nuclear weapons in Poland would be 'deterrent' for Russia: Polish president

US nuclear weapons in Poland would be 'deterrent' for Russia: Polish president

The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has repeated his call for the US to base nuclear weapons on Polish soil. In the presidential palace in Warsaw, he told me that it would make…

USPS partners with DOGE for reforms, plans 10,000 job cuts

USPS partners with DOGE for reforms, plans 10,000 job cuts

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs and reduce the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) budget by billions, working in collaboration with Elon Musk’s…

Pakistan’s Prime Minister to meet train attack survivors and rescuers

Pakistan’s Prime Minister to meet train attack survivors and rescuers

Pakistan’s Prime Minister traveled to southwestern Balochistan on Thursday to meet survivors of a deadly train attack and the commandos who successfully rescued over 300 passengers…

Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.   The…