US lays out plans to hit Chinese ships with port fees
The charges will start in 180 days and rise in the coming years....
Month : April 2025
Five ways for first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder
Mortgage experts share their tips for anyone starting out on the journey to owning their own home....
Ukraine and Russia trade barbs over ceasefire breaches
Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire declared by President Vladimir Putin, with both sides accusing the other...
Six drowning deaths as huge waves hit Australian coast
A fisherman died after being swept off rocks near Sydney yesterday, stretching the Easter weekend death toll of drownings to six as huge waves battered...
Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro launch in India ignites wave of weight-loss enquiries
The India launch of Eli Lilly’s popular weight-loss drug Mounjaro has triggered a huge wave of patient enquiries about its availability, with some Indian doctors...
Oldest serving US astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
A capsule with Don Pettit and his two Russian crewmates lands in Kazakhstan after a space station mission....
DR Congo bans ex-president’s party over alleged rebel links
Joseph Kabila has reportedly returned to the country after spending two years in South Africa....
Gunmen shoot 12 dead at Ecuador cockfight
Gunmen in fake army uniforms opened fire at a cockfighting ring, in a suspected gang-related attack....
‘Operational misunderstanding’ led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says
Fourteen emergency workers and a UN worker were killed when the Israeli military opened fire on a convoy of vehicles in Gaza last month....
Rosenberg: Is Putin’s ‘Easter truce’ cause for scepticism or chance for peace?
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating a 30-hour truce, but it comes as diplomatic efforts pick up, Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg writes....