US President threatens China with up to 50 percent tariffs
US President Donald Trump threatened today to impose additional tariffs of up to 50 percent on China ‘if it does not roll back its retaliatory...
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Trump’s game of chicken over tariffs leaves world guessing
The US president is pressing ahead with his global tariffs, as even some allies wonder if he is going too far....
Faced with Trump trade war, the EU seeks to quell divisions
EU states yesterday rallied behind a push to avert an all-out trade war through negotiations with US President Donald Trump’s administration — although divisions flared...
Trump asks US Supreme Court to block return of wrongly deported man
The Trump administration argues that El Salvador cannot be compelled to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadorian migrant, to the US....
Palestinian-American boy killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
The Israeli military says its troops shot Omar Rabea, 14, and two other boys because they were throwing stones towards a highway....
Red Crescent calls for inquiry into Israel’s killing of Gaza paramedics
The organisation says the attack by Israeli troops on a convoy of ambulances constitutes a “fully-fledged war crime”....
Dozens die after torrential rain hammers Congolese capital
Kinshasa is prone to soil erosion and the president warned the climate crisis is making flooding worse....
Myanmar fighting continues despite post-earthquake ceasefires
The UN received reports that Myanmar’s military had conducted attacks, while the military accused rebels of the same....
N Korea holds first international marathon in six years
The race in Pyongyang to mark the birthday of Kim Il Sung was held every year until the pandemic hit....
Le Pen calls embezzlement conviction a ‘witch hunt’
The French far-right politician spoke to a rally in Paris after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds....