Europe hopes for Trump tariffs deal but prepares for the worst
The EU’s message is that it is ready to negotiate with the US but at the same time poised to hit back too....
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Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit
The move is announced hours after Israel’s PM, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrives in Budapest for a state visit....
Trump tariffs trigger steepest US stocks drop since 2020 as China, EU vow to hit back
Nike and Apple were among brands worst hit, but Trump maintained the US economy would ultimately “boom”....
India’s jewellery exports set for a sharp decline
India’s $32bn gems and jewellery industry is bracing for a sharp fall in exports as hefty US tariffs will impede overseas sales to its biggest...
Security tightened ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling
South Korean police yesterday began dialling up their security levels in preparation for a Constitutional Court ruling on President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment, as they sealed...
New York Mayor Adams to run for re-election as independent candidate
New York Mayor Eric Adams, who saw corruption charges against him dismissed this week, said yesterday that he would run as an independent, after being...
Thousands of Haitians take to streets to protest surging gang violence
Thousands of Haitians took to the streets in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday to express their anger against armed gangs that control nearly all of the capital...
Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000
Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to attend a summit of the seven countries that border the Bay of Bengal....
US is committed to Nato, but ‘Europe must spend more’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Nato allies yesterday that Washington remained committed to the alliance but expected them to spend far more on...
‘Grateful and honoured’: Tom Cruise pays tribute to Val Kilmer
At CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Cruise led the crowd in a moment of silence to honour Kilmer....