Five products to be hit by Trump’s incoming tariffs
AFP : The United States is set to raise tariffs on dozens of trading partners Friday if they fail to reach accords with President Donald...
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Junta mandates prison sentences for election critics
AFP : Myanmar’s junta said on Wednesday it has enacted a new law dictating prison sentences for critics or protesters of their planned election, which...
Sanctions on UN expert over Israel criticism affect life
AP : A United Nations investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza says the sanctions imposed on her by the Trump administration will...
UK to recognise Palestine unless Israel agrees to ceasefire
AFP : Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday the UK will formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various “substantive steps”,...
M8.7 quake strikes off Russia, injures several; tsunami alerts issued
AFP: A powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off Russia’s far east coast on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, triggering a Pacific Ocean tsunami...
Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
AFP: Tsunamis hit parts of Russia’s Far East and Japan on Wednesday after a huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake, with warnings in place around the Pacific...
Gaza death toll passes 60,000
Al Jazeera : At least 60,034 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the war on Gaza erupted in October 2023, according to the...
Cambodia broke ceasefire: Thailand
BBC : Thailand has accused Cambodia of “deliberately” violating a ceasefire the two countries agreed on Monday to end border clashes that have killed at...
Japan ruling party eyes plenary meeting
Japan Today : Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided Tuesday to hold a plenary meeting of its parliamentary members soon, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba...
NYPD officer among 5 killed in Midtown Manhattan shooting
AFP: Five people including a police officer and a suspected gunman were dead following a shooting Monday at a skyscraper in central Manhattan, US media...
Iran rejects talks with West on ‘defense capabilities’
AFP : Iran said on Monday that its military capabilities were not up for negotiations, after France called for a “comprehensive deal” with Tehran that...
US-EU trade agreement eases tensions but raises costs for businesses and consumers
AP: A major trade agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has helped avoid a deeper conflict by...