April 11, 2025
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April 11, 2025
China slaps 125% tariffs on US goods but to ‘…
Shipping containers sit at a port in Tianjin, China February 8, 2025. — Reuters China dismisses Trump’s mounting brinkmanship as “joke”. Beijing’s latest levies of 125% will go into effect from Saturday. Further action
April 11, 2025
Helicopter crashes into New York’s Hudson River, k…
A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with three children and the pilot, New York City Mayor
April 11, 2025
Xi calls for EU, China to resist Trump trade war ‘…
China’s President Xi Jinping urged the European Union on Friday to join hands with Beijing in resisting “unilateral bullying”, after US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught sparked mayhem on world markets. After equities crumpled
April 11, 2025
US ends billion-dollar defence contracts in cost-s…
US army soldiers stand in formation at the Novo Selo training ground, Bulgaria, on December 19, 2024. —Reuters US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the cancellation of multiple contracts worth billions of dollars,
April 11, 2025
Nearly 100 killed after heavy rain in India, Nepal
A woman carrying her belongings wades through a flooded road along the bank of overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 6, 2024. — Reuters At least 64 people died in
April 11, 2025
Iran says giving diplomacy ‘genuine chance&#…
A 3D-printed miniature model of US President Donald Trump and the US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. — Reuters TEHRAN: Iran said Friday it was giving diplomacy
April 11, 2025
Not just penguins on Antarctic islands hit by Trum…
This representational image shows emperor penguins in Dumont d’Urville, Antarctica. — Reuters/File A pair of sub-Antarctic volcanic islands unexpectedly hit by Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may be the world’s most inhospitable spot for international
April 11, 2025
Dubai sees 102% rise in millionaires
A general view of the Burj Khalifa and the downtown skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 12, 2021. — Reuters DUBAI: Renowned for its iconic skyscrapers and luxurious lifestyle, Dubai is now making
April 11, 2025