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Trump tariffs: China strikes back as stocks slide after worst day since 2020

Countries seeking to sell goods to the United States will face tariffs as high as 54% based on how the White House is calculating duties on U.S. exports.
Japan Stock Exchange Market Figures
Japan Stock Exchange Market Figures
10h ago

Haiti taking more steps against gangs after thousands of protesters demand security

The demonstration on Thursday was the biggest protest held since the council was installed a year ago.
Haiti Protest
Haiti Protest
13h ago

Trump’s trade war targets an island full of penguins, but Russia faces no new tariffs

The U.S. may soon levy 10% tariffs on an Antarctic island largely populated by penguins, though “seals are also prominent.”
A waddle of King penguins standing on the shores of the Australian territory of Heard Island.
A waddle of King penguins standing on the shores of the Australian territory of Heard Island.
13h ago

Nicaraguan officials committed ‘systematic repression,’ UN says

The 54 officials “played key roles in arbitrary detentions, torture, extrajudicial executions" and persecution of civil society and the media, a United Nations report found.
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo during the commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the Pancasan guerrilla campaign in Managua
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo during the commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the Pancasan guerrilla campaign in Managua

China hits back at Trump with 34% tariff on U.S. imports

The move came two days after President Donald Trump imposed the same tariff on all Chinese imports, bringing the total U.S. tariff on Chinese goods to at least 54%.
Image: Asian Nations React To U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs
Image: Asian Nations React To U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs
15h ago

Netanyahu could visit the U.S. soon, Trump says as dozens killed by strike on school in Gaza

Dozens of people sheltering at a school in Gaza were killed in a strike on Thursday as Israel expanded its military operations in the enclave, according to local health officials.
Gaza's civil defence agency said on April 3 that at least 31 people, including children, were killed in the Israeli strike on the school serving as a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the war.
Gaza's civil defence agency said on April 3 that at least 31 people, including children, were killed in the Israeli strike on the school serving as a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the war.
16h ago

Trump says France should 'free' Marine Le Pen as he offers support to far-right leader

A judge handed Le Pen a five-year ban on running for office that will bar her from the 2027 presidential election unless she can get the ruling overturned on appeal beforehand.
French far right leader Le Pen faces a 5 year ban from office
French far right leader Le Pen faces a 5 year ban from office
16h ago

Trump 'cannot annex another country' says Danish leader as she visits Greenland

A week ago, Vice President JD Vance visited a remote U.S. military base in Greenland and accused Denmark of underinvesting in the territory.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visits Greenland in a show of unity with the autonomous Danish territory which US President Donald Trump has vowed to take over.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visits Greenland in a show of unity with the autonomous Danish territory which US President Donald Trump has vowed to take over.
17h ago

Earthquake rescue efforts in Myanmar turn from finding survivors to growing humanitarian crisis

Myanmar authorities said Thursday that 3,145 people had been killed, with another 4,589 people injured and 221 missing, and did not immediately update the figures on Friday.
Myanmar Earthquake aftermath
Myanmar Earthquake aftermath
19h ago

Search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight suspended until the end of the year, official says

Poor weather conditions are delaying a new search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished in 2014 and is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean.
The search for the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean has been suspended due to poor weather conditions and will only resume at the end of the year, Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook said on Thursday.
The search for the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean has been suspended due to poor weather conditions and will only resume at the end of the year, Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook said on Thursday.
22h ago

South Korean court upholds President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over martial law order

President Yoon’s brief martial law declaration and subsequent impeachment trial have deeply divided South Korea, a key U.S. ally.
Image: SKOREA-POLITICS-COURT-YOON
Image: SKOREA-POLITICS-COURT-YOON

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