Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) participate in a welcoming ceremony with a guard of honor at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary on April 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary’s capital early on Thursday (April 3, 2025) to red carpet … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world … Read more
In this image released by PMO website on Thursday, April 3, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed upon his arrival at Don Mueang Airport, Bangkok, Thailand. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 3, 2025) arrived in Thailand for a two-day visit to attend the sixth BIMSTEC Summit, where he … Read more
Combination image of Donald Trump announcing reciprocal tariffs on April 2, 2025, and the uninhabited Heard Island | Photo Credit: AP, WikiCommons Australia’s remote, uninhabited islands in the Antarctic and a tiny territory with barely any exports found themselves caught up alongside global heavyweights in U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime, leaving locals and … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of tariffs on Wednesday (April 2, 2025), escalating tensions with allies and adversaries alike in a bid to bolster U.S. manufacturing. … Read more
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping. File. | Photo Credit: AP China on Thursday (April 3, 2025) said it “firmly opposes” sweeping new US tariffs on its exports, vowing “countermeasures” to protect its rights and interests. U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited a potentially ruinous global trade war after imposing … Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on America’s trade partners, including 20% on E.U. goods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc was “prepared to respond”, even as she appeared to keep the door open for negotiations. “I … Read more
The U.S. Government has banned its personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, The Associated Press has learned. Four people with direct knowledge of the matter told the AP about the policy, which was put into effect by departing U.S. … Read more
Representational image only. | Photo Credit: AP “The potential purchase of F-16 jets by the Philippines from the United States does not harm the interests of any third party, including China,” a Philippine security official said on Thursday (April 3, 2025.) National Security Council spokesperson Jonathan Malaya assured China the planned acquisition is not intended … Read more
A custom officer stands on the platfrom as passengers arrive from London at the Eurostar terminal of Brussels-Midi train station in Brussels, on April 2, 2025. Travellers from Europe will now need a digital Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) permit, which U.K. officials said they were rolling out to boost security and streamline entry processes. | … Read more