Financial markets around the world are reeling following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs. File | Photo Credit: AP Financial markets around the world are reeling on Thursday (April 3, 2025) following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the … Read more
Indonesian military officers unload logistical aid for earthquake victims in Myanmar from a truck at the warehouse at Halim Perdanakusuma air base, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The head of Myanmar’s junta arrived in Bangkok on Thursday (April 3, 2025) for a regional summit, as the death toll from … Read more
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