The Trump administration has unveiled new tariffs on dozens of US trading partners for what it says is lax enforcement of "forced labor" bans. The new tariffs arrive just as a 10% global duty was set to expire.
The Trump administration on Friday will impose new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union, over allegations of lax enforcement of forced labor bans, just as a temporary 10% global tariff expires. The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore President Donald Trump’s campaign vision […]
Three people have been killed and at least four others wounded, including a toddler, after an apparent gunfight near the Space Needle landmark in Seattle last night, according to police.
The US Department of Energy says the "peaceful" co-operation agreement will give US firms "great access" to the Saudi nuclear energy programme.
US President Donald Trump said that a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia depends on the kingdom recognising Israel, throwing the agreement into turmoil just the day after it was signed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed a "good meeting" with US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House today, saying they discussed licences to produce Patriot air-defence interceptors and ways to revive negotiations with Russia.
US singer D4vd will stand trial on charges of murder and the dismemberment of a teenage girl, a judge ordered.
Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory on Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave of searing temperatures.
US President Donald Trump has said that he had not decided on whether to launch major strikes on Iran yet, as Tehran was now getting "serious" in talks with Washington.
US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington D.C on July 28 as Netanyahu flew over for the funeral of US Senator Lindsay Graham. It was the first time the two have met in person since launching their joint war against Iran in February. Despite rumours of tensions between Trump and his ally prior to discussions, both sides praised the meeting.
The US says attacks on Iran have been halted to give "talks some space", raising hopes of a resolution to the conflict.
US Central Command says proxy groups launched attacks against US bases and Saudi energy infrastructure.
Iran and the United States threatened to intensify attacks on Thursday after Yemen's Houthi rebels struck Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, driving Brent crude above $100 a barrel and fuelling fears of a widening regional conflict and renewed pressure on the global economy.
German police said a 21-year-old man with a record of Islamist extremist activity was shot dead on Sunday, a day after he allegedly drove a minivan into people near Berlin’s Pride celebrations, killing one person. The ramming attack happened in the Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate at about 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Saturday, […]
India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned after weeks of protests over exam paper leaks and testing irregularities. The demonstrations were spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) – not a real party, but a satirical campaign turned national movement. The protests became one of the biggest displays of dissent against Narendra Modi’s government in […]
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank attacked two mosques Sunday, setting them ablaze and scrawling graffiti. The incident follows a Friday clash that left four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead.
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent International Criminal Court member states voted Friday at United Nations headquarters in New York to dismiss chief prosecutor Karim Khan. The secret ballot resulted in 82 of the court’s 125 member states voting in favour of removing Khan. The court’s oversight body concluded that Khan committed a serious […]
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture today, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping centre.
Switzerland has stepped up its efforts to combat the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is providing the World Health Organisation (WHO) with a further CHF1.6 million ($1.96 million). This brings the total Swiss aid since the start of the crisis to CHF4.6 million, the foreign ministry announced on Thursday. The additional contribution from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is intended to strengthen the coordination of medical emergency teams. It will also support a plan to contain the disease in neighbouring countries such as South Sudan. According to the foreign ministry, thanks to support from its partners, the WHO has been able to expand its testing capacity in the affected areas from 200 to 400 tests per day. The network now comprises ten laboratories spread across the affected provinces, with a total capacity of over 2,000 tests per day. The SDC is also making an expert from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit available to the WHO for ...
At least 10 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in a Russian missile strike on the Kyiv region on Friday. The attack targeted an arms-related event near the Ukrainian capital, according to officials, who say rescue operations are still underway. France 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg tells us the latest from Reshetylivka, Ukraine.