Thu 17 April 2025: The Chinese president has been continuing a tour of Southeast Asia, as he seeks to court countries hit hard by Trump’s tariff threats. Malaysia, Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy, was targeted with a 24 percent tariff by the Trump administration, while Vietnam, a manufacturing powerhouse, was slapped with 46 percent tariffs and Cambodia, a […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin has told university students that the world’s richest man was a pioneer comparable to legendary rocket engineer Sergei Korolev, a hero of the Soviet communist era. The comments came as Russia and the United States forged closer ties under Trump’s administration, of which billionaire SpaceX founder Elon […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: Anger has mounted in Tel Aviv as the United States informed Israel of its decision to begin a gradual withdrawal from Syria in the coming period, according to Israeli media reports yesterday. The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that American security officials notified the Israeli occupation army that the withdrawal is set to commence within […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: Iran confirmed, on Wednesday, that the second round of talks with the US over its nuclear program, originally planned for Oman on Saturday, will now take place in Rome, Anadolu Agency reports. According to Iranian state television, Oman will continue its role as mediator during the negotiations. The talks follow a letter sent […]
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Wed 16 April 2025: California became the first US state on Wednesday to sue President Donald Trump because of his use of tariffs. “Today, I announced a lawsuit on behalf of the State of California, suing the Trump administration,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a video after filing the lawsuit in federal court that targeted […]
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Wed 16 April 2025: EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump’s policies are bringing “historic” changes, compelling the EU to “play a very active role” in shaping this new world order. “The West as we knew it no longer exists,” von der Leyen told German newspaper Die Zeit, […]
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Wed 16 April 2025: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that “Whoever obstructs Syria’s path to permanent peace and stability will find us standing alongside the Syrian government.” He made the statement during a press conference held following a Turkish cabinet meeting at the Presidential Complex in the capital, Ankara, yesterday. Erdogan explained that Turkiye […]
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Wed 16 April 2025: Move comes after Algeria expelled French diplomats, following France’s arrest of an Algerian consular official linked to an alleged kidnap. France says it will expel 12 Algerian diplomatic and consular staff members and has recalled its ambassador from Algiers, deepening a crisis that threatens to unravel months of attempted reconciliation between […]
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Wed 16 April 2025: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says draft agreement shows multilateralism is ‘alive and well’. The members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached a landmark agreement on how to respond to future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the global health body has said. The draft agreement, drawn […]
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Tue 15 April 2025: As the devastating conflict in Sudan moves into its third year, the number of children needing humanitarian aid has surged, from 7.8 million at the beginning of 2023 to over 15 million today, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. “Without urgent action, Sudan’s dire humanitarian crisis could tip into […]
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