China hits back at US imports as Trump's fresh tariffs take effect

Beijing will impose an additional 15% tariff on US chicken, wheat, corn and cotton
4 March 2025, 05:28 AM

Tanks, rockets, radar, drones: US aid to Ukraine since 2022

Then-president Joe Biden approved the assistance, reaffirming what the State Department called America's "unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
4 March 2025, 04:56 AM

Lawsuit filed to block US from ‘transferring’ 10 migrants, including Bangladeshi, to Guantanamo

The men, currently held in Texas, Arizona and Virginia, are not gang members or high-risk criminals
4 March 2025, 03:43 AM

US VP says confident Zelensky will 'eventually' talk peace

The interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity was recorded before the White House announced Trump was suspending military aid to Ukraine, a move to push Kyiv to agree to peace negotiations with Russia.
4 March 2025, 03:26 AM

Starmer puts UK back on world stage as 'bridge' over Ukraine

As Britain steps up to play a leadership role post-Brexit, the Labour prime minister has been widely praised for his deft handling of the situation.
4 March 2025, 03:21 AM

Trump says Canada and Mexico cannot avert tariffs, hikes China levy

Trump had unveiled -- and then paused -- blanket tariffs on imports from major trading partners Canada and Mexico in February, accusing them of failing to stop illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
4 March 2025, 02:59 AM

60% of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050: study

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, a large new study said Tuesday
4 March 2025, 02:29 AM

Trump threatens to lose patience as Europeans float proposals for Ukraine ceasefire

Britain said on Monday that several proposals had been made for a truce in fighting between Ukraine and Russia, after France floated a plan for a one-month pause leading to peace talks, but US President Donald Trump suggested his patience was running out
3 March 2025, 20:02 PM

Pakistan, Afghan security forces clash at border crossing

Pakistani and Afghan security forces yesterday clashed at the recently shuttered main border crossing between the two countries, killing at least one combatant and injuring several, officials said.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Two dead, several hurt as car hits crowd

A car driven into a crowd in the German city of Mannheim yesterday killed two persons and injured several, police said, adding that one person had been arrested.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Junta chief heads for meeting with key ally Putin

Myanmar’s junta chief yesterday departed for talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia, a key ally and arms supplier for the isolated state struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel worked to ‘collapse’ Gaza deal

Palestinian group Hamas yesterday accused Israel of working to “collapse” a ceasefire agreement for Gaza and evade a continuation of the truce amid an impasse over its implementation.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

UN rights chief laments ‘shift in direction’ in United States

The UN rights chief yesterday voiced deep concern over the United States’ “fundamental shift” in direction since Donald Trump returned to power, and decried the “unchecked power” of “unelected tech oligarchs”.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Woman suicide bomber targets Pakistan troops

A woman suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Pakistani paramilitary troops in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan yesterday, killing at least one soldier and injuring four others, officials said.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Embargoes against russia: White house ‘making plans to ease sanctions’

The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as President Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a US official and another person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

'Where's the gold?': How the Assads sucked Syria dry

Piles of documents seen by AFP expose a vast economic empire that Maher al-Assad and his network of profiteers built by pillaging a country already impoverished by nearly 14 years of civil war.
3 March 2025, 06:23 AM

Zelensky says 'will not be simple' to replace him as Ukraine leader

Volodymyr Zelensky told British media Sunday it would not be easy to replace him as Ukraine's president, but repeated his offer to step down in exchange for NATO membership for his war-torn country
3 March 2025, 05:00 AM

UK announces new $2 billion deal to fund air-defence missiles for Ukraine

Britain's Ministry of Defence said Thales will manufacture the lightweight-multirole missiles for Ukraine.
3 March 2025, 04:39 AM

Trump downplays 'worrying' over Putin rapprochement

Trump's growing closeness with Putin has rung alarm bells across Europe as well as among the US Democratic Party, who have raised national security concerns.
3 March 2025, 04:32 AM

Japan deploys nearly 1,700 firefighters to tackle forest blaze

One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate
3 March 2025, 03:57 AM