S Korea opposition leader frontrunner in snap presidential election

Lee sits well ahead of any rivals, with 34 percent supporting him
8 April 2025, 11:06 AM

World's 'exceptional' heat streak lengthens into March

March was 1.6C above pre-industrial times, extending an anomaly so unusual that scientists are still trying to fully explain it.
8 April 2025, 10:55 AM

Trump says EU tariff proposal 'very, very bad to us'

Last week, Trump announced a 20 percent tariff on European goods
8 April 2025, 09:01 AM

Saudi sets April 29 as last date for departure of Umrah pilgrims

Any delay in departure will be considered as a violation, may result in maximum fines of SR100,000
8 April 2025, 08:51 AM

Singapore says US tariffs not what 'one does to a friend'

Singapore was hit with a 10 percent tariff, despite a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the United States
8 April 2025, 07:16 AM

High tariffs on Bangladeshi clothes disruptive: Paul Krugman

There is a national security rationale for domestic production, but also for friendshoring and for nearshoring, because the stuff that's close by is a lot easier to secure, he says
8 April 2025, 06:25 AM

South Korea sets presidential election for June 3: acting president

South Korea has been effectively leaderless since December
8 April 2025, 05:16 AM

Harvard plans to borrow $750 million after federal funding threats

Harvard has a $53 billion endowment, the largest of any U.S. university.
8 April 2025, 04:12 AM

Hamas says journalist killed in Gaza strike, Israel claims targeted militant

The journalist is one of at least 12 people killed in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory on Monday
8 April 2025, 04:01 AM

US aid cuts a 'death sentence' for millions: UN

The United States has ended emergency food aid for 14 countries, endangering the lives of millions of hungry or starving people, a United Nations agency said Monday
8 April 2025, 02:33 AM

Global temperatures at near historic highs in March: EU monitor

Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an extraordinary heat streak that has tested scientific expectations
8 April 2025, 02:22 AM

US Supreme Court allows Trump admin to resume deportations

'Migrants subject to deportation must be given an opportunity to legally challenge their removal'
8 April 2025, 00:57 AM

Trump announces direct nuclear talks with Iran

Trump said he was hopeful of reaching a deal with Tehran, but warned that the Islamic republic would be in "great danger" if the talks failed.
8 April 2025, 00:54 AM

Netanyahu, Trump say Israel working on fresh Gaza hostage deal

Netanyahu added that "the hostages are in agony, and we want to get them all out."
8 April 2025, 00:50 AM

Back down or face 50% added tariffs

US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to impose an additional 50% tariffs on US imports from China, ratcheting up a trade war even as a dramatic selloff in global markets gathered pace.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia seeks ‘answers’ before Ukraine truce

The Kremlin yesterday said that it supported the idea of a truce in Ukraine but had many "questions" about how it would work, pushing back at US and European suggestions that it was playing for time.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM

EU to discuss setting up fund to buy defence gear

European Union finance ministers will discuss this week the setting up of a joint intergovernmental defence fund that would buy and own defence equipment and charge members a fee for its use, a paper prepared for the ministers’ discussions showed.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Tariffs war: Stocks sink again as Trump digs in

Stock markets and oil prices collapsed further yesterday on a black for markets as US President Donald Trump stood firm over his tariffs despite recession fears.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM

37 more Gazans killed in Israeli strikes

At least 37 people, including a journalist, were killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza yesterday as French President Emmanuel Macron said that he strongly opposes any displacement of Palestinians or annexation in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Gunmen kill 52 people in Nigeria

Gunmen have killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Nigeria’s northern Plateau state, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle herders, the national emergency agency said
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM