Canada, Mexico hit US with retaliatory tariffs

US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, demanding they stanch the flow of fentanyl - and illegal immigrants in the case of Canada and Mexico - into the United States, kicking off a trade war that could dent global growth and reignite inflation.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli army says 'a number of terrorists' killed in West Bank operation

The Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday evening that Israeli strikes in the Jenin area had killed five people, including a 16-year-old
2 February 2025, 08:34 AM

Trump says US carries out airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia

Saturday's strikes were carried out in the Golis Mountains
2 February 2025, 04:25 AM

Mexico orders retaliation to Trump tariffs without detailing targets

US exports to Mexico accounted for more than $322 billion in 2023
2 February 2025, 04:13 AM

China says 'firmly opposes' new US tariffs, vows 'countermeasures'

China's commerce ministry slammed Washington's "erroneous practices"
2 February 2025, 04:06 AM

For world's poorest, fears for long-term setbacks after Trump aid cut

US has long been the world's largest provider of development aid
2 February 2025, 02:48 AM

Trudeau announces tariffs on US in retaliation for Trump's tariffs

Trump earlier signed an executive order imposing 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico
2 February 2025, 02:39 AM

Trump launches trade war with tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, claiming a "major threat" from illegal immigration and drugs -- a move that sparked promises of retaliation.
2 February 2025, 02:30 AM

Hamas-Israel complete 4th hostage-prisoner swap

Freed Palestinian inmates were greeted by a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday, after Hamas released three Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip in the fourth exchange under the group’s ceasefire deal with Israel.
1 February 2025, 18:00 PM

56 killed as fighting grips greater Khartoum

Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists.
1 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Indian troops kill 8 Maoists

Indian commandos shot dead at least eight Maoist rebels in the dense jungles of central India yesterday, as security forces ramp up efforts to crush the long-running conflict.
1 February 2025, 18:00 PM

German ex-president Horst Koehler dead at 81

Koehler, an economist by training, was the first German president who was not a career politician
1 February 2025, 10:54 AM

18 Pakistan paramilitaries killed in ambush

70 to 80 armed assailants attacked them blocking a road
1 February 2025, 10:46 AM

Hamas frees three Israeli hostages in fourth ceasefire swap

In Gaza City a stage had been erected at a harbour for the handover of Keith Siegel.
1 February 2025, 10:03 AM

Old India-Pakistan rivalry drives South Asia diplomatic reshuffle

New Delhi courting Afghanistan's Taliban while Islamabad befriends the new leaders of post-revolutionary Bangladesh
1 February 2025, 09:23 AM

Musk aides lock govt workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say

President Donald Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants in his first steps
1 February 2025, 06:18 AM

Trump's Pentagon says it will 'rotate' out some media from offices

Each year going forward, one outlet from print, online, television and radio will rotate out of the Pentagon
1 February 2025, 06:11 AM

Generative AI's environmental impact in figures

Some key figures on the state of play in early 2025
1 February 2025, 06:01 AM

Philadelphia plane crash marks a second US aviation disaster

A small jet with six people onboard crashed into a busy Philadelphia suburb Friday, officials said, showering wreckage over a wide areas and sparking blazes that caused extensive damage to homes and vehicles
1 February 2025, 02:12 AM

Three Israeli hostages set to be released in latest Gaza exchange

Fifteen of the 33 hostages due for release in the first stage of the ceasefire have so far been released in exchange for 400 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
1 February 2025, 02:10 AM