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April 8, 2025 12:15 PM

Ukraine to discuss U.S. deal on rare earths amid war support talks

Ukraine plans to send negotiators to the United States this week to discuss Washington’s latest proposed deal for access to its rare earth mineral deposits. The team would travel to the U.S. to advance negotiations on the contentious agreement, which President Donald Trump has made a key condition...

April 8, 2025 11:58 AM

China slams U.S. blackmail tactics after Trump threatens 50% tariff hike

China has responded strongly after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose an additional 50 percent tariff on Chinese goods if Beijing did not withdraw its retaliatory tariffs by today.   China’s Ministry said it will never accept what it described as the “blackmail tactics” of...

April 8, 2025 8:18 AM

South Korea sets June 3 snap election after Yoon’s Removal

The South Korean government has approved June 3 as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his short-lived declaration of martial law.   The cabinet agreed on the date today after discussions with the National Election Com...

April 8, 2025 8:08 AM

World leaders slam Trump’s tariff war amid global market turmoil

European stocks sank for the fourth consecutive session yesterday, as a global equity market rout continued, triggered by the recent announcement of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs regime. Meanwhile, India’s benchmark domestic indices, the Sensex and Nifty, plummeted by around three percen...

April 8, 2025 7:42 AM

UK PM Starmer warns of global economic fallout from U.S. tariffs

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the newly imposed U.S. tariffs on UK goods pose a serious threat to both the global economy and Britain's industrial base. He pledged urgent support for the domestic automotive sector in response to what he described as a rapidly changing world marke...

April 8, 2025 7:36 AM

Israel working on hostage release, ceasefire deal in Gaza: Israel PM Netanyahu

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is working on a new deal for a hostage release and a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Speaking to reporters at the White House after he met with U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday, Netanyahu emphasized Israel’s commitment to securing the rele...

April 8, 2025 7:29 AM

Bangladesh: Yunus requests Trump to hold up new tariff regime for 3 months

The Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Professor Muhammad Yunus, yesterday sent a letter to US President Donald Trump requesting him to postpone the application of a 37 percent US reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi products for three months. He also proposed tariff cuts on US produ...

April 8, 2025 6:47 AM

Trump warns 50% tariff on Chinese goods unless 34% countermeasure withdrawn

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will implement an additional 50 percent tariff on Chinese goods imported into the U.S. unless China withdraws its countermeasures. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said that the extra tariff would be imposed on Chinese good...

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