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April 4, 2025 7:44 PM April 4, 2025 7:44 PM

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China retaliates by announcing 34 % additional tariffs on US goods

China announced additional tariffs of 34 per cent on U.S. goods today, the most serious escalation in a trade war with US President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession. In the standoff between the world's top two economies, China also announced controls on exports of some rare earth eleme...

April 4, 2025 5:16 PM April 4, 2025 5:16 PM

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S Korea to maintain robust readiness against N Korean possible provocations

South Korean acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho today urged the military to establish a robust readiness posture against possible North Korean provocations following the Constitutional Court's ruling that ousted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Kim convened a meeting of key commanders following t...

April 4, 2025 12:51 PM April 4, 2025 12:51 PM

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court upholds President Yoon’s impeachment

South Korea’s Constitutional Court today upheld the impeachment of the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol. In a nationally televised judgement, at least six out of eight judges ruled in favour of Yoon’s removal. This means the South Korean leader is immediately removed from the office of the Presiden...

April 4, 2025 11:22 AM April 4, 2025 11:22 AM

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Quad nations pledge $20 million in aid for Myanmar earthquake relief

Australia, India, Japan and the US have extended sympathies and condolences to the peoples of Myanmar and Thailand following the recent earthquake. In a Joint Statement by QUAD partners on Myanmar Earthquake Response, the QUAD nations observed that the significant loss of life, injuries, and widespr...

April 4, 2025 11:12 AM April 4, 2025 11:12 AM

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Danish PM rebukes US attempt to annex Greenland, urging respect of international law

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen firmly rejected the US attempt to annex Greenland, accusing the US of subjecting Denmark and Greenland to pressure and threats. She was speaking at a press conference with Greenlandic officials in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The Danish Prime Minister said ...

April 3, 2025 9:23 PM April 3, 2025 9:23 PM

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Nepal: PM Oli meets various world leaders on sidelines of BIMSTECT in Thailand

Prime Minister of Nepal K P Sharma Oli and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Harini Amarasuriya had a meeting in Bangkok today. During the meeting, the two Prime Ministers discussed various matters of bilateral and mutual interests. On the same day, PM KP Sharma Oli held talks with the PM of Myanmar, Min ...

April 3, 2025 9:16 PM April 3, 2025 9:16 PM

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Hungary withdraws from ICC amid Netanyahu’s visit

Hungary’s government has announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), just before Prime Minister Viktor Orban received his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an ICC arrest warrant. Orban’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, posted on Facebook that Hungary will i...