Trump tariffs mean US Federal Reserve faces “conundrum”
Quotable Steve Veuger, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, says Trump’s tariffs have put the Federal Reserve in a position it has never been in. Published On 18 Apr…
Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising aid as Gaza’s hunger crisis worsens
Israel’s defence minister says blockade is a ‘pressure lever’ against Hamas and there are no plans to ease it. Hamas has accused Israel of openly using starvation as a weapon…
Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?
Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has…
Dozens killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza’s tent camps for displaced people
A wave of Israeli air strikes has hit multiple encampments for displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, killing dozens of people, according to the enclave’s…
Russia ramps up pressure on all fronts as Ukraine offers to buy US Patriots
Ukraine has reported dozens of civilian deaths from Russian attacks over the past week, including three killed in a late-night assault on Wednesday in the southeastern city of Dnipro. A…
Child among three killed in Russia’s attack on Ukraine before Paris talks
Deadly air attack on the city of Dnipro comes hours before Ukrainian officials meet US and European officials in Paris. A large-scale Russian drone attack in the southeastern Ukrainian city…
PBS sues Trump for stripping its funds
PBS sues Trump for stripping its funds The lawsuit came three days after a similar case by NPR, which also saw its funds cut. Friday’s lawsuit by PBS was the…
‘Each person had 10 phones’: Trapped in a cyber-scam centre in Laos
LONG READ ‘Each person had 10 phones’: Trapped in a cyber-scam centre in Laos Southeast Asia’s multibillion-dollar online cyber-scam centres lure victims from as far as Africa with the promise…
Trump to double tariffs on steel imports
The US president says increasing them to 50% will protect local industry and reduce reliance on China.
UEFA Champions League final: PSG and Inter Milan ‘motivated’ and ‘happy’
UEFA Champions League final: PSG and Inter Milan ‘motivated’ and ‘happy’ Champions League trophy has been out of reach for PSG. That could change in Saturday’s final against Inter Milan.…