The Trump administration will hit China with 104% tariffs starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, the White House said Tuesday. President Donald Trump had threatened an extra 50% on tariffs against China − in addition to an initial 20% that was supplemented by 34% “reciprocal” levies Wednesday − after Beijing said it would respond with a…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to eliminate Israel’s trade deficit with the United States after the Trump administration imposed 17 percent tariffs on Israeli goods last week. During a Monday meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office, Netanyahu said Israel would move swiftly to close the trade gap and reduce trade barriers with the…
PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) – France and Egypt signed strategic partnership agreements on Monday, in areas covering health, transport and energy, which French President Emmanuel Macron said would help shore up Egypt’s stability amid volatility in the region. “Egypt is a strategic partner for our country,” said Macron, speaking alongside Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
Several of the Iran-backed militia groups operating in Iraq are set to demilitarize for the first time to avoid conflict with the US following President Trump’s threats to Tehran’s proxies, senior Baghdad officials said. Ten senior commanders and Iraqi officials urged the capital to begin the process of disarming and disbanding the militias operating in…
Greetings from Tyler, Trump has got everybody running for cover. We thought we were going to have to watch this country go down the tubes! We were just hoping we wouldn’t be here to see it. That’s all changed now. All over the world they’re jumping around, suddenly willing to negotiate. The news is…
President Trump on Wednesday announced a baseline 10 percent tariff on imports from all foreign countries, as well as higher tariff rates for dozens of nations that the White House deemed the “worst offenders” when it came to trade barriers. The 10 percent tariff will go into effect on Friday. About 60 countries facing a…
Myanmar’s military junta on Wednesday declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war until April 22 to facilitate earthquake relief efforts, state media said. Friday’s massive earthquake has killed more than 3,000 people and left many areas without power, telephone or cell connections. Myanmar‘s ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil…
Investigators in Europe say they’ve identified 1,400 suspects who used the Kidflix site, which hosted child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the dark web. Law enforcement in Europe has dismantled Kidflix, a major site on the dark web that hosted child sexual abuse imagery. Investigators seized the site and its server on March 11. Europol…
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas, suggesting it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of the Palestinian territory. The announcement came after Netanyahu’s defense…
Hamas thugs fatally tortured a young Palestinian man protesting their rule — and left his body on his family’s doorstep in a sick warning to other foes in the Gaza Strip, according to police. Uday Al Rabay, 22, was beaten for four hours and died after he participated in an anti-Hamas protest in the Palestinian…