US antitrust cases against US tech giants

These cases represent a significant shift in antitrust enforcement in the United States
9 April 2025, 09:51 AM

Trump announces direct nuclear talks with Iran

Iran’s top diplomat yesterday said he believed a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran’s longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in talks to begin in Oman yesterday.
8 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump presses on with 104% tariffs on China

Trump said Tuesday the United States was "taking in almost $2 billion a day" from tariffs.
8 April 2025, 17:22 PM

US aid cuts a 'death sentence' for millions: UN

The United States has ended emergency food aid for 14 countries, endangering the lives of millions of hungry or starving people, a United Nations agency said Monday
8 April 2025, 02:33 AM

Back down or face 50% added tariffs

US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to impose an additional 50% tariffs on US imports from China, ratcheting up a trade war even as a dramatic selloff in global markets gathered pace.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Gunmen kill 52 people in Nigeria

Gunmen have killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Nigeria’s northern Plateau state, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle herders, the national emergency agency said
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM

China would have agreed TikTok deal if not for US tariffs: Trump

Trump had insisted his administration was near a deal to find a buyer for TikTok and keep it from shutting down
7 April 2025, 02:50 AM

Netanyahu and Trump to talk tariffs, Iran and Gaza

Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to meet with Trump in the US capital since the president unveiled sweeping levies on multiple countries
7 April 2025, 02:35 AM

Anti-Trump rallies rock US

Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House.
6 April 2025, 18:00 PM

US storms death toll climbs to 16

Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on Saturday of “severe” flash flooding in the coming days.
6 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Scientist rewriting DNA, and future of medicine

A revolution is underway in gene editing -- and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose pioneering work is rewriting the building blocks of life with unprecedented precision.
6 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Netanyahu visiting Trump on Monday to discuss tariffs and Iran

The two countries are dealing with a set of extremely thorny issues, including Trump's shock imposition of 17 percent tariffs on Israeli imports
6 April 2025, 02:46 AM

Trade chaos as Trump tariff takes effect

US customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10 percent tariff on all imports from many countries yesterday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.
5 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Dollar recovers

The US dollar rebounded against major currencies such as the euro and yen on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the repercussions of larger-than-expected US tariffs and signaled a cautious tone on future easing.
5 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Thousands join rallies across US

Thousands of people descended yesterday on Washington’s National Mall and other cities across the United States in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency.
5 April 2025, 18:00 PM

US starts collecting Trump's new 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms

Trump's Wednesday tariff announcement shook global stock markets to their core, wiping out $5 trillion in stock market value for S&P 500 companies by Friday's close
5 April 2025, 06:08 AM

Trump's global tariff takes effect in dramatic US trade shift

The trade gaps, said the White House, were driven by an "absence of reciprocity" in relationships and other policies like "exorbitant value-added taxes"
5 April 2025, 04:30 AM

US can no longer supply bulk of global humanitarian aid: Rubio

Top US diplomat calls on other rich countries to chip in
5 April 2025, 04:11 AM

Tariff hikes 'hurt the vulnerable and the poor': UN

"Trade must not become another source of instability. It should serve development and global growth," said UNCTAD secretary-general
5 April 2025, 03:03 AM

Trump extends TikTok sale deadline by 75 days, vows to work with China

President Donald Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell US assets of popular short video app TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban that was supposed to have taken effect in January under a 2024 law
4 April 2025, 18:37 PM