US President Donald Trump will sign his flagship tax and spending bill Friday in a pomp-laden Independence Day ceremony featuring fireworks and a flypast by the type of stealth bomber that bombed Iran

Asian investors trod cautiously on Friday as Donald Trump's deadline to avert his steep tariffs approached, with the US president saying he planned to start sending letters informing trading partners of their rates.

Many fear that it will balloon the national debt, gut health and welfare support as well as clean energy, and supercharge Trump's migrant crackdown.

South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday his administration was doing its “utmost” to secure a trade deal with the United States ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline next week for imposing fresh country specific levies.

Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new US ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the offensive’s end, a source close to the group said yesterday, as medics said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed scores more people.

At least five people were dead and dozens unaccounted for yesterday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to Indonesian resort island Bali, according to rescue authorities who said 31 survivors had been plucked from the water so far.

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities yesterday denied involvement in the disappearance of a US citizen in Kabul, after Washington announced a $5 million reward for information on his whereabouts.

The Pentagon said on Wednesday that US strikes 10 days ago had degraded Iran’s nuclear program by up to two years, suggesting the US military operation likely achieved its goals despite a far more cautious initial assessment that leaked to the public.

Beijing's commerce ministry said it had "always firmly opposed" US tariffs

"We stand ready to stay in communication with ASEAN countries on this matter," Mao Ning told a regular press conference.

The majority of them are children and women

With no clear sign of the stalemate breaking, his lieutenants huddled in tense meetings behind the scenes with the rebels who had either voted no or had yet to come to the House floor.

The crash near the town of Ayer Hitam, some 250 kilometres (156 miles) southeast of the capital Kuala Lumpur

Trump threatened a 26% duty on Indian goods as part of his April 2 "Liberation Day" reciprocal tariffs, which were temporarily lowered to 10% to buy time for negotiations.

US would set rates on many Vietnamese exports at 20%; US cars may get preferential access to Vietnam's market.

The Southeast Asian nation's top office was plunged into turmoil on Tuesday when the Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra pending an ethics probe which could take months.

With a narrow 220-212 majority, Johnson can afford no more than three defections from his ranks

Siemens has restored complete access to its software and technology for Chinese customers

The vessel carrying 65 passengers sank before midnight on Wednesday

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed to retaliate against Iran-aligned Houthis after his country’s military intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory.