EXPLAINER Why bonds, not stocks, could predict the next economic crisis in the US A sell-off in US Treasuries has raised fears that investors’ long term confidence in the US economy is waning. The US Treasury Department building in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2025 [Alex Brandon/AP] By John PowerPublished On 15 Apr 202515 Apr 2025…
Hamas ‘studying’ Israeli ceasefire proposal, demand to disarm a ‘red line’ Hamas says latest Israeli ceasefire proposal demanding the Palestinian group disarm crosses ‘a million red lines’. Palestinians carry for burial the bodies of Abdullah Habbash and six brothers from the Abu Mahadi family who were killed earlier in an Israeli army strike on the…
Harvard University defies Trump’s demands, faces $2.3bn in funding cuts The Ivy League school becomes first US university to defy Trump administration’s demands after pro-Palestinian campus protests. More than a thousand students, faculty members and other participants walked out of Harvard’s commencement ceremony in May 2024 [Mark Stockwell/EPA] Published On 15 Apr 202515 Apr 2025…
Trump moves closer to semiconductor tariffs, floats pause on auto duties US president says he is looking at offering relief to automakers as they adjust their supply chains. US President Donald Trump points after hosting the 2025 College Football National Champions, the Ohio State Buckeyes, at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 14,…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,146 These are the key events on day 1,146 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukrainians attend military training for civilians at a shooting range in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on April 2025 [Sergei Kozlov/EPA] Published On 15 Apr 202515 Apr 2025 Here is where things stand on Monday,…
Russia launched a new missile attack on Sumy, as residents were paying tribute to the victims of Sunday’s attack.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is courting Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia as Trump-era tariffs rattle Asia.
US attacks on Yemen killed 123 people since mid-March: Health authorities Houthi-affiliated outlet reports 15 US strikes in Marib, as Yemeni group vows to maintain ‘steadfast position’ on Gaza. The site of a United States air strike in Sanaa, Yemen, April 7 [File: Adel Al Khader/Reuters] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 14 Apr 202514 Apr 2025…
Inside Story Can Israel continue bombing Gaza’s health services? Israel’s bombing of Gaza’s last functional hospitals turns treatable conditions into death sentences. Patients in Gaza are dying of treatable wounds and illnesses due to Israeli attacks and its aid blockade. Israel bombed one of the last working hospitals in Gaza on Sunday, meaning more Palestinians…
US and Salvadoran officials tried to say the other side was responsible for returning a wrongfully deported man.