US-China trade war escalates after Trump increases tariffs
The US and China trade war is escalating after US President Donald Trump increased China’s trade levy to 125%.
April 2025
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Stocks soar: Why Trump faces scrutiny over tariff pause timing
EXPLAINER Stocks soar: Why Trump faces scrutiny over tariff pause timing Trump’s sudden 90-day tariff pause which caused stock index gains has prompted concerns about insider trading. Video Duration 05 minutes 39 seconds play-arrow 05:39 Trump pauses tariffs globally, surged tariffs on China to 125 percent By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 10 Apr 202510 Apr 2025…
Russian advances in Ukraine slow down despite growing force size
Russian advances in Ukraine slow down despite growing force size Two analyses have captured Moscow’s battlefield struggles amid US-mediated talks to end the war. Ukrainian servicemen fire a multiple launch rocket system on a pickup truck in the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine on April 8, 2025 [Handout/Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine’s 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP] By John T…
Could Donald Trump’s tariffs destroy globalisation?
Implications of US trade policies cause alarm far and wide.
Ecuador’s Indigenous movement splinters over presidential election support
Still, Gonzalez’s Indigenous supporters emphasise that she is not Correa. And Noboa, they say, has the potential to do worse. “Noboa is a neoliberal fascist,” Taco said. “If he were to win again, there will be no stopping him.” The son of Alvaro Noboa, the candidate Correa defeated in each of his three elections, the…
Israel “not seeking to avoid civilian casualties” in Gaza
Mohamad Elmasry says Israel’s attacks on Gaza are deliberate attacks on the civilian population.
Video: Panama-US sign understanding on US troop deployments
The US Defense Secretary said US troop deployments would reduce Chinese influence on control of the Panama Canal.
Why did Netanyahu visit Trump for a second time this year?
No new initiatives on Gaza, US-Iran nuclear talks announced.
Fact check: Are other countries ‘cheating’ the US on trade?
EXPLAINER Fact check: Are other countries ‘cheating’ the US on trade? Experts say it makes no sense to expect tiny, poor countries to buy costly US goods. And that’s not cheating. US President Donald Trump speaks during a photo session with auto racing officials and champions on the South Portico of the White House on…
US-Russia prisoner swap frees Ksenia Karelina, Arthur Petrov
News US-Russia prisoner swap frees Ksenia Karelina, Arthur Petrov Moscow releases US-Russian former ballerina for German-Russian businessman freed by Washington. US-Russian national Ksenia Karelina attends a court proceeding in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 20, 2024, two months before she was convicted of treason [AP] Published On 10 Apr 202510 Apr 2025 The United States and…