Higher U.S. tariffs on the EU and other partners come into effect
New, higher import tariffs imposed by the United States on around 60 of its trading partners—including the European Union—came into force on Wednesday….
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Putin envoy welcomes US-Russia space cooperation as Russian rocket with US astronaut blasts off
President Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev on Tuesday, the 8th of April, welcomed US-Russia space cooperation after a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying…
Trump says EU must buy 350 billion dollars of US energy to avoid tariffs
The European Union (EU) will have to buy 350 billion US dollars’ worth of American energy to avoid Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, the…
Zelenskyy confirms Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Belgorod region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed for the first time on Monday, the 7th of April, that Ukrainian troops are active in the Belgorod…
New Zealand aims to almost double defence spending
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced on Monday, the 7th of April, that it will increase defence spending by nine billion New…
North Korea hosts international marathon after a six-year break
North Korea hosted the Pyongyang International Marathon on Sunday, the 6th of April, for the first time in six years after the Covid-19…
Trump compares global tariffs and market reaction to taking medicine
A few hours before Monday, the 7th of April, when some expect the market to fall significantly due to US tariffs, US President…
TV celebrity Dr Oz confirmed as head of US Medicare and Medicaid
The Republican-controlled US Senate confirmed celebrity doctor and former TV host Mehmet Oz by 53 votes to 45 to head the institution that…
South Korean President Yoon removed from office, elections expected
The Constitutional Court on Friday, the 4th of April, unanimously removed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, upholding the parliamentary impeachment…
