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April 16, 2025 4:19 PM

China responds to 245% US tariff: “Ask US for details”

Reacting to the White House’s claim that China now faces tariffs of up to 245% on exports to the United States, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian urged reporters to “ask the US side for specific tax rate figures.” Addressing a...

April 16, 2025 12:15 PM

US dismisses reports of NATO funding cuts

US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce has rejected reports suggesting that the Trump administration plans to reduce US funding for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). During a press briefing on Tuesday, Bruce emphasized that the US...

April 16, 2025 3:10 PM

Trump maintains position on Canada, believes it would benefit as 51st US state: White House

US President Donald Trump still believes Canada would benefit from becoming the 51st state of the United States, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing on Tuesday. Responding to a question about whether Trump’s s...

April 16, 2025 3:10 PM

After Harvard rejects US demands, Trump adds new threat

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status on Tuesday and said the university should apologize, a day after it rejected what it called unlawful demands to overhaul academic programs or lose federal grants. Begin...

April 16, 2025 3:10 PM

Peru court jails ex-President Humala for money laundering; Brazil grants diplomatic asylum to his wife

A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-President Ollanta Humala to 15 years in prison for receiving illicit campaign funds from a Brazilian construction firm, making him the nation's latest former leader to head behind bars. Humala and his wife we...

April 16, 2025 9:16 AM

Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan

In the early hours of Wednesday, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 04.43 a.m. IST (local time), with the epicentre located at latitude...

April 15, 2025 4:05 PM

Singapore to hold election on May 3 amid cost of living and trade concerns

Singapore will hold a national election on May 3, the election commission said on Tuesday, amid worries about the cost of living and fears of a recession as a result of U.S. tariffs. The vote will be the first electoral test for Prime Minister Lawre...

April 15, 2025 3:42 PM

Japan’s population declines for 14th consecutive year

The population of Japanese nationals stood at 120.3 million as of October 2024, down by a record 898,000 from a year earlier, according to a government estimate released on Monday, amid a rapidly aging society and declining birthrate, Kyodo News repo...

April 15, 2025 3:39 PM

Europe had most widespread floods for more than a decade in 2024, scientists say

Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, with 30% of the continent's river network hit by significant floods, scientists said on Tuesday, as fossil fuel-driven climate change continued to prompt torrential rain and other extrem...

April 15, 2025 3:26 PM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan to lead Indian delegation at 15th BRICS agriculture ministers’ meeting in Brazil

Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will lead the Indian delegation to the 15th BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), scheduled to be held on Thursday in Brasilia, Brazil, the ...

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