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US stocks tumble again, extending rout on trade war 04 Apr 2025 - 05:55 pm
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 04, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Indonesia, Malaysia coordinate response to US tariffs, emphasize ASEAN unity 04 Apr 2025 - 05:33 pm
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on April 3, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
US will not let Greenland 'become dependent on China': Rubio 04 Apr 2025 - 05:09 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the audience during a final press conference as part of the meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministers of Foreign Affairs at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on April 4, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP)
Rat earns world record for sniffing landmines in Cambodia 04 Apr 2025 - 04:45 pm
This handout photo taken on February 23, 2022 and released by Belgian charity APOPO on April 4, 2025 shows a rat named Ronin sniffing for landmines in a mine field in Preah Vihear province. (Photo by Handout / APOPO / AFP)
Vietnam regrets US tariff decision spokesperson 04 Apr 2025 - 04:37 pm
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on April 3, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Using tariffs as weapon against interests of all parties, says Chinese ambassador 04 Apr 2025 - 04:16 pm
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Philippines expresses alarm over rising adult tobacco, vape use 04 Apr 2025 - 04:10 pm
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Ethiopia plans to manufacture electric vehicles locally 04 Apr 2025 - 04:04 pm
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Indonesia business group backs US talks over tariffs 04 Apr 2025 - 03:54 pm
A high-speed electrical multiple unit train leaves Padalarang Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Padalarang, Indonesia, March 29, 2025. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)
China announces reciprocal tariffs on US goods as market rout deepens 04 Apr 2025 - 02:48 pm
A woman looks at an electric car showroom in Beijing on April 4, 2025. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Pope improving, Vatican hints at Sunday appearance 04 Apr 2025 - 02:10 pm
Pope Francis waves from a window of the Gemelli hospital before being discharged following a five weeks hospitalization for pneumonia, in Rome on March 23, 2025. Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP
'Twins in death': killing of women students stuns Italy 04 Apr 2025 - 01:49 pm
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Trump unveils first $5 million 'gold card' visa 04 Apr 2025 - 12:19 pm
US President Donald Trump holds the $5 million dollar Gold Card as he speaks to reporters while in flight on board Air Force One, en route to Miami, Florida on April 3, 2025. Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP
Gaza rescuers say at least 30 killed by Israel fire since dawn 04 Apr 2025 - 12:12 pm
Palestinians carry the body of a victim after it was dug out from the rubble of a destroyed school, a day after it was hit by an Israeli strike, in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on April 4, 2025. Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP
South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon 04 Apr 2025 - 09:22 am
Moon Hyung-bae (C), acting chief justice of South Korea's Constitutional Court, speaks during the final ruling of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on April 4, 2025. (Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP)
Death toll from Israeli bombing of Dar Al Arqam School in Gaza rise to 31, nearly 100 injured 04 Apr 2025 - 12:12 am
People and Palestinian rescuers run for cover as Israeli strike hits a school in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood in Gaza City on April 3, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
Hungary to withdraw from ICC ahead of Israeli PM's visit 03 Apr 2025 - 11:14 pm
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a press conference with Israel's Prime Minister (unseen) after bilateral talks on April 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Attila Kisbenedek / AFP)
Lesotho hardest hit as new US tariffs rattle Africa 03 Apr 2025 - 09:51 pm
Workers use sewing machines at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, Lesotho on March 19, 2025. (Photo by Roberta Ciuccio / AFP)