Italy's stock market dives following U.S. sweeping global tariffs
Rome [Italy], April 5: The Italian Stock Exchange suffered a significant one-day decline on Friday, despite Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni downplaying fears over U.S. tariffs...
Danish PM urges unity with Greenland amid U.S. pressure
Oslo [Norway], April 5: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for unity between Denmark and Greenland in response to growing pressure from the United...
Roundup: U.S. tariff policies anguish consumers, small businesses
New York [US], April 5: U.S. President Trump's decision to impose a 10-percent "minimum baseline tariff" and higher rates on certain trading partners is fermenting...
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for another 75 days
Washington [US], April 5: U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Friday that he would grant ByteDance an additional 75-day extension to either sell...
Meta to officially abandon fact-checking program in U.S.
San Francisco [US], April 5: Meta will officially abandon the company's fact-checking program in the United States next Monday, according to its Chief Global Affairs...
U.S. adds 228,000 jobs in March as federal government employment declines
Olympia [Washington], April 5: U.S. employers added 228,000 jobs in March as federal government employment declines, with the unemployment rate edging up to 4.2 percent,...
U.S. Fed Chair says "tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected"
Washington [US], April 5: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Friday that "the tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected."
Largest port in U.S. sounds alarm on Trump's tariffs
Los Angeles [US], April 5: Tariffs could lead to a 10 percent drop in cargo volume moving through the Port of Los Angeles later this...
Senate Commerce Committee chair warns of major risks for U.S. economy, Republicans...
Houston [Texas], April 5: Ted Cruz, chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee and a veteran Republican from Texas, warned on Friday that if countries...
Number of active U.S. drilling down this week
Houston [Texas], April 5: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stands at 590 this week, down by two from the previous...
Russian drone attack hits Kharkiv: 2 dead, 32 injured
Kharkiv [Ukraine], April 4: A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, hit dwellings and triggered fires late on Thursday, killing at least two...
Several killed as Israel launches air attacks on Syria's Damascus, Hama
Damascus [Syria], April 4: Israeli military aircraft have carried out attacks in Syria's capital, Damascus and in the central province of Hama, Israel's army and...
At least 100 killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], April 4: Medical sources said at least 100 people have been killed in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since dawn. At least...
Several people die in migrant boat accident near Greek island Lesbos
Athens [Greece], April 4: At least seven migrants have died in a boat accident in the strait between Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos,...
Declaration on inclusion agreed at Global Disability Summit
New York [US], April 4: More than 80 countries and international organizations have agreed on a common declaration on improving inclusion for people with disabilities...
North Sea visibility was 'patchy' when ships collided, say investigators
London [UK], April 4: Visibility was "patchy" when a container ship hit an oil tanker in the North Sea last month, an investigation has found.
Fed up with gang violence, thousands of Haitians hit streets
Port Au Prince [Haiti], April 4: Thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets of Port-au-Prince to express their anger against armed gangs that control...
US reaffirms NATO defence spending demand as world rattled by tariffs
Brussels [Belgium], April 4: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday underscored the need for NATO allies to spend more on defence, as the...
Time to up pressure on Moscow, says Ukrainian minister
Brussels [Belgium], April 4: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Thursday urged NATO allies to up the pressure on Russia, as Kiev's Western partners are...
11, including actor, released in Turkiye probe
Istanbul [Turkey], April 4: Turkish authorities on Thursday released 11 people, including an actor, suspected of spreading calls for a shopping boycott in protest against...
Trump's team advising against call with Putin
New York [US], April 4: U.S. President Donald Trump's inner circle is advising him against a call with Vladimir Putin until the Russian president commits...
President Yoon faces court ruling to decide his fate
Seoul [South Korea], April 4: South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule on Friday whether to remove or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his...
Israel seizes Rafah in new Gaza 'security zone'
Gaza [Palestine], April 4: Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as...
Trump tariffs could make that happen
Washington [US], April 4: Your favorite iPhone could soon become much pricier, thanks to tariffs.
Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court
Budapest [Hungary], April 4: Hungary is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government has announced.
Abu Dhabi Art announces dates, visual campaign artist for 17th edition
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 4: The 17th edition of Abu Dhabi Art will take place from 19 to 23 November at Manarat Al Saadiyat. Organised...
Saudi Arabia's travel account surplus reached nearly SAR50 bn in 2024
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 4: Saudi Arabia's tourism sector achieved a record surplus in the 2024 travel account, reaching SAR49.8 billion, a 7.8% increase over...