- Putting Tariffs on Your Nose to Spite Your Face Jacobin
- Opinion | Trump’s Tariff Pause Is Less Than Meets the Eye The New York Times
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to pause strikes after US envoy leaves Moscow – Politico
- Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to pause strikes after US envoy leaves Moscow Politico
- Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to pause strikes after U.S. envoy leaves Moscow CNBC
- Russian and Ukrainian FMs trade barbs over energy infrastructure Euronews.com
- Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking its energy infrastructure five times in past 24 hours Reuters
- Russia says Ukraine violated moratorium on energy infrastructure strikes six times in past day Yahoo
DOGE Goons Physically Drag Social Security Worker From Desk – The Daily Beast
DOGE Goons Physically Drag Social Security Worker From Desk The Daily Beast
Trump administration to exempt smartphones and computers from tariffs
Announcement says tariffs – including those imposed on China – will also not apply to other electronic devices
Donald Trump’s presidential administration has exempted smartphones and computers from the 125% levies imposed on imports from China as well as other “reciprocal” tariffs, which experts had cautioned might cause electronic consumer prices to spike dramatically in the US.
The announcement was made late on Friday in a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notice that said the devices would be excluded from the 10% global tariff that Trump recently imposed on most countries, along with the much heftier import tax on China.
Continue reading...US ‘demands control’ from Ukraine of key pipeline carrying Russian gas
Senior Kyiv economist describes latest postion of Trump administration in talks as ‘colonial-type’ bullying
The US has demanded control of a crucial pipeline in Ukraine used to send Russian gas to Europe, according to reports, in a move described as a colonial shakedown.
US and Ukrainian officials met on Friday to discuss White House proposals for a minerals deal. Donald Trump wants Kyiv to hand over its natural resources as “payback” in return for weapons delivered by the previous Biden administration.
Continue reading...Travellers arriving in Great Britain face import ban on EU meat and dairy
Government introduces measure to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease after rise in cases across Europe
Tourists from Great Britain who travel to the continent to satisfy their epicurean desires for cured meats and fragrant cheeses will be frustrated in their attempts to bring home some of their favourite foods after a ban on meat and dairy imports from EU countries came into force this weekend.
From Saturday, holidaymakers will no longer be able to bring meat from cattle, sheep, goats or pigs, or dairy products, from EU countries into Great Britain for personal use, in a move aimed at preventing the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) after a rise in cases across Europe.
Continue reading...Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to pause strikes after US envoy leaves Moscow – AP News
- Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to pause strikes after US envoy leaves Moscow AP News
- Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking its energy infrastructure five times in past 24 hours Reuters
- Russia says Ukraine violated moratorium on energy infrastructure strikes six times in past day Yahoo
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- Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to pause strikes MSN
Trump exempts smartphones, computers from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
The latest exemptions cover imports from China, in first sign of possible softening of US trade war against Beijing.
Japan’s World Expo: a positive vision of the future for our divided world?
Fifty-five years since Osaka last hosted, rocks from Mars, domestic androids and artificial hearts are part of showcase on ‘unloved’ island
As clunky as it sounds, “designing a future society for our lives” isn’t a bad ambition for the world in these troubled times. From this Sunday, organisers of the 2025 Exposition in Osaka will be hoping that appeal will put the event’s unsettled preparations in the shade for a six-month celebration of our common humanity.
The western Japan city is preparing to host its second World Expo, 55 years after the first was held in a country eager to capitalise on fading memories of the second world war as it embarked on its postwar journey to become an industrial and technological powerhouse.
Continue reading...CCTV captures moment of explosion in central Athens
There have been no reported injuries, as Greece's transport minister condemns the "criminal" attack.
Israel says it will expand its offensive across most of Gaza
Israel's defence minister also said it had taken over a "security zone", which separates the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Younis.
Man City survive Crystal Palace scare to climb into Premier League top four
Defending Premier League champions Manchester City come from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium.
Nigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed
The crime lord was hiding in a forest, authorities say, after dozens were kidnapped from a village.
Nigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed
The crime lord was hiding in a forest, authorities say, after dozens were kidnapped from a village.
‘Camouflaged invasion’: Panama opposition slams security pact with the US
Panama's opposition speaks out against deal that allows the deployment of US troops in the Central American nation.
Police searching for man who allegedly sexually abused corpse on New York subway
Video captured one person robbing corpse on idling train before another person robbed and sexually assaulted it
A man sexually violated a corpse on a New York City subway train after stealing from the body, becoming the second of two people to rob that particular dead person, authorities said recently.
One of the more grotesque US crime stories of late unfolded on a southbound R train near the Whitehall Street station in Manhattan at about 12.20am on Wednesday, when “an unidentified individual had sexual contact with an unconscious and unresponsive adult male” in plain view of surveillance cameras, according to a police statement.
Continue reading...‘I’m super worried’: fewer UK tourists visiting US amid Trump’s policies and rhetoric
Number of Brits crossing Atlantic down 14.3% from 2024 – and the travel industry fears decline could continue
After backpacker Rebecca Burke was arrested and locked up for nearly three weeks by US immigration officials in February, she started urging people not to travel to America.
Britons seem to have listened: UK residents visiting the US were down 14.3% in March compared with the same month in 2024, official figures show.
Continue reading...Hundreds of flights cancelled in China as strong winds hit capital
State media outlets earlier warned that people weighing less than 50kg may be "easily blown away".
Hundreds of flights cancelled in China as strong winds hit capital
State media outlets earlier warned that people weighing less than 50kg may be "easily blown away".
Pope Francis makes prayerful visit to Marian basilica before Holy Week – Catholic News Agency
- Pope Francis makes prayerful visit to Marian basilica before Holy Week Catholic News Agency
- Pope Francis wears black pants, not papal attire, in surprise visit to St. Peter's Reuters
- Vatican heads into a Holy Week of surprises with Pope Francis National Catholic Reporter
- Pope makes another surprise appearance at St. Peter’s, greeting restorers of papal tombs AP News
- Oops, he did it again: Pope makes surprise appearance, in house clothes Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse