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UN peacekeeping: Trump admin seeks to scrap funding
The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning documents seen by…
Russian missile strike kills 34 in Ukraine’s Sumy, Kyiv says
Two Russian ballistic missiles slammed into the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, killing 34 people and wounding 117 in the deadliest strike on Ukraine this year, officials said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
US opens door to tariffs on pharma, semiconductors
The United States opened the door on Monday to tariffs targeting high-end technology and pharmaceuticals, feeding the uncertainty gripping the global economy in a trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned can have "no winner."…
Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated
Two Israeli missiles hit a major Gaza hospital on Sunday, putting the emergency department out of action and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike which Israel said was aimed at Hamas fighters exploiting the facility.…
Stocks, dollar sink and gold hits record as Trump tariff panic returns
Stocks and the dollar tumbled while gold hit a fresh record high as panic gripped markets again Friday after Donald Trump admitted that his global tariff blitz could see "a transition cost".
The US president's decision to delay…
US senators call for insider trading probe into Donald Trump over tariff pause
Several US senators have called for an investigation into whether President Donald Trump engaged in insider trading or market manipulation by encouraging people to buy stocks just before his dramatic reversal on global tariffs.
"Who in…
UK economy grew more than expected in February
The UK economy grew by more than expected in February, according to the latest official figures.
The economy expanded by 0.5%, with the services sector having a strong month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Economists had…
US antitrust cases against US tech giants
Launched under both the Trump and Biden administrations, five major antitrust cases from the Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice are proceeding against major American technology companies.
These cases represent…
Gaza rescuers say 20 killed in Israel strike on residential block
Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Shujaiya area of Gaza City killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, as the military said they were looking into the attack.
The agency's spokesman…
World’s heat streak persisted till March
Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation.
In Europe, it was the hottest March ever…