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Apr 05, 2025
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 and regions around the world respond with reciprocal tariffs while President Donald Trump's tariffs remain in place, that could be "terrible for America" and result in dramatic tax hike in a "long, long time."
Number of active U.S. drilling down this week
Several killed as Israel launches air attacks on Syria's Damascus, Hama
Apr 04, 2025
At least 100 killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza
Several people die in migrant boat accident near Greek island Lesbos
Declaration on inclusion agreed at Global Disability Summit
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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
Saudi Arabia's travel account surplus reached nearly SAR50 bn in 2024
BKFC arrives in Dubai
OPEC+ reaffirms commitment to market stability on healthier oil market outlook, adjust production upward
European automakers call for swift resolution of EU-US trade dispute to protect jobs, automotive investments
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Italian PM criticizes U.S. decision to impose tariffs on EU
Australian PM labels U.S. tariffs as "not the act of a friend"
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Indonesia's North Maluku
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