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Trump Must Pay $741,000 Legal Bill Over Failed Lawsuit, Rules UK Court

The High Court in London on Thursday ordered US President Donald Trump to pay £625,000 ($741,000) in legal costs after he unsuccessfully sued a former British spy over a salacious dossier.

Published on: 04.04.2025 00:37
US Tariffs Pose "Significant Risk To Global Outlook", Warns IMF

Following US President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expressed concern over the impact on the global economy.

Published on: 03.04.2025 23:45
Trump Says "Very Close To A Deal" On TikTok

President Donald Trump said his administration was "very close" to a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by its Chinese owner by the weekend.

Published on: 03.04.2025 22:37
Pentagon To Probe Trump Aide's Use Of Signal App For Yemen Chat Leak Case

The Acting Inspector General (IG) of the US Department of Defence (Pentagon) will probe Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth's use of Signal in a group chat with other national security officials to discuss military actions against the Houthis.

Published on: 03.04.2025 21:34
Trump Says China Could Get Tariff Relief If It Approves TikTok Deal

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would consider a deal for TikTok where China approves the sale of the short video app in exchange for relief from U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.

Published on: 03.04.2025 21:14
Wall Street Bleeds After Trump Tariff Move, S&P 500 Tumbles Nearly 5%

US stocks plunged Thursday as traders reacted to Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement a day earlier, with the broad-based S&P 500 recording its biggest one-day decline since 2020.

Published on: 03.04.2025 20:23
Trump Says Stocks Will "Boom" Despite Tariffs Bloodbath

President Donald Trump insisted on Thursday that stocks and the US economy would "boom" despite a rout on global markets sparked by his worldwide tariffs.

Published on: 03.04.2025 19:11
Pentagon Watchdog To Probe US Defence Secretary Over Signal Row

The Pentagon inspector general's office will investigate Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said.

Published on: 03.04.2025 18:55
Trump Fires NSC Officials After Meeting With Far-Right Activist Laura Loomer

The firings come on the heels of a meeting between Trump and far-right activist Laura Loomer, who presented her research to the President, making a case for the removal of certain staffers deemed insufficiently committed to Trump's agenda.

Published on: 03.04.2025 18:27
Trump's Tariffs Announcement Batters US Markets, S&P 500 Down Over 4%

The sell-off in Wall Street stocks deepened in mid-morning trading Thursday, with the S&P 500 losing more than four percent following US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement.

Published on: 03.04.2025 18:26
India To Send Buddha Relics Discovered In Gujarat To Thailand For Exposition

India will soon send relics of the Buddha, discovered in Devni Mori in northern Gujarat, to Thailand for an exposition.

Published on: 03.04.2025 18:24
Trump Tariffs Could Cause Global Trade Drop By 1% In 2025 Warns WTO

After Trump on Wednesday unveiled a blitz of harsher-than-expected levies aimed at countries around the globe, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned the measures would "have substantial implications for global trade and economic growth prospects".

Published on: 03.04.2025 17:24
Why Hungary Pulled Out Of "Political" ICC Amid Israel PM Netanyahu's Visit

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been a vocal supporter of Netanyahu, inviting him to Hungary shortly after the arrest warrant was issued in November. Orban has stated that the ICC's ruling would have "no effect" in his country.

Published on: 03.04.2025 16:31
PM, Bangladesh's Yunus Sit Next To Each Other At Summit Dinner In Bangkok

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, sat side by side during the official dinner hosted by the Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

Published on: 03.04.2025 16:24
Canada Retaliates To Trump Tariffs With 25% Levy On Some US Auto Imports

Canada said it would impose a 25 percent tariff on some autos imported from the United States, retaliating against President Donald Trump's levies that came into affect on Thursday.

Published on: 03.04.2025 16:23
Video: Moment Car 'Exploded' In Iconic Amsterdam Square

A man set himself and his car on fire on Amsterdam's iconic Dam Square on Thursday, police said, in what they suspected was a possible attempt to take his own life.

Published on: 03.04.2025 15:14
Paedophile Network 'Kidflix' Busted, 1.8 Million Users Exposed

Authorities have arrested 79 individuals linked to the platform, while over 1,400 other suspects have been identified.

Published on: 03.04.2025 14:55
Thailand Releases Special Stamp Based On Ramayan Murals During PM's Visit

Thailand on Thursday released a special stamp based on the Ramayan mural paintings from the 18th century to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country.

Published on: 03.04.2025 14:36
India, Thailand Elevate Ties To Strategic Partnership During PM Modi's Visit

India and Thailand on Thursday agreed to elevate bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership during extensive discussions held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra at the Government House in Bangkok.

Published on: 03.04.2025 14:29
"DOGE Screwed Lots Of Stuff Up": US Official On USAID Firing Notices

Termination notices sent by billionaire Elon Musk's cost-cutting team to US Agency for International Development staff were so rife with errors that corrected versions are being issued to avoid affecting pensions and pay.

Published on: 03.04.2025 14:28

News from Arabic Countries

Downtown Seoul tense as court due to rule on President Yoon’s impeachment

Thousands of police have been deployed in the vicinity of the Constitutional Court in anticipation of its ruling.

Published on: 04.04.2025 01:26
Six people dead after alleged dynamite attack in Bolivia gold-mining clash

The dynamite attack is thought to be the result of two mining collectives fighting over access to gold deposits.

Published on: 04.04.2025 00:15
Trump says he thinks Iran wants direct talks with US

US president says Iran initially wanted talks through intermediaries, but he thinks Tehran has changed its position.

Published on: 03.04.2025 23:14
At least 16 killed as two refugee boats sink off Turkiye and Greece

Greek and Turkish coastguards still searching for two missing people from the two unrelated accidents.

Published on: 03.04.2025 21:19
Trump: Tariff rollout ‘going very well’ amid market selloff

“The country is going to boom.” President Trump says he thinks the rollout of his global tariffs is “going very well.”

Published on: 03.04.2025 20:43
Trump tariffs put unprecedented pressure on business plans, livelihoods

The only option for many businesses and workers is to wait and see what level of harm Trump’s tariffs will inflict.

Published on: 03.04.2025 20:20
What could be the fallout from President Trump’s tariffs?

There are angry reactions from world leaders as the US announces tariffs on all imports.

Published on: 03.04.2025 18:45
Israel launches deadly ground incursion amid air strikes on Syria

UN envoy for Syria slams ‘repeated’ military attacks by Israel in Syria, warning of violations of international law.

Published on: 03.04.2025 18:28
Israeli attacks on Gaza schools sheltering displaced Palestinians kill 33

At least 18 children among those killed in Gaza City at three schools-turned-shelters for families.

Published on: 03.04.2025 18:12
Israeli airstrike decimates Syrian airbase

This is the moment an airbase in Hama, Syria, was targeted by an Israeli airstrike, nearly destroying the facility.

Published on: 03.04.2025 17:42
Hungry, scared Darfur civilians fear RSF attack, plead for army help

Sudanese civilians in North Darfur are starving as they fear an RSF invasion. Many are calling on the army for help.

Published on: 03.04.2025 16:31
US allies and adversaries react to Trump’s tariffs

Trump’s new global tariffs have shocked both allies and adversaries alike.

Published on: 03.04.2025 16:07
Who’s winning the race for the Arctic’s resources?

Russia says it is open to economic cooperation with the West in the Arctic.

Published on: 03.04.2025 15:00
Gaza faces ‘largest orphan crisis’ in modern history, report says

Over 39,000 children have lost one or both parents in Gaza, new report by the Palestinian statistics agency says.

Published on: 03.04.2025 14:55
Trump’s tariffs: Which countries will hit back – and which likely won’t?

Canada, China and the EU are expected to hit back, as other Asian nations and the UK seek deals.

Published on: 03.04.2025 14:34
Reverse reparations: Zimbabwe’s perfect trap, South Africa’s looming danger

Land reform is not a threat, but a demand for justice. The global community must treat it as such.

Published on: 03.04.2025 14:29
Condemnation of anime-style images from Israeli military

The Israeli army faced backlash for joining an online trend of using AI anime-style images to portray its forces.

Published on: 03.04.2025 14:19
Trump imposes 50% tariff on Africa’s Lesotho, the highest among nations

The move deals a harsh blow to the small, impoverished state, which Trump mocked as a place 'nobody has heard of'.

Published on: 03.04.2025 14:14
Fed up with surging gang violence, thousands of Haitians hit the streets

Armed gangs control about 85 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the UN.

Published on: 03.04.2025 13:27
Hungary to withdraw from International Criminal Court

Hungary announced it will end its membership of the ICC as it staged a red-carpet welcome for Benjamin Netanyahu.

Published on: 03.04.2025 13:27
Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs on so-called ‘Liberation Day’

US President Donald Trump brandished a chart as he announced sweeping new tariffs on goods coming to America.

Published on: 03.04.2025 12:42
Israel hits tents and homes in Gaza ‘with great force’

At least 1,163 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on March 18.

Published on: 03.04.2025 12:41
Which countries have kept their promises on Gaza?

A look at what different countries said should be done in Gaza — and what they actually did.

Published on: 03.04.2025 11:55
American consumers set to be the biggest losers in Trump’s trade wars

But Congress can still step in to save them, and the US economy.

Published on: 03.04.2025 11:47
Greece launches ‘drastic’ rearmament programme to the tune of $27bn

A multi-year strategy will include balance of US and European weapons, marking a transition towards greater EU autonomy.

Published on: 03.04.2025 11:34