Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced he will suspend tariffs on goods imported from the US in an attempt to build a “positive relationship” with President Donald Trump’s administration. The move comes days after Trump imposed 18% tariffs on Zimbabwean exports to the US. “This measure is intended to facilitateContinue Reading
The devastating war in Sudan, which has been raging since April 2023 between the national army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has resulted in the deaths of thousands and the displacement of millions. As the conflict continues, famine has spread across various regions of the country. According to aContinue Reading
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has fired one of his deputies for taking a “lavish” trip to Antarctica with his wife during Nowruz, the Persian new year. The president’s office described Shahram Dabiri’s trip as “unjustifiable and unacceptable given the ongoing economic challenges” in Iran. A picture of Dabiri and hisContinue Reading
The new Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has paid a courtesy call on King Charles III, Head of the Commonwealth, at Windsor Castle. The visit forms part of her official engagements following her assumption of office on April 1, 2025. She took over from Baroness Patricia Scotland and became theContinue Reading
British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced a temporary halt in shipments to the United States beginning in April, as it navigates the impact of new tariffs imposed by the administration of former President Donald Trump. The company said it is taking “short-term actions” while evaluating howContinue Reading
Mobile phone footage has emerged that appears to contradict Israel’s account of why soldiers opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck on March 23, killing 15 rescue workers. The video, published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), shows the vehicles moving in darkness with headlightsContinue Reading
U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week. The initial 10% “baseline” tariff took effect at U.S. seaports, airports and customs warehouses at 12:01 a.m.Continue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday extended the deadline for the sale of ByteDance’s U.S. assets of short video app TikTok, saying “tremendous progress” had been made but more work was needed to secure approvals. Trump added that he looked forward to working with TikTok and China to close theContinue Reading
Nintendo says it will no longer open pre-orders for the Switch 2 in the United States next week, following the introduction of steep tariffs on exports from Japan. The firm unveiled the much-anticipated console on Wednesday, the same day US President Donald Trump announced his sweeping new global tariffs. It said thenContinue Reading
American companies looking to sell into the huge Chinese market have just taken a big hit. A 34% price increase on all US goods entering the country will knock some out of here altogether. This is especially bad for US agricultural producers. They already had 10 or 15% tariffs onContinue Reading