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Germany: Far-right AfD rises in the polls

A new opinion poll shows the likely future Chancellor Friedrich Merz from the conservative CDU party losing support even before his government is formed. The populist AfD is cashing in on the dissatisfaction.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Not on our watch: DA moves to block VAT hike through legal action

In its court papers filed on Thursday, the party said the fiscal framework that will lead to the tax increase was pushed through unprocedurally

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Americaโ€™s astonishing act of self-harm

Trumpโ€™s tariffs will upend the global economic order and tarnish US prosperity

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Jeep and Chrysler maker Stellantis to furlough 900 US workers

Component facilities in Michigan and Indiana are hit after carmaker idles production in Canada and Mexico

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

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: April 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Dollar drops as Trumpโ€™s tariffs stoke economic fears

European and US markets fall sharply as investors react to trade broadside

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Canada hits US car sector with 25 per cent tariffs, mirroring Trumpโ€™s move

Canada was spared Trumpโ€™s โ€˜reciprocal tariffsโ€™, but new 25 per cent US tariffs on foreign-produced vehicles still took effect on Thursday.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Iran: UN Expands Investigations into Rights Violations

Click to expand Image Overview during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024. 2024 Janine Schmitz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Geneva) โ€“ The United Nations Human Rights Councilโ€™s adoption of a resolution to continuethe Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and significantly broaden the scope of its investigations is a crucial step for tackling the deepening crisis of impunity in Iran,...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Trump tariffs unlikely to hurt Turkish economy and could boost EU ties

Trump tariffs unlikely to hurt Turkish economy and could boost EU ties Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 16:16 Experts acknowledge that trade wars could put Ankara in a peculiar position, but it got the best possible outcome Donald Trump's tariffs have hit every country in the world (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/illustration) Off US President Donald Trumpโ€™s sweeping tariffs are not expected to have a major impact on...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

World leaders plan next steps after Trump's new tariffs

While international responses to new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump ranged form from immediate countermeasures to ruling out retaliatory steps, stock markets around the globe fell. DW has more.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Fitch cuts China rating on weakening finances, debt concerns, following Trump tariffs

Chinaโ€™s Ministry of Finance reacted strongly, describing the decision to downgrade from โ€œA+โ€ to โ€œAโ€ as biased and not reflective of reality.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Falklands toothfish caught in Trumpโ€™s tariff dragnet

Islandsโ€™ exports to US โ€” a category composed almost entirely of a succulent deep-sea fish โ€” will face 42 per cent levy from next week

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Macron calls on EU companies to freeze investments in US

French president says Europe shouldn't invest in America "for some time until we have clarified things."

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

European banks exposed to risk of US dollar shortfall, says EU watchdog

Banking regulator finds 60 out of 267 banks have insufficient US dollar funding to cover exposures in the currency

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Pakistan: Militants make March deadliest month in a decade

Militant attacks and reactions by security forces led to the deaths of 335 people in Pakistan. That is the highest number of fatalities in one month since August 2015.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Zambians protest over heinous child rape reports

Protesters in Zambia call for a change in the law after heinous child rape reports.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

O dirang, Donald?

Thatโ€™s Sesotho, and this is a post on that Lesotho tariff

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US allies and adversaries react to Trumpโ€™s tariffs

Trumpโ€™s new global tariffs have shocked both allies and adversaries alike.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Qatar 'not an enemy', Netanyahu says amid new corruption probe

Qatar 'not an enemy', Netanyahu says amid new corruption probe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that Qatar is "not an enemy country, and many praise it", amid a probe into allegations his aides received money from the Gulf state for public relations work. The Times of Israel reported that two aides to Netanyahu, identified as Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein, aresuspectedof being paid to spread...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UK cuts portion of foreign aid budget spent on asylum seekers in Britain

Costs have fallen because fewer hotels are being used and migrant returns have risen sharply

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

'Discriminatory' EU visa policy is hurting bloc's image in Africa

The EUโ€™s visa policy โ€” and particularly its high rejection rate of applications from African countries โ€” is "discriminatory" and causing โ€œconsiderable damage to the EUโ€™s image among Africaโ€™s intellectual, cultural and business elites,โ€ according to new research.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Sweeping tariffs threaten โ€˜Factory Asiaโ€™

Trump administrationโ€™s moves put โ€˜China plus oneโ€™ manufacturing strategy at risk

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Upbeat spirits at Hanover trade fair despite Trump's tariffs

As US President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs, triggering fears of a global trade war, German and Canadian companies at one of the biggest trade fairs in the world were optimistic about the future.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Latest news bulletin | April 3rd โ€“ Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

French creche worker jailed for 25 years over drain-cleaner killing of baby

Myriam Jaouen, 30, admitted at the court in Lyon to making the infant drink the toxic fluid at the nursery where she worked in 2022.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Court's gay marriage legal opinion offers hope to Polish couples

Same-sex marriages scored a win after a top lawyer at the European Court Justice issued an opinion in their defence.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Russiaโ€™s Complicated Strategic Frontiers in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is an especially appealing strategic frontier in Moscowโ€™s dream of a multipolar world. But the reality of Russian engagement in the region is complicated.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Israel says it 'eliminated more than 250 terrorists' since resuming war on Gaza

Israel says it 'eliminated more than 250 terrorists' since resuming war on Gaza A spokesperson for the Israeli forces on Thursday said that since Israel's resumption of the war on Gaza on 18 March, it has "attacked more than 600 terrorist targets... and eliminated more than 250 terrorists, including 12 senior terrorists in Hamas and its ruling arm". The Hamas members in question were not identified. "In recent days, we...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

EU adjusts strategy to hit back at US tariffs

Caught by the throat by new US tariffs, the EU is honing its response strategy, attempting to leave a path open to negotiation to avoid a full-blown trade war.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Did pharma sector dodge Trumpโ€™s tariffs? The EU's not so sure

The fear of a trade war over pharmaceuticals between the EU and the US has been avoided for now, but the European Commission remains on guard, considering further tariff deployments likely.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Adesina: Africa can't rely on benevolence of others

The African Development Bank president tells the BBC how poverty shaped his world views.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Franceโ€™s Macron urges firms to halt US investments in โ€˜collective solidarityโ€™

Macron also insisted the EU should not be shy when responding to US tariffs.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later

Campaigners have welcomed the proposed priorities for the loss and damage fund but say grants for communities should not be deferred The post Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later appeared first on Climate Home News.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Climate Home News favicon Climate Home News

Sadiq Khan's office hits back against Israeli embassy attack over Eid message

Sadiq Khan's office hits back against Israeli embassy attack over Eid message Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 14:29 Israel accused mayor of London of 'spouting Hamas propaganda' in lengthy statement London mayor Sadiq Khan leaves a meeting of regional mayors at 10 Downing Street in London on 9 July 2024 (AFP) Off The Israeli embassy in the UK has launched an unexpected attack on the mayor of London over...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Who are the real winners and losers of Donald Trumpโ€™s 'Liberation Day' tariffs?

When it comes to the tech industry, semiconductor manufacturers come out largely unscathed while e-commerce giants will see major changes that could affect what price their goods are sold.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews