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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanSome countries, including the 'Dirty 15' percent, could be hit harder by Trump's tariffs
Trump has pointed to America's trade deficits as he argues that virtually all trading partners are "taking advantage" of the U.S.
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How well will UK consumers withstand the April price rises?
Increases to water, energy and telecoms bills will push up inflation
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Families disconnected from power at least 40 times a year in remote WA
On any given week in Mowanjum, a remote community more than 2,300 kilometres north of Perth, most households experience electricity cuts at least two to three times.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:With Labubu, Molly, Chinaβs Pop Mart gives Hong Kong creativity a broader audience
The blind-box retailerβs mass-market toys based on cute Hong Kong designs are fuelling its international rise β and setting a template.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:House Intel Democrats call for damage assessment on Signal chat
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Monday requested an independent assessment into Trump administration officials' use of Signal to discuss an airstrike, asking that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard initiate such a process and delegate it to another official. The letter calls for a damage assessment of the fallout related to the chat,...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Consulting firms offer concessions in Trump spending clampdown
Companies including Accenture and Deloitte identify at least $15bn worth of potential cuts
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:After devastating earthquake in Myanmar, China filling vacuum left by USAID’s absence
The true impact of the massive earthquake in Myanmar is starting to reveal itself. The military government says the official death toll is more than 2,000 people and hundreds are still missing. Thousands more are injured and homeless. Nick Schifrin reports on the latest and talks with Chris Milligan, a former USAID mission director to Myanmar.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump says he expects Musk to eventually return to running companies
President Trump on Monday said he expects Elon Musk will eventually return to running his companies after his work overhauling the federal government. A reporter noted that Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is a special government employee, which means he can only work for 130 days in his role. When asked if he...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Putin tests Trump's patience
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Putin tests limits of Trumpβs patience in ceasefire talks President Trump is expressing increased frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose shifting demands in negotiations with Ukraine have drawn out ceasefire talks. Getty Putinβs demands on...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Le Pen banned from public office in France after embezzlement conviction
In our news wrap Monday, a court in France found far-right politician Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement and barred her from running for office for the next five years, the Israeli military ordered sweeping evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and three U.S. have been found dead in Lithuania after four went missing during a training exercise.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump to make Middle East trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
President Trump said Monday that he will travel to the Middle East in the coming weeks for what is slated to be the first foreign trip of his second term. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with a possible stop in the United Arab Emirates....
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Using tranquillisers on racehorses is ethically questionable and puts horses and riders at risk
Workers in the Australian racing industry allege horses are being routinely medicated for track work, at the peril of rider and horse safety.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Top vaccine official sends warning
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Top FDA official's exit sends ripples through Washington Peter Marks, who led the Food and Drug Administrationβs Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for nearly 10 years, submitted his resignation letter Friday. Greg Nash, The Hill...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump administration deports more immigrants to El Salvador amid battle with judiciary
The State Department deported more immigrants to El Salvador over the weekend. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the removals a βsuccessful counter-terrorism operation.β It comes after a federal judge had blocked the administration from invoking a rare wartime authority to deport hundreds of migrants without due process. William Brangham discussed more with Deborah Pearl-Stine.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Le Penβs exclusion from French election βa very big deal,β Trump says
It is "concerning" when people are barred from politics, U.S. State Department says.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump to visit KSA, Qatar, UAE on first foreign trip
Trump to visit KSA, Qatar, UAE on first foreign trip US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that his first overseas trip in his second term will be - once again - Saudi Arabia. Trump said he may also stop in Qatar and the UAE while he is in the region. That trip is expected to take place in in either April or May.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump signs executive order targeting ticket scalping, reselling
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed to crack down on ticket scalping and resale practices, alongside rock star Kid Rock. The order will direct the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to enforce laws, in collaboration with state attorneys general, to prevent entertainers and fans from being overcharged and price...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Experts raise alarms about eliminating FEMA
Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Experts raise alarms about eliminating FEMA Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noemβs vow to βeliminateβ the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is raising alarm from experts on disaster assistance, who say it could leave communities at risk. Alex...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:President Maduro Chairs Meeting with Great Patriotic Pole Candidates for 2025 Elections
President Maduro convened Great Patriotic Pole candidates for Venezuelaβs 2025 regional elections, stressing ethical governance and grassroots connection. Full candidate list inside. Related: The Great Patriotic Pole Prepares to Close Nicolas Maduroβs Presidential Campaign In a significant gathering, Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro led a working meeting with candidates of the Great Patriotic Pole βSimΓ³n BolΓvarβ [β¦...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Wisconsin Supreme Court election highlights deep political divides in battleground state
As President Trump escalates fights with federal judges, he's also bolstering a judicial candidate in the battleground state of Wisconsin. The loud and expensive race has become a fight over Trump's agenda and it's testing the limits of presidential advisor and billionaire Elon Musk's money and popularity. Deema Zein reports.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump's economic test
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump faces crucial week on the economy President Trump is entering a critical week for the economy amid growing fears that his penchant for tariffs could stall growth and undercut progress on inflation. AP Trump has...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Houthis down US drone as air strikes go into third week
Houthis down US drone as air strikes go into third week Yemen's al-Masirah TV is reporting that US air strikes are being heard in Majz and Sahar districts, as well as areas around the city of Saada. This is the third consecutive week of heavy US bombing across Yemen that has killed at least 60 people and wounded more than one hundred others. The Houthis earlier on Monday announced that they had downed an American MQ-9...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:US sanctions 6 over Hong Kong security crackdown
The Trump administration sanctioned six top Chinese and Hong Kong officials for "transnational repression" and eroding Hong Kong's autonomy.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Scientists sound alarm on Trump administration’s dismantling of research funding
The Trump administration is waging a βwholesale assault on U.S. scienceβ that threatens the countryβs health, economic development, national security and scientific preeminence. That's according to an open letter published by nearly 2,000 doctors, scientists and researchers. William Brangham discussed the letter with Dr. Steven Woolf, one of its authors.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:New Sport Integrity Australia boss forecasts evolving threats
Recently appointed SIA chief executive Sarah Benson says the nature of threats to fair play will evolve leading into the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump plans to launch more tariffs on April 2. Here’s what it could mean for you
President Donald Trump has repeatedly called April 2 βLiberation Day,β with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, or taxes on imports from other countries, that he says will free the U.S. from a reliance on foreign goods.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Examining Trump’s claims that tariffs will revitalize American manufacturing
The impact of tariffs is starting to become real and more are on the way. One of the biggest questions around President Trump's approach is whether it can help revitalize American manufacturing. Economics correspondent Paul Solman breaks that down.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump welcomes idea of hypothetical run against Obama as he floats third term
President Trump on Monday welcomed the idea of a hypothetical election match-up with former President Obama in the event the two men were allowed to run for third terms, something that is prohibited by the Constitution. βI know itβs hypothetical right now, but if you're allowed for some reason to run for a third term,...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump eyes TikTok deal
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump expects TikTok 'deal' ahead of deadline President Trump indicated he expects to reach a deal on TikTok ahead of an April 5 deadline to begin enforcing a ban on the popular video-sharing app. Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press file When asked aboard Air Force One whether he...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Is it OK to swear in front of our kids?
While there is no research to indicate swearing around children is directly harmful, some experts say it may be damaging in ways we don't expect.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump sparks debate with third-term talk
President Trump canβt stop talking about the prospect of a third term. Trump over the weekend spoke at length in an interview with NBC News about the idea of pursuing a third term in office, saying βthere are methods which you could do it.β While the idea was broached in an interview, it is at...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:The Memo: Trumpβs third-term suggestion alarms some Democrats while others roll their eyes
President Trump is leaving the door open to the idea of seeking a third term β even though that door is apparently firmly closed by the Constitution. His suggestion is eliciting divergent reactions among Democrats and liberals. Some see the speculation over a third term as part of an ominous, autocratic push by the president....
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Palestinians flee Rafah after new displacement order
Israel has displaced Palestinians again with a new order to evacuate Rafah in southern Gaza.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Meet the comedian who traded a six-figure salary for stand-up
After years of doing three gigs a night, Ugandan-born, Brisbane-based comedian Anisa Nandaula was finally able to follow her passion right to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump administration to review $9bn in federal grants to Harvard
Latest escalation against elite universities follows recent withdrawal of funding to Columbia
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