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Trump tariffs: Nations seek US trade talks as markets panic
Senior US officials said dozens of countries have contacted the White House seeking to renegotiate new US tariffs. Meanwhile, Asian markets are plunging. DW has more.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:
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Australia election 2025 live: โWe made a mistakeโ โ Dutton apologises as Coalition backflips on work from home policy and public sector cuts
Coalition dumps policy to force public servants into the office and will not force redundancies. Follow todayโs news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Market panic mounts as world scrambles to temper Trump tariffs
Oil prices dropped below US$60 a barrel for the first time since April 2021, even with countries seeking compromise on tariffs.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Australian election 2025 polls tracker: Labor v Coalition latest opinion polling results
Who will win? Find out whoโs up, whoโs down and which party is leading in the latest poll results. See how the next federal election is shaping up with Guardian Australiaโs statistical model, which combines all opinion polls to get a better estimate of the two-party preferred voteWant to get an email when we publish significant polling updates? Sign up for our newsletter hereGuide to the election; full federal election...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Ceremony commemorates 80th anniversary of Buchenwald camp liberation
Former German President Christian Wulff attended the commemoration event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazisโ Buchenwald concentration camp on Sunday.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Live updates: Billionaire Trump endorses calls for trade war time-out; CNBC host warns of 'Black Monday'
Vulnerable House Republicans are on defense amid the fallout from President Trumpโs sweeping global tariffs, which have stoked uncertainty about the economy. Markets took a nosedive Thursday following Trumpโs announcement of a general 10 percent tariff on goods imported to the U.S., along with other targeted tariffs on various U.S. trading partners. The financial environment...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Bill Ackman warns Trump to call a timeout on trade war: 'This is not what we voted for'
Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, who endorsed President Trump last year, is offering a stark warning about the risks of the White Houseโs tariff plans, arguing they could cause the economy to collapse while hurting Trump supporters the most. โBusiness is a confidence game. The president is losing the confidence of business leaders around...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin drops Sunday evening as cryptocurrencies join global market rout
Last week, bitcoin bucked the broader market meltdown, holding above $80,000 and rising to end the week.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Britain to dilute rules for smaller private equity firms and hedge funds
UK government proposes lifting regulation threshold from 100mn of funds under management to 5bn
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after second child who was infected dies
U.S. Health and Human Services SecretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr.visited the epicenter of Texas' still-growingmeasles outbreakon Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated anddied from a measles-related illness.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Flooding worsens across South and Midwest after days of torrential rain
Rivers rose andflooding worsenedSunday across the sodden U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already badly damaged bydays of heavy rainand wind that killed at least 18 people.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Houthis say U.S. strikes killed 4, bombing video suggests higher overall death toll in Yemen
Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least four people Sunday in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa, theHouthi-runhealth ministry said, while a bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Stock futures drop sharply, Jim Cramer warns of new 'Black Monday'
U.S. stock futures dropped sharply on Sunday evening as markets continued to signal a sell-off in the wake of President Trumpโs massive reciprocal tariffs on trading partners. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down more than 1,700 points on Sunday evening at 6 p.m., pointing to what could be a disastrous day on Wall Street...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu takes longer route to Washington to dodge ICC warrant risk
Netanyahu takes longer route to Washington to dodge ICC warrant risk Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touched down in Washington on Sundayโafter taking a detour of roughly 400 kilometres to avoid airspace over countries that might enforce the International Criminal Courtโs (ICC) arrest warrant. Israeli officials feared that if Netanyahuโs plane were forced into an emergency landing, nations like Ireland,...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:The South Australian retired farmer: โI only vote because Iโve got toโ
John Sparrow retired to a property near Tailem Bend after a lifetime working in agriculture. He has nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and is worried they wonโt be able to buy a houseIn the lead-up to the federal election, ordinary people around the nation tell us about their life. Read more in the Anywhere but Canberra seriesSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageSign up for the Rural Network...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Israel blocks 2 British lawmakers from entering country
Israel blocked two British lawmakers from coming into the county, the two politicians said in a statement posted to social media Sunday. โWe're astounded at the unprecedented step taken by the Israeli authorities to refuse British MPs entry on our trip to visit the occupied West Bank. It is vital that parliamentarians are able to...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Microsoft employees disrupt 50th anniversary party over Israel contract
Microsoft employees disrupt 50th anniversary party over Israel contract Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration on Friday was interrupted by pro-Palestineprotesting employees over the companyโs connections toIsrael. "You are a war profiteer. Stop using AI for genocide," Microsoft employee Ibtihal Aboussad shouted while AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman delivered a speech to an audience that included Microsoft co-founder Bill...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Second child dies in Texas after measles outbreak infects nearly 500
The school-aged child, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, died from measles pulmonary failure.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Trump advisers say more than 50 countries have reached out for tariff talks with White House
Top administration officials said Sunday that more than50 countriestargeted by President Donald Trump'snew tariffshave reached out to begin negotiations over the sweeping import taxes that have sentfinancial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended theglobal trading system.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: China investigates son of former vice-premier Liu He
Also in todayโs newsletter, Trump officials vow to stay the course on tariffs, and Le Pen rages against political โwitch-huntโ
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Bessent: 'More than 50 countries' approached administration to lower tariffs, trade barriers and halt 'currency manipulation'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed Sunday that โmore than 50 countriesโ have approached the Trump administration to bring down โnon-tariff trade barriers,โ reduce tariffs, and halt โcurrency manipulationโ on their side. โMore than 50 countries have approached โฆ the administration about lowering their non-tariff trade barriers, lowering their tariffs, stopping currency manipulation,โ Bessent said on...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills at least two, ministry says
Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills at least two, ministry says Another deadly Israeli attack has struck southern Lebanon, with at least two people killed in the village of Zibqin, according to Lebanonโs Health Ministry. The initial toll stood at one fatality, but the ministry later confirmed that a wounded person had succumbed to their injuries. This latest strike follows last weekโs Israeli assault on Beirutโits...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Israeli military changes its account of killing of 15 medics in Gaza
In our news wrap Sunday, Israelโs military changed its account of the shooting deaths of 15 emergency workers in Gaza, a second unvaccinated child in Texas died of complications from measles, severe storms and floods continue to soak parts of the South and Midwest, Pope Francis made a surprise visit to St. Peterโs Square, and Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzkyโs record for regular season NHL goals.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Why the military is creating artificial reefs to protect U.S. shorelines
Artificial, human-made reefs have been deployed around the country to enhance and protect coastlines. The Department of Defense is working to deploy them in waters off its coastal military bases with its โReefenseโ project. Ali Rogin speaks with Catherine Campbell, who manages the program, to learn more.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:EV targets watered down to help tariff-hit UK car industry
New rules will allow manufacturers to sell full hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles until 2035
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Scientists work to restore wild ocelot populations with fertility treatments
While ocelots are widespread in South and Central America, in the United States they are on the brink of extinction. They were once overhunted for their coats, and now they face shrinking habitats. Researchers hope that the key to restoring this species can be found in fertility treatments. John Yang reports for our series, โSaving Species.โ
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Labor seats in this coal-mining heartland hang in the balance
Nuclear, offshore wind, hydrogen and gas projects have all been slated for the NSW Hunter region but some may be scrapped depending on who wins the federal election.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Belgian PM says Netanyahu would not be arrested if he visited Belgium
Belgian PM says Netanyahu would not be arrested if he visited Belgium Belgiumโs Prime Minister Bart De Wever has made it clear: if Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu set foot in Belgium, he wouldnโt be arrested. Speaking to VRT television on Thursday, De Wever dismissed the idea, saying practical considerations take precedence over ethics when it comes to international diplomacy. โThere is such a thing as realpolitik....
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Serbiaโs Vuฤiฤ says country will get new government by Easter
Balkan leader also expects to meet American President Donald Trump in the coming months to discuss tariffs.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX set for a $110 billion plunge as Wall Street crashes
ASX poised to fall more than 4 per cent as global recession fears mount. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Yemenโs Houthis say latest US air strikes kill at least four in Sanaa
The strikes targeting the capital hit a home and wound more than 20 other people, according to Houthi authorities.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Israeli army orders forced displacement in Deir el-Balah ahead of assault
Israeli army orders forced displacement in Deir el-Balah ahead of assault Avichay Adraee, the Israeli armyโs spokesperson, has announced that residents of Deir el-Balah have been ordered to evacuate immediately. Calling it a โfinal advance warning before the attack,โ Adraee made it clear that Israeli forces will strike โwith great forceโ any area used to launch rockets from Gaza. He told Palestinians to flee โ...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:U.S. health secretary heads to Texas after 2nd unvaccinated child dies of measles-related illness
A Texas county is the epicentre of a measles outbreak that started in late January and continues to swell, with nearly 500 cases in the state alone.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Trump officials defend tariffs amid market, conservative unrest
Trump administration officials fanned out across the media talk shows on Sunday to defend tariffs imposed by the president on just about every country on Earth. The reciprocal tariffs were long promised by President Trump, who feels the U.S. has been ripped off by trading practices of friends and foes that have run trade deficits...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Sarah's 'career change' sounds like a dream, until you hear her full story
What about the people who change their career not to scratch some creative or philanthropic itch or make a truckload of money, but out of necessity โ because illness or injury derailed or destroyed their ability to work?
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source: