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Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid after Senate confirmation

The US Senate confirmed Trump's pick to run the agency that oversees healthcare for millions of US citizens by a 53-45 vote.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

India’s Modi, Bangladesh’s Yunus hold first talks since 2024 uprising

Modi says he wants 'positive and constructive relationship' with Bangladesh where pro-India Hasina was ousted last year.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

How Our Public Pension Dollars Can Advance Climate Justice

Public pension funds have more than $6 trillion in assets, over $500 billion in California alone. These dollars can be mobilized to support climate justice—if they are so used.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Nonprofit Quarterly favicon Nonprofit Quarterly

World trade war escalates as China strikes all US imports with 34 percent tariff

Beijing's counterattack against Donald Trump comes after Wednesday's wide-ranging measures.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Death Of A Unicorn' - Impale the rich!

Unicorns are real. And when it comes to revenge, they're not messing about. Shame that writer-director Alex Scharfman couldn't channel some of that focus...

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands

The prime minister made the announcement after getting wind of the opposition’s planned announcement.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Trump tariffs: China levies 34% duties on US goods

Beijing has said it will introduce 34% tariffs on US imports to counteract the duties imposed by the Trump administration. Trump criticized the Chinese decision and said his polices would "never change." DW has more.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Canada says it is 'leading the charge' against Trump's trade war

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly tells Euronews that her country is 'leading the charge' in response to Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Indonesia’s new coal pricing rule sparks uncertainty, resistance from Chinese firms

Analysts warn Indonesia may lose its competitiveness over the new regulation amid concerns about lack of market flexibility.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

After America: Redefining global leadership in an age of collapse

For decades, the world moved along a singular track of development laid down by the United States. As the geopolitical anchor and architect of the post–World War II global order, America not only offered security and investment—it also sold a dominant narrative of what progress meant. Liberal democracy, free markets, infinite growth—these were packaged as […] The post After America: Redefining global leadership in an...

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Why OPEC+ is accelerating oil production as prices are tanking and tariffs hammer markets

Markets were stunned when OPEC+ when chose not only to go ahead with its plans to raise oil production, but also to nearly triple the expected increase figure.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Germany: Inmate suspected of killing wife during visit

A woman was found dead after an unsupervised visit with her husband. Prosecutors say the man killed her. An autopsy has been ordered to determine cause of death.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

China imposes retaliatory 34% tariff on imports of all US goods

China's move comes in response to US tariffs, totalling 34% on Chinese goods, announced by Washington this week.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

How Abbey Road renovated its most iconic studio without changing the sound

Nearly a century after opening, Abbey Road’s legendary Studio One has undergone a multimillion-pound refurbishment — but you’d never know it.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Libya expels aid groups accused of 'African' population plot

The groups, including the UN refugee agency, are accused of trying to change Libya's "demographic composition".

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Ahead of Trump’s tariffs, most MNCs in Singapore worry about slowdown: survey

The survey by AmChamSG, conducted before Trump’s 10 per cent universal tariff move, reveals fears over rising costs and supply disruptions.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

South Africa: Immigration Advisory Board Appointed for the First Time in a Decade, Says Schreiber

[GroundUp] 13-member Board will be advising the Home Affairs minister on matters relating to immigration policy, strategy, and implementation

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Myanmar junta chief in Thailand days after fatal earthquake

After a earthquake rocked Myanmar, the head of its military junta has traveled to Bangkok in a rare foreign trip to meet Asian leaders for a summit. Myanmar's opposition said the junta should not be welcomed abroad.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Step into blocky universe: New Immersive Minecraft experience opens in London

Fans can now explore Minecraft's world in London at the first immersive attraction, featuring lifesize models, interactive props, and quests to save villagers.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

HIV threat looms over addicts in South Africa as US aid cuts strain needle exchange initiatives

The harm reduction initiative is not funded by the US, but it is now competing for scarce local resources.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Latest news bulletin | April 4th – Midday

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 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Taiwan man steals ex’s dad’s urn to force reunion or ‘she would never see her father again’

Scamming chicken farm owner with significant debts stakes out military cemetery before breaking lock on man’s final resting place.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

China e-commerce vendors scramble to respond to Trump tariffs, ‘de minimis’ exemption end

The policy changes affect many of China’s 120,000 online exporters, whose major market is the United States.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Africa: Why Was South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Expelled? a View of the Ebrahim Rasool Affair

[The Conversation Africa] In a rare move, the Trump administration expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to Washington, in mid-March 2025. In a post on X, US secretary of state Marco Rubio accused Rasool of hating the US and President Donald Trump, and said the ambassador was "no longer welcome in our great country". The expulsion came after comments Rasool had made during a webinar organised by a South...

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: Is the Loss of Aid an Opportunity for Africa?

[ISS] US and EU aid cuts could prompt Africa to end its dependency, but the task for poor countries will be especially difficult.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: Africa Braces for Economic Hit As Trump's Tariffs End U.S. Trade Perks

[RFI] The stiff new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump are shaking up trade ties between the United States and several African nations - many of whom have had preferential agreements with Washington for decades.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Chinese mountain to get escalators for ‘painless climbing experience’

Each escalator is about 50 metres long.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

What Trump’s New Tariff Rules Mean for South Asia

Uncertainty looms. But since the tariffs are also squeezing global competitors, South Asian countries could, with the right policies, recover.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Europe’s regulatory retreat on AI: a free lunch for Big Tech?

The EU Commission’s decision to drop the Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive, despite its obvious importance for consumer protection, looks less like a technical decision, and more like a political concession.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Argentina's Senate rejects Milei’s nominees to Supreme Court

The resounding congressional defeat could complicate the implementation of President Javier Milei's radical state overhaul of Argentina.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

WHO brings countries together to test collective pandemic response

Over the past two days, WHO convened more than 15 countries and over 20 regional health agencies, health emergency networks and other partners to test, for the first time, a new global coordination mechanism for health emergencies.The two-day simulation, Exercise Polaris, tested WHO’s Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC), a framework designed to strengthen countries’ emergency workforce, coordinate the deployment of...

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

American Farmers and the USDA Had Finally Embraced Their Role in the Climate Crisis. Then Came the Federal Funding Freeze

For two decades, farmer John Burk has been working to improve the soil on his farm in Michigan, taking a few extra steps to make it more resilient and productive. His efforts have paid off. “When we have the dry, hot summers or lack of rainfall, our crops can sustain the dry spells better. We […]

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Black Residents of Altadena Struggle to Hang on to Their Community After LA Fires

ALTADENA, Calif.—After living here her whole life, Ayanna Blount has decided to leave this Los Angeles suburb for Lima, Peru. Like many others, Ayanna’s family lost their home to the Eaton Fire in January 2025, which consumed much of the community, and a disproportionate amount of the Black enclave where they lived. “I don’t see […]

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

South Korea's president has been removed from power: What happens now?

The constitutional court unanimously upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Police in Hong Kong, Singapore, 4 other jurisdictions, arrest 435 over child porn

Teenage boy who took pictures of younger sister among those charged locally after operation across East and Southeast Asia in February, March.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post