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South Korean court to rule on political fate of impeached president over martial law order
South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, either removing him from office or restoring his powers four months after the conservative leader threw the country into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law.
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Airstrikes Amid Earthquakes: Myanmar’s Double Disaster
The junta's muddled and repressive response to the devastating March 28 earthquake show where its priorities really lie.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump sued over China tariffs
President Trump was sued Thursday over the 20 percent tariffs he imposed on Chinese goods in the weeks leading up to Wednesday’s broader announcement. It marks the first known legal challenge against Trump’s tariffs, which have fulfilled a campaign promise and rattled financial markets. The lawsuit contests Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:New York to Impose Statewide Ban on Smartphones in Schools
New York State legislative leaders have agreed to ban smartphone use in public schools under a new budget agreement aimed at improving children’s mental health.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Leavitt: Trump tariffs won’t lead to 'pain' for American-owned businesses or US workers
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump’s tariffs won’t lead to “pain” for U.S. workers or American-owned businesses amid concern after “Liberation Day.” Leavitt joined NewsNation’s “Morning in America” on Thursday morning, just a day after Trump announced a 10 percent general tariff on all imports to the U.S. and targeted tariffs on...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Dark Mofo returns with creepy jazz clowns and a man slowly buried in sand
The Tasmanian winter arts and music festival is back, with its first line-up under new artistic director Chris Twite.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Markets plunge in wake of Trump’s new tariffs and fears of global trade war
U.S. markets plunged in the wake of President Trump's announcement of new tariffs. Many stocks had their worst single day since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Leaders around the world denounced the tariffs and experts warned the president's action could risk more inflation, stall growth and even trigger a recession. Lisa Desjardins reports and Geoff Bennett discusses more with Ron Insana.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Welcomes New Migrant Flight Under “Plan Vuelta a la Patria”
Venezuela welcomes 200 more migrants repatriated from the U.S., denouncing Trump-era ‘xenophobic policies.’ Officials confirm no gang ties but vow to review police records. Over 1.2 million have returned since 2018. Related: Plan Vuelta a la Patria: 306 Venezuelan Migrants Return from the U.S. via Mexico Transport Minister Ramón Velásquez Araguayán greeted nearly 200 repatriated […]
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Officials in 19 states sue to block Trump’s election order, saying it’s unconstitutional
Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump's attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states' clear authority to run their own elections.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:NSC staff ousted
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story National Security Council staff ousted at White House Multiple staff members on the White House National Security Council were fired Thursday following a meeting President Trump had this week with far-right activist Laura Loomer. AP...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:'Pebbling' keeps me connected with friends when I'm exhausted
When the thought of a phone call is too much for me, I can still manage to send an image or video to a friend as I let myself unwind.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump fires several National Security Council members
In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump will fire several members of his National Security Council after he met in the Oval Office with conservative activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, the Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a string of violent storms across the Midwest and South killed at least six people.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:‘Curiosity-driven research’ led to a recent major medical breakthrough. But it’s under threat
Curiosity-driven research is exactly what it sounds like: research driven by the goal of understanding nature without regard for application.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Mehdi Hasan on talks of Booker's rise in Democratic Party: 'Let's calm down'
Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan said it’s premature for Democrats to talk about Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) potentially running for president in 2028, saying news cycles pass quickly in President Trump’s Washington. In an interview on NewsNation’s “On Balance,” host Leland Vittert asked Hasan, a left-leaning commentator, whether he thinks “everybody [is] getting a little...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:How Taiwan is boosting its defenses to resist Chinese aggression
Taiwan has long been the most tense flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. By law, the U.S. is required to help Taiwan defend its democracy. This week, China’s People’s Liberation Army launched new drills and sent ships around Taiwan. The U.S. said the moves “put the region’s security, and the world’s prosperity, at risk.” Nick Schifrin reports for our series: Taiwan: Risk and Resistance.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Tariffs roil Big Tech
{beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story Why Trump's tariffs are roiling Big Tech President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are poised to strike a blow at the tech industry, as massive import taxes on China and Taiwan disrupt trade flows central to tech firms’ business. AP Photo/Seth Wenig Trump announced new tariffs...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump administration resumes family detention in immigration crackdown
One of the most contentious immigration policies in recent decades has been the detention of undocumented immigrant families. The Trump administration plans to detain thousands more in an effort to crack down on border crossings and legal pathways to asylum. John Yang discussed more with Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:US demands the firing of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
US demands the firing of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese The US Mission to the UN on Wednesday said it sent a letter to Secretary General Antonio Guterres opposing the renewal of Francesca Albanese’s term as UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories. "We condemn her virulent antisemitism, which demonizes Israel and supports Hamas," the US Mission said in a post on X. "She has clearly...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Chinese company deletes WeChat post on collapsed Bangkok high-rise
As Beijing silences mentions of the skyscraper building that collapsed in Bangkok, the Chinese company involved in the project faces mounting scrutiny in Thailand.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way
Unfortunately for the Romans, high tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic woes.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:What tariffs could mean for US workers, consumers and the economy
President Trump’s Wednesday tariff announcement was larger in scope than many businesses and policy analysts were predicting, with the imposition of a 10 percent general tariff on imports to the U.S. and additional targeted tariffs on dozens of other countries. The taxes on U.S. importers of foreign products are a major unilateral escalation of Trump’s...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Conservative constitutional lawyer weighs in on Trump’s aggressive use of executive power
President Trump has an expansive view of presidential authority and is claiming sweeping powers over the executive branch, including independent federal agencies. Amna Nawaz spoke with Joel Alicea, a professor of law and director of the Center for The Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at the Catholic University, for his take. It's part of our series, On Democracy.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Two-thirds of Gaza under forced displacement orders, UN agency says
Two-thirds of Gaza under forced displacement orders, UN agency says The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA OPT) said on Thursday that two-thirds of the Gaza Strip is now under forced displacement orders from Israel, or is a 'no go' zone. "All crossings are completely closed for incoming supplies - now for the 2nd month," the agency wrote on X....
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Denmark and Greenland show united front against US 'annexation' threats
The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the US "cannot annex other countries".
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump says market plunge ‘expected’ a day after announcing broad tariffs
President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, “I think it's going very well."
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Mass Deportations: Judge Boasberg Accuses Trump of Circumventing U.S. Justice System
Federal Judge Boasberg slams Trump for deporting 238 Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act hours before a court block. ICE prepared secret flights, sparking a legal fight over due process and executive overreach. Related: 89% of Venezuelans Reject Trump’s Alien Enemies Act as Mass Deportations to El Salvador Federal Judge James Boasberg, who blocked deportations […]
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Israeli military issues 'final warning' for forced displacement from the Old City of Gaza
Israeli military issues 'final warning' for forced displacement from the Old City of Gaza The Israeli military late on Thursday issued what it described as a "final advance warning before the attack" to residents of the Old City of Gaza, al-Sabra, Tal al-Hawa, and western al-Zeitoun. Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli forces, said on X: "Terrorist organisations return and launch their...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Armed woman shot by police in Melbourne's south-east
An investigation is underway after police shot a woman armed with a gun in Mulgrave this morning.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Missing mum Tayla Spies' car found 40km from when she was last seen
Police have found missing Roma mum Tayla Spies' car, roughly 40 kilometres from where she was last seen driving it in Surat.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Prince Harry blasts ‘blatant lies’ as watchdog launches Africa charity investigation
Harry, accused of bullying by Sentebale’s chairwoman, said investigation would ‘unveil the truth’ of why he had to resign as a patron.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Donald Trump’s tariff blitz hits ‘Factory Asia’ hard
Also in today’s newsletter, Fitch downgrades China’s sovereign debt, and Samsung turns to China
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:From Guangdong to LA, tariff superstorm alters course of global business expansions
Businesses rethink plans after Trump unleashes whirlwind of tariffs, and analysts say that while trade barriers might be overcome, others must ‘abandon wishful thinking’.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Former Trump economic adviser calls tariffs a ‘sledgehammer’
President Trump’s former economic adviser Stephen Moore likened the administration’s newly announced tariffs to a “sledgehammer.” Moore joined CNN on Thursday, just a day after Trump announced a 10 percent general tariff on all imports to the U.S. and targeted tariffs on dozens of other countries around the world. “I’m not a big fan of...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Tufts University declares support for detained Turkish student during court hearing
Tufts University declares support for detained Turkish student during court hearing Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 21:14 Tufts University's president said Ozturk had not violated any policies and asked she be released to complete her studies Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by masked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on 25 March 2025 (Photo supplied by Reem Alattas) Off Tufts University has...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:'Priceless' gold and silver buckle stolen from world's oldest cowboy
Police are appealing for information after a prized gold and silver belt buckle, belonging to the world's oldest cowboy Bob Holder, went missing from his Cootamundra property.
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