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Davos forum founder Klaus Schwab to step down as chair of trustees

Head of body that hosts elite business conference says event must recover β€˜sense of mission’

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

Syria denounces Israeli escalation and claims to stop it

Damascus, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the recent wave of Israeli aggressions against the country and described them as unjustified and destabilizing. The post Syria denounces Israeli escalation and claims to stop it first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

India carefully examines implications of tariff hike by the US

New Delhi, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) India is carefully examining the implications of the increase of tariffs to 26% on its products by the United States, despite the ongoing talks on trade, according to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The post India carefully examines implications of tariff hike by the US first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Hungary announces plans to leave ICC as Netanyahu visits

The Hungarian government has said it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court as Budapest defies an international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. DW has the latest.

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

Ecuador Sets Deadline for Poll Releases Ahead of Crucial Presidential Runoff

So far, Luisa Gonzalez remains the favorite to become the next Ecuadorian president. In Ecuador, the National Electoral Council (CNE) has set Thursday, April 3, as the deadline for the public release of voter intention poll results ahead of the second round of the presidential elections, which will take place on April 13. RELATED: Ecuadorian […]

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

β€˜I hope he’s right’: Markets tumble on tariffs β€” but Trump isn’t flinching

Americans watched in horror as their 401(k)s plunged Thursday morning after the markets opened.

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

United States attacks numerous targets in Yemen

Aden, Yemen Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) Houthi rebels of the Ansar Allah movement denounced new US aerial bombardments over the country that left an as yet undefined toll of dead and wounded. The post United States attacks numerous targets in Yemen first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Senator criticises Pentagon officials on alleged US troop drawdown in Europe

While there has been no official announcement about any reduction in US military numbers in Europe, President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants NATO to do more to defend its own region.

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

How soon will prices rise? 4 questions about Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, answered

Economists don’t share President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for tariffs since they’re a tax on importers that usually get passed on to consumers. It’s possible, however, that the reciprocal tariffs could bring other countries to the table and get them to lower their own import taxes.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

UK promises rapid review of NHS drug-pricing rebate

Under the scheme, drugmakers discount the price of medicines sold in bulk to the healthcare system

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

Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit

The move is announced hours after Israel's PM, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrives in Budapest for a state visit.

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

Hungary says it will quit International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives in Budapest

Hungary said it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court, which Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n said was a β€œpolitical” organization.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

The U.S.-Anchored Global Trade System is Over: Canada

PM Carney will respond to Trump’s protectionism with specific countermeasures. On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that the trade measures adopted by President Donald Trump have irreversibly fractured the global economy. RELATED: Keys to Trump’s Trade War: Deadlines, Products, and Affected Countries β€œThe U.S.-anchored global trade system, on which Canada has depended since […]

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Companies sought to diversify from China. Now Trump's tariffs will hit those Asian alternatives hard

Several Asian nations reeled on Thursday as they were hit with some of U.S. President Donald Trump's heftiest tariffs, which now threaten the economies that have benefited from investment after Trump imposed levies on China during his first term.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Oil slides as Opec+ lifts output and tariffs spark global growth fears

Unexpected increase in supply comes as concern over world economy hits several commodities

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

Trump’s tariff gamble is a race against potential voter backlash

The White House is gambling that other countries will also suffer enough pain that they will open up their economies to more American exports, leading to negotiations that would reduce the tariffs imposed Wednesday.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

How to sift through Trump’s retail discount rack

Merchants that buy and sell excess merchandise from top brands might benefit from the trade war

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

How did the U.S. arrive at its tariff figures?

The White House on Wednesday listed new tariff rates for different countries. It didn't take long for market observers to try to reverse engineer the formula.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Macron lashes out against Trump's 'brutal' tariffs, calls for a pause in investment

The European Union 'must not rule out anything' to retaliate against the so-called Liberation Day tariffs, Emmanuel Macron said.

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

Greens, socialists hope centrist alliance will limit scale of EU deregulation

The European Parliament has voted to delay key rules on corporate sustainability pending a reduction of their scope, on the same day the Trump administration appeared to be targeting EU regulatory standards with a punitive 20% import tariff.

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

Champions League 2024/25: The Road to Munich

It started with 36 teams, and now there are just eight remaining in this season's UEFA Champions League.

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

Fitch downgrades China’s sovereign debt over spending and tariffs

Beijing denounces β€˜biased’ move by rating agency, insisting country’s economic foundations are stable

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

US bombings kill 92 in Yemen since 15 March

US bombings kill 92 in Yemen since 15 March The Yemeni health ministry on Thursday said that US air strikes have killed 92 people since they began on 15 March. The bombings take place on a nightly basis via US naval assets and aircraft. At least 165 others have been wounded, the ministry said.

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

Europe prepares 'countermeasures' to Trump tariffs

The EU said it was preparing countermeasures to protect European interests and businesses if US negotiations fail. France called for a suspension in all new US investment.

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

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

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) – The United Nations Human Rights Council’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 Trump’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)

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

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

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

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

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

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 – 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