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Trump faces a trillion-dollar tariff disappointment
Revenues from border levies will be lower than he expects
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:
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Trump to speak to Putin and Zelenskyy in fresh peace bid
US president says he will hold calls on Monday in attempt to end Ukraine βbloodbathβ
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Israel launches new incursion into Gaza, vows to partially relax months-long aid blockade
Israel said on Sunday it launched "extensive" new ground operations in its offensive in Gaza and announced it will allow a limited amount of aid into the Palestinian enclave after global experts warned of a famine there due to Israel's nearly three-month blockade.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Turnout down in tight Portugal election
Sunday's snap vote is being held two months after Prime Minister LuΓs Montenegro's government fell as a result of the so-called Spinumviva scandal.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Leaders attend Pope Leo XIVβs inaugural mass, including Zelenskyy and Vance
Pope Leo XIV condemned hatred, prejudice and exploitation of the earth and poor, during his inauguration mass.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:By eroding US soft power, Trump is ceding the contest to China
Trump 2.0 has boosted Chinaβs charm offensive, making its assertive foreign policy and unapologetic authoritarianism look less threatening.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Indiaβs space agency suffers setback as it fails to launch satellite
Attempt to place satellite into orbit fails after launch vehicle encountered a technical issue, ISRO chief says.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:All hospitals in northern Gaza 'out of service' as Netanyahu hints at end to fighting
All hospitals in northern Gaza 'out of service' as Netanyahu hints at end to fighting Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 05/18/2025 - 10:28 The Israeli prime minister suggests war could end if Hamas is expelled from Gaza People gather around the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike outside the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on 16 May 2025 (Bashar Taleb/AFP) Off All hospitals in...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Norwegian Refugee Council slams US-backed Gaza aid delivery plan
Norwegian Refugee Council slams US-backed Gaza aid delivery plan Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, has sharply criticised a plan to hand over humanitarian operations in Gaza to a US-backed private group. Taking to X, Egeland called the move βa deliberate stalling tacticβ, rejecting the notion that private security firms should be involved in delivering aid. βThe perverse idea that private security...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Inmates escape New Orleans jail through hole behind toilet
Surveillance footage shows the moment 10 prisoners broke out of jail in New Orleans.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Could Brazilian leader Lulaβs Beijing trip herald greater Chinese defence role in region?
Lulaβs recent visit included a meeting with defence giant Norinco, which is reportedly seeking a major stake in aerospace firm Avibras.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:In Baghdad, Guterres affirms UN will never forget staff killed in Canal Hotel attack
The United Nations will never forget the staff members killed nearly 23 years ago in the attack on its headquarters in Iraq, the Secretary-General said in the capital on Sunday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Countries set to adopt βvitalβ pandemic preparedness accord
Could the world be better prepared for the next pandemic? As nations continue to deal with COVID-19βs lasting effects, that question is at the heart of an international agreement set to be negotiated in Geneva.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Itβs all about convenience and experiential retail
Brands can reinvent themselves by targeting new markets and taking note of new shopping trends
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Israel starts Gaza ground assault after hundreds killed, no progress in talks
βComplete families were wiped off the civil registration record by [overnight] Israeli bombardment,β said a Gaza health ministry spokesman.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Why itβs vital to know the difference between branding and marketing
Being able to distinguish between the two concepts, and investing in both, could be the key to sustainable business growth
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:At least 13 reported killed in suicide bomb blast in Somaliaβs Mogadishu
Suicide bomber targets queue of young recruits registering at a military base in the capital.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Merz tries to quell Meloni-Macron spat over Ukraine
German chancellor weighs in after Italian and French leaders trade barbs
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:The Nakba: Jaffa's erasure is a warning to Gaza - but history is yet to be written
The Nakba: Jaffa's erasure is a warning to Gaza - but history is yet to be written My grandfather, Ismail Abou Shhadeh - known to most as Abu Subhi - never spoke to us about theNakba. He talked about everything else but had always avoided describing what happened in 1948. It was only throughinterviewshe gave to various media outlets that we came to understand what it meant to live through thecatastrophe of 1948in what...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Germany updates: Merz attends papal inauguration Mass
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has attended the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. Meanwhile, a new study showed workers in Germany work fewer hours than most international counterparts. DW has more.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Indian professor arrested over social media post on military operation
Ali Khan Mahmudabad from Ashoka University held after complaint filed by a youth leader of the ruling BJP.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Huge turnout in Romaniaβs cliffhanger election
Voters face stark choice between pro-EU NicuΘor Dan and ultranationalist George Simion as president
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Portugal holds its third elections in three years
Immigration and cost of living crisis on voters' minds as they head to polling booths to elect the next government.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:India: Building fire kills 17 in Hyderabad
The fire happened in a building that housed a jewelry store at gound level and residential space above. Authorities say it occurred due to a short circuit.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zelensky, Vance shake hands at Vatican after Oval Office row
Zelensky and Vance last met at the White House in February, in a meeting described as one of the worst diplomatic incidents in recent history.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Energy boss warns over future of gas storage facility
UK's largest gas storage facility will miss 2bn investment without help, boss of Centrica tells BBC.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Trumpβs tariffs are failing, but the old model wonβt save us either
Trade wars wonβt save workers. A new economic order can.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Javier Cercas: 'It is impossible to invent something as exotic as the Vatican'.
In an interview with Euronews, writer Javier Cercas describes Pope Francis as disruptive. Proof of this is the invitation he received from the Vatican to write a book, despite his declared secularism. Thus was born the novel 'El Loco de Dios en el fin del mundo' (God's Fool at the End of the World).
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Why post-Brexit Britain will always remain a supplicant to Europe
Resets with the EU may improve relations, but they will never give the country the equal standing of a member state
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Will a rise in inflation derail the BoEβs rate cut plans?
Market Questions is the FTβs guide to the week ahead
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Trump meme coin dinner likely to include mostly non-Americans based on top $TRUMP holders
The top 220 $TRUMP holders are supposedly being invited to a private dinner with President Donald Trump at his golf club outside of Washington, D.C
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Value-for-money Haval H7 is rugged and luxurious but slightly unresponsive
The sluggishness of the engine detracts from what is a comfortable, economical vehicle with unorthodox looks
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:A woman leading the African Development Bank would be a strategic investment
The AfDB has been led by men since it was founded in 1964.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Why are environmental protesters being criminalized?
Climate and environmental protest is rising in line with increasing global temperatures. But new draconian penalties are putting people who rally against climate pollution in jail.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:βSufficient lawβ exists for United Nations to end genocide in Gaza
Noura Erakat, a human rights attorney, urged UN states to use their powers to end Israelβs genocidal war on Gaza.
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