Israel said it also opened fire on Thursday towards what it called “suspects” with vehicles arriving at several areas in the southern zone, saying it was a breach of the truce Hezbollah, which came into effect on Wednesday. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah in turn accused Israel of violating the deal. “The Israeli enemy is attacking […]
Trump has floated blanket tariffs of 10 percent to 20 percent on virtually all imports when he returns to the White House in January and this week pledged big tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China too. For Britain’s trade-sensitive economy, such threats to global commerce could stymie the dash for higher growth that is a […]
Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, said on Monday he would impose a 10% tariff on Chinese goods so that Beijing does more to stop the trafficking of Chinese-made chemicals used in the highly addictive narcotic. He had threatened tariffs over 60% on Chinese goods while on the campaign trail. “China’s position against unilateral […]
“Speaker Nabih Berri called a parliament session to elect a president of the republic on January 9,” the official National News Agency reported. Lebanon has been without a president since Michel Aoun’s term ended in October 2022, with neither of the two main blocs — Hezbollah and its opponents — having the majority required to […]
“If there are U.S. tariffs, Mexico would also raise tariffs,” Sheinbaum said during a press conference, in her clearest statement yet that the country was preparing possible retaliatory trade measures against its top trade partner. Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, speaking alongside Sheinbaum, called for more regional cooperation and integration instead of a war of […]
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions launched a surprise attack on the Syrian army in the northern province of Aleppo on Wednesday. The toll “in battles ongoing for the past 24 hours has risen to 132, including 65 fighters from HTS”, 18 from allied […]
Two sources familiar with Trump’s plan told Reuters that oil would not be exempted from potential tariff hikes on imports from Canada and Mexico, despite the U.S. oil industry’s warnings that the policy could hurt consumers, industry, and national security. Canada and Mexico are the top two petroleum exporters to the United States, contributing 52% […]
“Once again, the energy sector is under massive enemy attack. Attacks on energy facilities are taking place across Ukraine,” German Galushchenko said in a Facebook post. National power grid operator Ukrenergo had “urgently introduced emergency power cuts”, he added, as temperatures across the country dropped to around 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit). A senior […]
Araqchi told reporters during a trip to Lisbon that Iran welcomed Tuesday’s ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and hoped it would be permanent. The ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah took effect on Wednesday under an agreement brokered by the United States and France. Asked whether the ceasefire could lead to an easing of tensions between […]
More than 250,000 people in Sri Lanka have been forced to flee after their homes were flooded. Indian weather officials said there was a “possibility” that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal could develop into a cyclonic storm. Cyclones — the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the […]
