10:30
U.S.-China

Trump ratchets up U.S.-China trade war, promising new tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump reignited the trade conflict with Beijing on Friday, ending a fragile truce between the world’s two largest economies by announcing a sharp rise in tariffs in retaliation for China’s decision to restrict critical mineral exports.

08:30
U.S.-Venezuela

UN Security Council members voice concern about U.S.-Venezuela tensions

Members of the UN Security Council on Friday voiced concern over rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela, as Russia accused Washington of acting according to a “cowboy” doctrine of shooting first and asking questions later in its attacks on alleged drug-smuggling vessels.

03:42
Nobel Peace Prize

Trump says he spoke with Machado after White House criticizes Nobel snub

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado had called him to say she was accepting the award in his honour, following earlier remarks from the White House accusing the Nobel Committee of choosing “politics over peace.”

19:00
South Korea

South Korea summons Cambodian ambassador over job scams

South Korea on Friday summoned Cambodia’s ambassador to lodge a protest over the death of a South Korean student in the country and raised its travel advisory for Phnom Penh amid a surge in online scam cases targeting Korean nationals.

02:36
Israel-Hamas

Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas

Israel's government ratified a ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, marking a significant step towards halting hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours and securing the release of Israeli hostages within 72 hours thereafter.

18:36
Israel-Gaza ceasefire

Marco Rubio to attend Paris meeting on Gaza transition

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to attend a ministerial meeting in Paris on Thursday with representatives of Europe, the Arab world and other nations to discuss Gaza's post-conflict transition, according to three diplomatic sources.

23:57
Gaza

Trump says he is optimistic about a Gaza deal

Two years after the Gaza conflict began, President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged United States backing for Gaza’s security guarantees and said he believed an agreement to free the remaining hostages was nearing completion.

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