Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japanese and South Korean goods
US President Donald Trump has declared a 25% tariff on imports from Japan and South Korea starting August 1, urging both nations to shift production t...
Russian politician Roman Starovoit, who was dismissed from his post as the country’s transport minister by President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning, has been found dead in the Moscow region.
According to Russia’s Investigative Committee, Starovoit’s body was found in his personal vehicle with a gunshot wound in his car in the Moscow region’s Odintsovo district. The agency said in a statement that investigators were “working at the scene to determine the circumstances” and that the leading theory was suicide.
Starovoit previously served as governor of the Kursk region from 2019 until 2024 before being appointed transport minister. His career included various roles in infrastructure and state administration.
The president replaced Starovoit with Deputy Transportation Minister Andrei Nikitin, who will now serve as acting transportation minister. Nikitin resigned as governor of the northwestern Novgorod region in February to assume the deputy role.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s Tokara Islands on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued but residents advised to remain vigilant.
The United States has rescinded licensing restrictions on ethane exports to China, allowing shipments to resume after a temporary halt and signalling progress in efforts to ease recent trade tensions.
Italy plans to grant approximately 500,000 work visas to non-EU nationals between 2026 and 2028, as announced in a cabinet statement. The initiative aims to address labor shortages by expanding legal immigration pathways
Following a deadly glacier collapse in Blatten, near the Swiss Alpine village of Kandersteg, the town is on high alert as melting permafrost and shifting rock threaten another potential disaster after it was buried a month ago.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov will pay a state visit to Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Tuesday, 8th July.
The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) has announced that Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have officially submitted a joint bid to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2027.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) calls on the international community to urgently increase funding to protect more than 1.4 million people who have returned or been forced to return to Afghanistan so far this year, including more than 1 million from Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a possible Gaza ceasefire and broader regional issues, including Iran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described his latest phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump as the most productive yet, focusing on air defence and future cooperation, calling it a turning point in bilateral dialogue.
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