Azerbaijan women's basketball team clinch historic win in European cup final
The Azerbaijani women’s 3x basketball team clinched the silver medal at the European Cup to make history at the just concluded tournament in Copenha...
U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping tariff campaign since returning to office in January, targeting major economies and disrupting global trade flows.
Since his inauguration on 20 January 2025, President Trump has imposed a succession of trade tariffs on countries including China, Mexico, Canada, the European Union and several Asian economies.
The campaign began with a 25 % duty on most imports from Mexico and Canada, and 10 % on Chinese goods, citing the need to curb illegal immigration and fentanyl flows. It quickly escalated to blanket 10 % tariffs on almost all imports and more punitive measures on specific sectors.
By March, steel and aluminium tariffs were raised to 25 %, and car imports were targeted with a further 25 % levy.
Chinese goods faced a peak combined tariff rate of 145 %, after a series of cumulative hikes. Apple Inc was warned of a 25 % tariff on devices made outside the U.S.
Although Trump paused some country-specific tariffs in April after global market turmoil, the baseline 10 % duty remained.
Limited truce deals followed—one with the UK in May and another with China that temporarily eased some duties for 90 days.
In July, Trump expanded the tariff front, announcing levies of up to 40 % on countries aligned with BRICS policies, and targeting Vietnam, Indonesia, and Canada.
A 15 % tariff agreement with Japan spared it from further penalties.
The most recent development came on 27 July, when Washington and Brussels agreed to a trade deal that applies a 15 % duty on most European Union imports.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
The Azerbaijani women’s 3x basketball team clinched the silver medal at the European Cup to make history at the just concluded tournament in Copenhagen, Denmark.
South Korean and Japanese defence ministers agreed on Monday to strengthen cooperation with Washington in response to North Korea’s nuclear threats and growing military ties with Russia, Seoul’s defence ministry said.
The Indonesian government removed finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, state secretariat minister Prasetyo Hadi said.
Five people were killed in a shooting at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, Israel's ambulance service said, while the police said the perpetrators had been killed.
Kazakhstan has launched Space Days 2025, a landmark international forum in Almaty that gathers astronauts, scientists, policymakers, and investors from across the globe to debate the future of space technology, education, and cooperation.
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