Moderate wins Turkish Cypriot presidency, raising hopes for reunification talks
Tufan Erhurman, a centre-left moderate, won the Turkish Cypriot presidential election on Sunday, defeating incumbent hardliner Ersin Tatar in a pivota...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that details would soon follow on newly announced tariffs on furniture imports, which include levies of up to 50% set to take effect this week.
Trump posted on social media that “substantial tariffs” would apply to any country not producing its furniture in the United States, pointing to lost manufacturing jobs in North Carolina.
Last week, the White House unveiled a 50% tariff on imported kitchen cabinets and vanities and a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture, with the measures scheduled to begin on October 1.
Industry executives have voiced concern, warning the U.S. lacks sufficient domestic production capacity to replace imports from China, Mexico, and Vietnam. Leaders at Williams-Sonoma and RH (Restoration Hardware) flagged potential cost pressures during recent earnings calls.
The tariffs come amid broader trade measures that have already raised consumer prices on goods ranging from clothing to televisions, as companies juggle supply chain disruptions, higher raw material costs, and shifting U.S. tariff policy.
The administration has framed the tariffs as part of its push to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., though businesses fear they will trigger higher prices for consumers in the coming months.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
Tufan Erhurman, a centre-left moderate, won the Turkish Cypriot presidential election on Sunday, defeating incumbent hardliner Ersin Tatar in a pivotal vote that could revive stalled U.N.-backed reunification talks on the divided island of Cyprus.
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a White House meeting on Friday to accept Russia’s conditions for ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, warning that Vladimir Putin had threatened to “destroy” Ukraine if it refused to comply, according to FT.
Countries criticized UK, France, Germany for ‘legally and procedurally flawed’ attempt to trigger ‘snapback mechanism’
The Metropolitan Police said on Sunday that it is “actively” looking into media reports that Prince Andrew attempted to obtain personal information about his late accuser, Virginia Giuffre, through his police protection officers.
Bolivia's presidential runoff on October 19, marked a historic shift in the country's political landscape, ending nearly two decades of left-wing dominance under the Movement to Socialism (MAS) party.
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