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NEW YORK -A U.S. federal court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s tariffs against a group of small businesses to remain in force for now, saying the businesses had not shown they would immediately be harmed by new taxes on…
The World Economic Forum announced on Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into its founder, Klaus Schwab, following a whistleblower letter alleging misconduct by the former chairman. The announcement came a day after the 87-year-old Schwab said he was…
JP Morgan sees gold prices crossing the $4,000 per ounce milestone next year, following increased recession probabilities amid boosted U.S. tariffs and an ongoing U.S.-China trade war, the bank said in a note on Tuesday. The bank now expects gold…
BERLIN – The German government cut its economic forecast for this year and now foresees stagnation instead of 0.3% growth, a source told Reuters on Tuesday, confirming a report by the Handelsblatt newspaper. For 2026, the government now expects growth…
TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec – Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said if his Liberals won an April 28 election and all went to plan, it would be realistic to expect the budget to return to surplus in four or five…
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s 2025/26 coffee crop is forecast to decline by between 3% to 6.4% versus the previous cycle, mostly due to dry weather in 2024, according to two estimates published by different banks on Tuesday. Following a crop…
China’s state-backed funds are pulling back from investing in the funds of U.S.-headquartered private capital firms amid an escalating trade war between the world’s two biggest economies, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Some of the Chinese funds are also…
NEW YORK -Major U.S. stock indexes were down more than 3% each and the dollar index slid to a three-year low on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued attacks on the Federal Reserve chair and the bank’s monetary policy…
BEIJING -When 25-year-old biology student Yao’s PhD program enrollment was deferred due to funding cuts at her U.S. university, she joined a growing list of Chinese students exploring other destinations. Visa revocations and university funding cuts by the administration of…
NEW YORK -U.S. stocks climbed more than 2% on Tuesday after the previous day’s selloff, while the dollar edged higher even as investors continued to assess U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Federal Reserve chair. U.S. Treasury long-term yields…
A federal judge in Colorado directed President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday to give Venezuelan migrants detained in that state notice 21 days in advance before any deportations under a law historically used only in wartime, and to inform them…
BEIJING – China has imposed sanctions on some U.S. congress members, government officials as well as heads of non-governmental organisations for “egregious behaviour on Hong Kong-related issues”, its foreign ministry said on Monday. The sanctions come in response to the…
TOKYO -Nintendo’s Switch became a source of much-needed escapism during pandemic restrictions. Now, the Japanese video game company faces the harsh reality of a brutal trade war as it launches its successor device. The Switch 2 is set to debut…
MOSCOW -The Kremlin said on Monday that the position of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine gave Moscow satisfaction, but declined to comment on Trump’s hopes for deal this week. U.S. envoy General Keith…
JERUSALEM – The Israeli military on Sunday released details from their review of the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza last month, which said there had been “several professional failures, breaches of orders, and a failure to fully report…
Venezuelan migrants will seek to bolster their protections against deportation under a wartime law this week, after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of migrants with an emergency ruling over the weekend. At a…
TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took his election campaign to Quebec on Tuesday, saying only he could protect the predominantly French-speaking province from U.S. President Donald Trump. Polls show the ruling Liberals have a narrow lead over…
WASHINGTON -U.S. non-profit organizations that focus on climate change are getting ready to fight a possible move by the Trump administration to revoke their tax exemptions as soon as this week. Groups that work on climate change have been circulating…
BEIJING – China respects all parties resolving economic and trade differences with the United States through consultation on an equal footing, but it will firmly oppose any party striking a deal at China’s expense, its Commerce Ministry said on Monday….
VATICAN CITY -Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul…
BEIRUT – An Israeli drone strike south of the Lebanese capital killed a top commander from militant group Jama’a Islamiya, the group said in a statement on Tuesday. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. The strike on…
U.S. industrial conglomerate 3M Co cut its forecast for 2025 profit on Tuesday as tariff tensions mount. Global trade tensions have heightened since China imposed a 125% tariff on U.S. imports, retaliating against President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs…
GE Aerospace reported a higher first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as a persistent shortage of new aircraft pushes airlines to keep older jets in service, driving strong demand for high-margin aftermarket parts and services. The jet engine maker kept its 2025…
U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday, bouncing back after equities tumbled in the previous session, when President Donald Trump’s criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rattled investors. All three major indexes ended Monday’s session down more than 2%…
MADRID -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday his government will meet NATO’s target of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence spending this year, long before its previous self-imposed deadline of 2029. He announced a plan to…
NEW YORK -When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, cheering crowds of Catholics and non-Catholics turned out in New York, Washington, and Philadelphia to greet him, lifting hopes that the U.S. church was about to enter a new,…
MOSCOW – Russia is ready to consider a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a halt to attacks by both sides on each other’s civilian infrastructure, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was a…
JAIPUR, India -President Donald Trump wants both the United States and India to grow and the two countries can work together across sectors including trade, defence and energy for a win-win partnership, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday….
THE HAGUE -Russia is increasing its hybrid attacks aimed at undermining society in the Netherlands and its European allies, and Russian hackers have already targeted the Dutch public service, Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD said on Tuesday. “We see the…
CAIRO – The Israeli military launched one of the biggest waves of strikes in Gaza for weeks on Tuesday, residents said, and health officials issued a new warning that healthcare faced total collapse from Israel’s blockade of all supplies. Gaza’s…