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The Chinese Ministry of Finance has announced additional tariffs of 84% for all goods imported from the US, raising the previous tax rate of 34%, according to BBC news. The announcement comes as Beijing had promised to retaliate strongly after the US increased tariffs on imports from China to 104%, as reported by news.ro. The Chinese ministry stated that these new tariffs on American goods will go into effect on Thursday, April 10 at 12:01 local time. In addition, the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing has declared that it has added 12 American entities to the export control list and…

The United Nations estimates that approximately 13,000 civilians have been killed since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, declared UN coordinator for emergency humanitarian assistance, Tom Fletcher, on Tuesday, in front of the Security Council, reports dpa and Agerpres. According to data provided by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), at least 12,910 civilian deaths have been confirmed in Ukraine – including 682 children – and nearly 30,700 people have been injured between February 24, 2022 and March 31, 2025. Fletcher added that the actual number of victims is most likely much higher. Just…

Iran has transferred long-range missiles to its proxy forces in Iraq for the first time, increasing the military footprint of the regime in the region, even as President Trump threatens to hold Tehran accountable for its militia actions, according to The Times. Tehran has increased its presence in the region by providing a new shipment of weapons to powerful Shiite militias in Iraq, dispelling hopes that Iran will withdraw its support as it prepares to enter negotiations with the United States regarding its nuclear and missile program. The weapons were transferred last week, according to regional services involved in monitoring…

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of Romania in Moscow, Liliana Burda, on Wednesday to hand her a note informing her that Russia has declared the military attaché of the Romanian embassy in the Russian Federation and his deputy “persona non grata”, according to a brief statement posted on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, mid.ru.”The Chargé d’Affaires of Romania in the Russian Federation, Liliana Burda, was summoned to the State Protocol Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” the official news agency TASS had previously announced, without specifying the reason…

The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it has obtained the support of EU countries and has approved a first set of countermeasures to US tariffs on steel and aluminum, which will take effect from April 15th. Thus, the European Union is set to impose additional taxes, mainly at a rate of 25%, on a series of imports from the US, in response to specific US customs duties on metals. Brussels is still evaluating how to respond to tariffs on cars and more broadly announced by Donald Trump last week, according to News.ro. As a result, the EU can…

A former high-ranking Ukrainian commander has called for the country’s army chief to resign, accusing him of lacking strategic imagination and endangering the lives of Ukrainian soldiers with orders “bordering on criminality”. Bohdan Krotevici, who resigned from his position as chief of staff of the Azov Brigade in February, partly to be able to speak openly, stated that he believes General Oleksandr Sirskîi, the commander of the armed forces, “must go”, and that the military leadership of Ukraine needs to be changed, according to The Guardian. The veteran complained in an interview that Sirskîi and the existing leadership were engaged…

American President Donald Trump is losing his patience with Russia as the White House leader tries to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine, according to sources within NATO cited by DPA news agency on Friday, according to Agerpres. According to participants in the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Marco Rubio stated during the meeting that it is likely Trump will soon no longer accept President Vladimir Putin’s tactics of stalling for time. Rubio estimated that it could be a matter of weeks rather than months until Trump becomes impatient with Putin, according to participants at the meeting cited by DPA.…

Billionaire Elon Musk will remain a friend and advisor to American President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, even after he leaves his role at the Department of Efficiency in Government, Vance said in an interview with Fox News on Thursday, according to Reuters. Politico and ABC reported on Wednesday that Trump had told members of his cabinet that Musk will soon be leaving and returning to the private sector, although it was not clear if Musk will leave before his 130-day term as a special government employee expires at the end of May. The American President was asked…

The Palestinian terrorist movement Hamas strongly criticized Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). On Thursday, they called on the Hungarian government to immediately join the ICC and then arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently in Budapest, according to hirado.hu. The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in November last year for “war crimes” committed in Gaza. According to UN figures, more than 50,000 people, mostly women and children, have died in Israeli military operations from October 2023 until now.The Hungarian government announced its withdrawal…

The Hungarian government intends to adopt a law to prevent protesters from blocking bridges. Viktor Orban states that this is to protect the rights of those who do not participate in protests, according to Reuters. Bridges, especially those in the capital Budapest which is crossed by the Danube, have become central points of anti-government protests in recent years, with demonstrators using them to make their demands known. On Tuesday, thousands of people protested on Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest against a law aiming to ban the annual Pride parade for LGBTQ+ groups and which, according to critics, is part of a…