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“Suddenly, Donald Trump’s trade war has become much clearer. Rather than a battle on all fronts against the world, it now resembles more of a fight on familiar territory for the former business tycoon: America vs China, the BBC reports.The 90-day pause on “retaliatory” tariffs on dozens of countries still leaves in place a universal tariff of 10%. But China – which supplies everything from cutting-edge phones to children’s toys and accounts for about 14% of all US imports – has been chosen for much harsher treatment, with a rate of 125%. Trump stated that this increase was due to…

On April 8th, a teenager from the Chechen town of Acihoi-Martan was shot and killed after fatally stabbing a police officer. Two days later, the Chechen opposition group NIYSO claimed that local authorities used the incident to send a message by publicly displaying the boy’s body at a gathering, according to the publication Meduza. Authorities in Acihoi-Martan displayed the body of a teenager who was killed after allegedly attacking a police officer earlier this week, according to the Chechen opposition group NIYSO, which shared images of the incident on Telegram. NIYSO reported that on Wednesday morning, local authorities organized a…

The court has established that White House officials violated the US Constitution, after the Associated Press (AP) was kicked out of the press group with access to the institution. A federal judge has ordered for reporters to be allowed back into the Oval Office staff. Donald Trump “banned” the AP team, as the news room did not agree to use the term “the American Gulf” instead of “the Mexican Gulf”, reports news.ro. The judge Trevor McFadden, appointed by the current American president, has obliged the White House to once again grant access to Associated Press journalists in public institutions…

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.…