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Vietnam to create 'rapid response team' after US tariff shock: govt 03 Apr 2025 - 12:20 pm
A truck transports a container toward the entrance of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port on April 3, 2025. Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
Palestinian Health Ministry warns of catastrophic crisis in Gaza, calls for immediate international intervention 03 Apr 2025 - 12:15 pm
A boys mourns over the body of a loved one killed in overnight Israeli bombardment on northen Gaza, at the Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Maamadani (Baptist) Hospital, in Gaza City on April 3, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Trump unveils sweeping tariffs on countries around the world 03 Apr 2025 - 12:05 am
US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled
Amazon makes last-minute bid for TikTok 02 Apr 2025 - 11:04 pm
File: A person holds a sign during a press conference about their opposition to a TikTok ban on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
China warns Philippines 'threatening regional peace' after US approves jet sale 02 Apr 2025 - 08:21 pm
A Chinese fighter jet flies above Pingtan island in Fujian province on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
Myanmar junta chief to attend Bangkok regional summit despite quake 02 Apr 2025 - 06:12 pm
This frame grab taken from state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) video footage released on April 1, 2025 shows Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing (2nd R) with military generals and officials observing a minute of silence for earthquake victims in Naypyidaw. (Photo by Myanmar Radio and Television / AFP)
Indonesia volcano spews ash as locals warned about air quality 02 Apr 2025 - 03:15 pm
Peninsula
UK imposes online entry permit on European visitors 02 Apr 2025 - 02:41 pm
Border Force director general Phil Douglas gives an interview to AFP in London, on April 1, 2025. Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP
Heathrow 'warned about power supply' days before shutdown 02 Apr 2025 - 02:26 pm
An aerial photograph taken on March 21, 2025 shows planes parked on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport following its closure after a fire broke out at a substation supplying power of the airport, in Hayes, west London. Photo by AFP
WHO facing $2.5-bn gap even after slashing budget: report 02 Apr 2025 - 02:02 pm
(Files) The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) is pictured on the facade of the WHO headquarters on October 24, 2017 in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Norway unblocks $29 mn for NGOs hit by US aid freeze 02 Apr 2025 - 01:36 pm
Peninsula
'Give me a break': Trump tariffs threaten Japan auto sector 02 Apr 2025 - 01:20 pm
New vehicles are parked at Daikoku Pier in Yokohama on April 2, 2025. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Like 'living in hell': Quake-hit Mandalay monastery clears away rubble 02 Apr 2025 - 12:45 pm
A monk walks past vehicles on the edge of a large crack in the ground along Myo Patt Road linking Mandalay and Sagaing Township on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 2, 2025, five days after a major earthquake struck central Myanmar. Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP
AI coming for anime but Ghibli's Miyazaki irreplaceable, son says 02 Apr 2025 - 12:14 pm
This photo taken on March 24, 2025 shows Japanese animation director Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki, speaking during an interview with AFP at Studio Ghibli in Tokyo.
Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP.
Tesla sales tumble in Europe in the first quarter 02 Apr 2025 - 12:10 am
The Tesla logo is pictured on a car outside the US carmaker Tesla's German factory near Berlin, on November 20, 2024 in Gruenheide, eastern Germany. (Photo by Odd Andersen / AFP)
US approves $5.58 billion fighter-jet sale to Philippines 01 Apr 2025 - 11:59 pm
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gestures during a joint press conference with Philippines' Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro after their meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila on March 28, 2025. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Video: Trump eyes visit to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE next month 01 Apr 2025 - 09:01 pm
US President Donald Trump at the White House on March 25, 2025. (Photo by John McDonnell for The Washington Post)
Greenland votes again in local polls amid Trump threats 01 Apr 2025 - 07:54 pm
People stand in front of Godthaabshallen, where voting takes place in connection with the elections for the Greenlandic municipal councils, village councils, and parish representations in Nuuk, Greenland, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)