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Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices

The staggering 50 per cent levies on those imports took effect Wednesday, stoking fear that big-ticket purchases from cars to washing machines to houses could see major price increases

Ukraine urges air defence aid as West meets without Pentagon chief present

The emphasis should be on US-made Patriot systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting at Nato headquarters in Brussels

Vietnam scraps two-child policy as aging threatens economic growth

Vietnam has abolished its long-standing two-child limit on Tuesday to try and reverse declining birth rates and ease the pressures of an aging population.

Boulder community to hold vigil after 12 injured in firebombing attack

A vigil was scheduled for Wednesday evening at the local Jewish community centre to support those impacted by the attack

Salvador court convicts 3 ex-army officers in 1982 killing of 4 journalists

A jury made up of five women convicted the three men of murder in a lightning trial that began Tuesday morning in the northern city of Chalatenango

Trump urges senators to sign his big bill of tax breaks into law by July 4

It's a potentially tumultuous three-week sprint for senators preparing to put their own imprint on the massive Republican package that cleared the House late last month by a single vote

Brazil's President Lula signs law to expand affirmative action policies

The changes apply to candidates applying for permanent and public employment positions across Brazil's federal administration, agencies, public foundations, public companies

Environmentalists slam Trump admin's push for oil, gas drilling in Alaska

Oil has been Alaska's economic lifeblood for decades, and Dunleavy has continued to embrace fossil fuels even as he has touted other energy opportunities in the state

Rockets fired from Syria for first time since Assad's fall, says Israel

Syrian state media reported that Israel shelled the western countryside of Syria's Daraa province after the rocket launch

Broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China, says US

The pathogen is known as Fusarium graminearum, which can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people, the FBI said in a court filing in Detroit

UNSC to vote on Gaza ceasefire resolution amid humanitarian crisis

The resolution, drafted by the council's 10 elected members who serve two-year terms, reiterates its demand for the release of all hostages held by Hamas

Canadian wildfire smoke reaches US Midwest, Europe; air 'very unhealthy'

The fires have forced more than 27,000 Canadians in three provinces to flee their homes, and the smoke has even reached Europe

Russian rockets kill 4 in Ukraine as Kyiv claims it damaged a key bridge

The attack came a day after direct peace talks in Istanbul made no progress on ending the fighting

US immigration authorities detain family of man charged in Colorado attack

Soliman, who was disguised as a gardener, had 18 Molotov cocktails and had planned to kill all of the roughly 20 participants in Sunday's demonstration in downtown Boulder

Trump admin revokes guidance mandating emergency abortions at hospitals

That guidance was issued to hospitals in 2022, weeks after the US Supreme Court upended national abortion rights in the US

Meta becomes latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs

The agreement announced Tuesday is just the latest in a string of tech-nuclear partnerships as the use of AI expands. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed

Europe inflation cools to 1.9%; focus shifts to Trump and tariffs

Reductions in the ECB's benchmark rate, currently at 2.25%, lower borrowing costs throughout the economy, making it easier to buy things on credit and stimulating economic activity and investment

2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios to miss the tournament this year

Nick Kyrgios, the Wimbledon runner-up in 2022, will miss the Grand Slam tournament and the rest of the grass-court season, he said on Tuesday.

US pvt firm KKR drops bid to acquire troubled British utility Thames Water

The cash-strapped company, which provides water and sewage services to 16 million people in and around London, has teetered on the edge of insolvency under about 19 billion pounds in debt

3 soldiers killed in Gaza in deadliest attack since March truce: Israel

Around 860 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the Oct 7 attack, including more than 400 during the fighting inside Gaza