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How secure is Air Force One and why is Trump considering a jet from Qatar?

The royal family of Qatar is set to gift an aircraft, hailed as a "flying palace", featuring lavish interiors with private bedrooms, elegant bathrooms and a staircase, to US President Donald Trump

US to reduce 'de minimis' tariff on China shipments to 54% from 120%

The Trump administration's decision to cut the 'de minimis' tariff on Chinese shipments comes a day after the US and China held trade negotiations in Geneva

Russia responsible for downing MH17 in 2014, global aviation body finds

The Netherlands and Australian governments brought the case against Moscow before the Montreal-based global aviation agency in 2022, and on Tuesday welcomed the verdict

Nissan cuts 15% of global work force as Japan automaker sinks into losses

The Yokohama-based automaker said US President Donald Trump's tariffs on auto imports also hurt its results

Most powerful Americans: Trump, Pope Leo lead in different roles, realms

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn't be more stark politically, personally or in their world views

Honda forecasts 24.5% profit drop as China sales dip, Trump tariffs loom

Research and development costs hurt, despite Honda's record global motorcycle sales for the fiscal year, which topped 21 million motorcycles

UK jobs market cools down offering some relief to Bank of England

Economists said the figures reflected concerns among employers about a tax increase imposed on them by finance minister Rachel Reeves and over US President Donald Trump's trade war

UN aviation body indicts Russia for 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17

The International Civil Aviation Organization held Russia accountable for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, confirming its role in the tragic incident that killed 298 passengers

US tariff pause on Beijing puts pressure on 'China-plus-one' countries

Vietnam, for example, was better off than China with a 46 per cent rate, while Thailand was at 36 per cent and Malaysia at 24 per cent

Japan's SoftBank Group Q4 results: Profit rises to $3.5 bn, beats estimates

The result compared with 231 billion yen profit for the same period the previous year and the 26.9 billion yen average loss from five analyst estimates compiled by LSEG

Trump is visiting 3 Gulf nations where his company just made new deals

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to start his Gulf tour on Tuesday with stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE - all countries where the Trump Organisation is expanding its business

German govt bans largest 'Reich citizen' group, arrests 4 leaders

Since early Tuesday morning, hundreds of security forces in several states have been searching the association's properties and the homes of leading members

'No winners in tariff wars': Xi Jinping urges unity to secure global peace

Xi Jinping calls for global unity and criticises tariff wars at the China-Celac Forum as he unveils major cooperation plans with Latin America and the Caribbean amid US tensions

Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks: Zelenskyy urges Trump to visit Turkey

In the message which was posted on X, Zelenskyy also alleged "Russian shelling and assaults continue"

Nissan to halt operations at some domestic plants for restructuring

Details regarding which specific factories will be affected and whether they will be temporarily suspended or permanently closed are expected to be finalised at a later date

China lifts ban on Boeing deliveries after 90-day tariff pause with US

The decision comes a day after the two countries announced a 90-day pause on tariffs and agreed to slash them by 115 percentage points

Oil prices ease on concerns over rising supply, US-China trade deal caution

The US and China agreed to slash steep tariffs for at least 90 days, sending Wall Street stocks, the US dollar and crude prices sharply higher

Cannes to open with 3 film salute to Ukraine, De Niro's honorary Palme d'Or

Cannes is coming off a 2024 festival that produced a number of eventual Oscar contenders, including Emilia Perez, The Substance, Flow and the best picture winner, Anora

Campus protests flare on smaller scale but with higher stakes this time

Compared with last spring, when more than 2,100 people were arrested in campus protests nationwide, the demonstrations have been smaller and more scattered

Sanctions relief in sight? Syria's al-Sharaa may offer Trump key deals

Syria is reportedly offering to build Trump Tower in Damascus, propose peace with Israel and grant US firms access to resources in bid to lift sanctions