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Donald Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, 10% on China

Trump's tariffs deliver on a threat to punish the three countries for what he says is a failure to prevent the flow of undocumented migrants and illegal drugs

Israel's Netanyahu heads to US to discuss 'victory over Hamas' with Trump

Hamas, which has quickly reasserted its control over Gaza since ceasefire took hold last month, has said it will not release hostages slated to go free in the second phase without an end to the war

US businesses prepare for Donald Trump's tariffs to drive up expenses

Budget Lab at Yale University estimates that Trump's tariffs would cost the average American household $1,000 to $1,200 in annual purchasing power

Pakistan's economic growth stalls despite interest rate cuts: Report

While financial experts believe that the impact of high liquidity supply to the private sector will take time to impact the economy, the government fears that inflation may catch the economy again

Pak Army Chief pledges to defeat frenemies posing as 'proxy terrorists'

Munir's comments came as he visited Quetta on Saturday following the killing of 18 soldiers during clashes with terrorists in Balochistan's Kalat district

Democrats elect Ken Martin, Minnesota party leader, as their national chair

Martin succeeds Jaime Harrison of South Carolina atop the Democratic National Committee

Did not want this, but Canada is ready: Trudeau announces counter tariffs

Trudeau urged people of his country to purchase local products and consider spending vacations in the country, according to the Canada-based media channel, Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)

Trump tariffs, reforms target loophole used by Chinese online retailers

Under the de minimis exemption, products below that amount are able to enter the US without tariffs, boon for China's e-commerce retailers who ship often cheaper wares directly to consumers in the US

Complete betrayal: Canada reels as Trump tariffs rattle trade relationship

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has scheduled a news conference for 8:30 p.m. Ottawa time to announce Canada's response to the tariffs, while other political leaders began taking their own actions

China vows unspecified measures to counter US tariffs, threatens WTO action

China "firmly opposes" the levy and will file proceedings to the World Trade Organization, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement

Excluding Ukraine from US-Russia talks on war 'very dangerous': Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy said Russia does not want to engage in ceasefire talks or to discuss any kind of concessions, which the Kremlin interprets as losing at a time when its troops have upper hand in the battle

Mexico pledges retaliatory tariffs against US while calling for cooperation

Sheinbaum said the country would also implement non-tariff measures, while calling for cooperation with the US on topics including security, migration and addressing the fentanyl public health crisis

Netanyahu appoints Eyal Zamir as new chief of Israel Defense Forces

With this announcement, Zamir has become the 24th Chief of Staff of IDF, replacing Lt Gen Herzi Halevi following his resignation last month

773 dead in week-long clashes as Congo tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels

Authorities confirmed 773 bodies and 2,880 injured persons in Goma's morgues and hospitals, Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya told a briefing in the capital, Kinshasa

Iran test-fires anti-warship cruise missile with range of over 600 miles

The report said the new weapon was a sophisticated missile, without elaborating, which could be launched from an underground facility

Pak army chief visits Balochistan after 18 security personnel killed

The army chief along with Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and Governor Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail offered prayers at the funeral of the slain soldiers and also visited the injured soldiers

US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia

US military officials have warned that IS cells have received increasing direction from the group's leadership that relocated to northern Somalia

Key CDC data on HIV and LGBTQ health resources no longer accessible online

Some scientists and members of the public had in recent days raced to download, save and archive various datasets, worrying that they would be removed

Trump fires consumer bureau director Rohit Chopra in major policy shift

Chopra's dismissal ends a term at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during which he spent years sparring with the financial sector under former President Joe Biden

Venezuela likely to receive US deportees after Trump envoy's visit

In a meeting with Richard Grenell, Trump's envoy for special missions, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro agreed to allow some flights of migrants who are from his country