Markets this week: Global manufacturing PMIs and Tesla earnings in focus
ADVERTISEMENTIt will be a shortened trading week for financial markets due to Easter holidays in Europe and the United States. While risk-aversion sentiment may continue…
China vows retaliation against countries supporting US-led trade isolation
ADVERTISEMENTBeijing has warned of retaliatory measures against countries that reach trade agreements with the United States at the expense of China’s interests, as other nations…
El Salvador’s Bukele suggests prisoner swap for Venezuelans deported by US | Migration News
El Salvador president says he is willing to repatriate deportees in exchange for release of ‘political prisoners.’El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner…
DR Congo suspends ex-President Kabila’s party over alleged M23 links | Politics News
Authorities accuse the 53-year-old politician of high treason over alleged ties to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has suspended…
In brief Easter appearance at Vatican, Pope Francis urges Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Pontiff had been increasingly vocal about Israel’s military campaign in Gaza before being hospitalised with pneumonia.During a fleeting appearance before thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered…
US air strikes pound Yemen | Houthis
NewsFeedVideo shows US air strikes pounding Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, just days after the US bombed Hodeidah’s airport and Ras Isa port, killing at least 80…
Who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 14-year-old who stunned the IPL on debut? | Cricket News
EXPLAINEREveryone in world cricket is talking about Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the Indian player who made a dazzling IPL debut at just 14.Shy schoolboy Vaibhav Suryavanshi is…
Iran says progress in nuclear talks with US, confirms third round next week | News
After technical talks, senior negotiators expected to reunite on April 26, according to Iran’s foreign ministry.Iran and the United States have completed a second round…
US VP Vance discusses thorny issue of migration with Vatican | Religion News
The Vatican affirmed good relations with the US but noted ‘an exchange of opinions’ on global conflicts and migration.US Vice President JD Vance has met…
Russia’s Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine conflict | Russia-Ukraine war News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Unilateral cessation of hostilities to begin on Saturday at 6pm local time and run until midnight on April 21, the Kremlin says.Russian President Vladimir…
Israeli bombardment kills 92 in two days: Gaza government | Gaza News
At least 219 people have been injured in attacks since Good Friday, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.Israeli attacks have killed 92 Palestinians in Gaza over…
Herder-farmer clashes in Nigeria kill at least 17 | Politics News
Deadly clashes between nomads and farmers have multiplied recently in the Benue and Plateau states.At least 17 people are reported to have been killed as…
Is the US dollar at risk of a ‘confidence crisis’? | Business and Economy News
Amid the financial market fallout which followed Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2, the value of the US dollar has plunged. But…
Tunisian court hands opposition figures lengthy jail terms | Human Rights News
Dozens of defendants found guilty of “conspiracy against state security” and given sentences of 13 to 66 years.Dozens of opposition figures in Tunisia have been…
Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war? | Military News
Bangkok, Thailand – As Myanmar slowly recovers from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed thousands in March, an even greater catastrophe continues to shape the…
US judge rules Rumeysa Ozturk must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont | Courts News
Court says detained pro-Palestine student has shown ‘significant evidence’ violations to her constitutional rights.Washington, DC – A federal judge in the United States has ordered…
Deadly, sombre Good Friday as 50 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinian Christians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are holding temperate gatherings leading up to Easter.Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed at least 50…
‘How do I live like this?’ asks Gaza boy who lost arms in Israeli attack | Gaza News
An image of Mahmoud Ajjour, 9, who was severely wounded in an Israeli strike, won the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year award.A Palestinian…
Man Utd career summed up by ‘Maddest game’ – Maguire | Football News
Manchester United scored two goals in two minutes in the closing stages of their Europa League quarterfinal with Lyon.Harry Maguire said the “maddest game” of…
Protests in New York over Trump’s policies targeting universities | Protests
NewsFeedStudents and staff at college campuses across the US are angry at what they say is an assault by the White House on academic freedoms.…