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Here is where things stand on Wednesday, 9 April:

Fighting

• The Ministry of Defence in Moscow said its units intercepted and destroyed 23 Ukrainian drones overnight on the border in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions.
• The ministry also said Russian forces mounted a shock attack and recaptured the village of Guyevo in Kursk, which had been held by Ukrainian troops since August 2024.
• Moscow said it carried out air and artillery strikes on Ukrainian troops inside Russian territory, pushing…

At 12.01am EST (04:01 GMT) on Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs will kick in, ramping up a global trade war that has roiled stock markets and set businesses on edge.

Trump has long promised tariffs on US trade partners, including while on the campaign trail for the top job last year.

Some targeted duties, including those on steel and aluminium, have been in place for weeks.

On April 2, Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariffs against dozens…

Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels.

Three United States citizens initially sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over a botched coup attempt have been repatriated after Kinshasa commuted their death sentences to life imprisonment last week.

Congolese presidential spokesperson Tina Salama said on Tuesday that the three men, including the son of political exile Christian Malanga, who…

A catastrophic roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic’s capital, Santo Domingo, has left at least 58 people dead including a provincial governor and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Octavio Dotel.

At least 160 other people were injured and some 400 emergency crews were still working to pull survivors from the rubble as families of the victims gathered at the site searching for their loved ones, authorities said on Tuesday.

Juan Manuel Mendez, head of the…

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice nets two free kicks in shock 3-0 quarterfinal first-leg win against defending champions.

Declan Rice curled home two superb free kicks to help give Arsenal a 3-0 win over defending champions Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Rice opened the scoring in the 58th minute on Tuesday by bending a free kick around the Madrid wall and inside the near post, leaving goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois stranded.

With Madrid great Roberto Carlos…

The Israeli Supreme Court has issued a precautionary order halting the dismissal of Ronen Bar, the current head of the Shin Bet internal security service. The order also prevents Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from appointing a successor to Bar.

The Israeli Supreme Court announced that it had issued a precautionary order preventing the dismissal of Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s…