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United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his long-anticipated “reciprocal tariffs”, in a move that is expected to shake up global trade relations.

On Wednesday, Trump appeared in the White House Rose Garden, where the colonnades had been decorated with large US flags, to sign executive orders authorising the tariffs.

He framed the tax hikes on foreign imports as a blow against unfair trade practices, painting a portrait of the US as a country exploited even by its closest…

Daraa (Quds News Network)- Heavy fighting broke out between Israeli forces and local residents in the Hauran region of Daraa countryside, southern Syria. The clashes erupted during an invasion of Israeli forces into the Syrian territory.

In the same vein, the Syrian news agency (SANA) reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted the area around the Scientific Research Building in the Barzeh neighborhood of Damascus on Wednesday. The attack also targeted Hama Military Airport.

Israeli…

Judge ruled that the case could not be revived, condemning what he described as an apparent quid pro quo arrangement.

A United States federal judge has permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, even as he criticised the Trump administration’s argument that the case should be dropped because it was hindering the Democratic politician’s help with an immigration crackdown.

The Justice Department’s request in February that the case be dismissed because…

Barcelona will face Real Madrid in an El Clasico final in Spain’s Copa del Rey after 5-4 aggregate defeat of Atletico.

Barcelona won 1-0 at Atletico Madrid to reach its first Copa del Rey final in four seasons, setting up a “Clasico” against Real Madrid.

Ferran Torres scored a first-half winner on Wednesday for the Catalan club, which advanced 5-4 on aggregate after a 4-4 draw in the first leg in Barcelona in February.

Madrid eliminated Real Sociedad in extra time on Tuesday, also…

Diogo Jota scored the only goal of the game in a heated Merseyside derby to restore Liverpool’s 12-point lead at the top of the table.

Liverpool continued their march towards the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory over Everton in a scrappy but feisty Merseyside derby as Diogo Jota slotted home the winner in the second half.

The champions elect, with 73 points after 30 games, restored their 12-point lead over second-placed Arsenal on Wednesday while Everton, whose nine-game league…

In latest wave of attacks, Israel strikes Damascus’s Barzeh neighbourhood and ‘military capabilities’ in Hama and Homs.

Israeli military aircraft have carried out attacks in Syria’s capital Damascus and in the central province of Hama, Israel’s army and local media have said, in the latest string of strikes on the war-torn country.

The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said the attacks on Wednesday targeted the vicinity of the scientific research centre in the Barzeh…

Pakistan’s mass deportation of Afghans is part of a nationwide crackdown to expel foreigners – whether they are living there legally or illegally.

The government says it all boils down to its national security.

Tensions have surged between the neighbours since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.

Rights groups say deporting refugees will make a dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan even worse.

What kind of future awaits them?

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