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The move deals a harsh blow to the small, impoverished state, which Trump mocked as a place ‘nobody has heard of’.

The Trump administration has imposed a steep 50 percent tariff on Lesotho, a small, impoverished African nation of two million people – the highest tariff levied on any country.

The measure delivers a severe blow to Lesotho’s economy, which relies heavily on exports for its modest $2bn gross domestic product (GDP).

United States President Donald Trump, who mocked Lesotho…

Hungary announced it will end its membership of the International Criminal Court as it staged a red-carpet welcome for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu on suspicion of committing war crimes in Gaza.

Armed gangs control about 85 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the UN.

Thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets of Port-au-Prince to express their anger against armed gangs that control nearly all of the capital and its surrounding areas and the government’s failure to hold them off.

Since mid-February, Haiti has seen a resurgence of gang violence. Gangs, which control about 85 percent of Port-au-Prince, according to the United Nations, have stepped up attacks in…

London (Quds News Network)- The family of a British aid worker killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza has accused the government of offering “nothing but empty apologies.”

James Kirby, 47, from Bristol was one of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) killed in the attack, in which two other Britons also died, on April 1, 2024. The group was travelling in a convoy of marked vehicles when it was fired upon by Israeli armed drones.

Another staff member was killed in an Israeli…