FRANKFURT, April 5 — European stocks plunged sharply, and several markets tumbled to fresh multi-month lows on Friday as United States (US) President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff moves and the retaliatory action by China raised fears of a global trade war and recession, prompting investors to press sales across the board.

WASHINGTON, April 5 — The head of Taiwan's National Security Council arrived in the United States (US) for talks with President Donald Trump's administration, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday, days after China concluded war games around Taiwan.

HANOI, April 5 — United States (US) President Donald Trump and Vietnam's leader Tô Lâm agreed on Friday to discuss a deal to remove tariffs.

SINGAPORE, April 5 — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong held a discussion over the telephone yesterday regarding significant developments in the region, including the recent United States tariffs.

NEW YORK, April 4 — United States (US) tech heavyweights, banks and oil majors fell sharply on Friday after China retaliated to Trump's tariffs with steep duties, amplifying worries of a global economic downturn.

GENEVA, April 4 — Myanmar's military is limiting critically needed humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in areas where it sees opposition to its rule, the United Nations (UN) human rights office said today.

ANKARA, April 4 — Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 86 more Palestinians, bringing the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 50,609, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing the Health Ministry.

BANGKOK, April 4 — Thai authorities are racing against time to locate missing individuals at the construction site of the State Audit Office building, which collapsed after powerful tremors from Myanmar’s earthquake shook the Thai capital on Friday (March 28).

MOSCOW, April 4 — Relations between the United States (US) and Canada will "never be the same again" in the wake of Washington's new tariff policy aimed at resetting global trade, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Friday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

MANILA, April 4 — The families of Philippine drug war victims who say they have been targeted by a "coordinated" campaign of online harassment urged law enforcers today to investigate the attacks and identify those responsible to help them pursue legal action.

CAIRO/GAZA, April 4 — Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter yesterday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced "security zone" they intend to seize.

BANGKOK, April 4 — Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global aid bodies warned yesterday, complicating rescue efforts made difficult by a civil war, as the death toll surpassed 3,000.

SEOUL, April 4 — The Constitutional Court's ruling that removed former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol from office over his failed martial law bid has triggered an early presidential election, likely to be held in early June, according to Yonhap News Agency.

BENGALURU, April 4 — Your favorite iPhone could soon become much pricier, thanks to tariffs.

WASHINGTON, April 4 — Prices of Nike Jordan and Adidas Samba sneakers are likely to rise in the United States after President Donald Trump imposed a raft of new tariffs on key manufacturers of sportswear and apparel, including Vietnam and Indonesia.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, April 4 — In its first months, US President Donald Trump's administration has moved to deter China from threatening its neighbours, signalling that the US will ramp up its military presence in the Indo-Pacific and offer more support to Taiwan.

WASHINGTON, April 4 — President Donald Trump said today he would consider a deal for TikTok where China agrees to approve the sale of the short video app owned by Byte Dance in exchange for relief from US tariffs on Chinese imports.

BEIJING, April 4 — Global ratings agency Fitch today downgraded China's sovereign credit rating, citing rapidly rising government debt and risks to public finances, as policymakers gear up to shield the economy from rising US tariffs.

JAKARTA, April 3 — The Indonesian government has committed to continue discussions with United States (US) officials, the chair of Asean, and key domestic stakeholders to address economic challenges arising from the new US tariff policy.

LONDON, April 3 — Oil prices declined on Thursday as the decision by the OPEC+ group to speed up its unwinding of oil output cuts in May compounded already-heavy losses following United States (US) President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping new tariffs on Wednesday.