KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The ringgit opened slightly lower against the United States dollar today as the greenback strengthened after US President Donald Trump announced global reciprocal tariffs.

BANGKOK, April 2 — Thailand could suffer a US$7 billion (RM31.1 billion) to US$8 billion hit from potential United States tariffs if the US administration were to even up levies between the two countries, but it has a strategy for trade negotiations, senior officials said today.

WASHINGTON, April 2 — A group of Democratic-led states yesterday sued Republican United States President Donald Trump’s administration to challenge its cancellation of US$11 billion (RM48.9 billion) in federal grants the states were allocated during the Covid-19 pandemic.

SEMINOLE, April 1 — The Texas Health Department said on Friday that the number of measles cases in the state rose 20 per cent since its last report three days ago, as experts warn they expect the outbreak to further spread in coming weeks.

BEIJING, April 1 — China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to jointly respond to United States tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said yesterday, an assertion that Seoul called “somewhat exaggerated”.

SEOUL, March 30 — South Korea, China and Japan held their first economic dialogue in five years today, seeking to facilitate regional trade as the three Asian export powers brace from United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

WASHINGTON, March 28 — US Senator Bernie Sanders said on Thursday he would force votes next week on resolutions that would block US$8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel, citing the human rights crisis faced by Palestinians in Gaza after Israel’s bombardment of the enclave and its suspension of aid deliveries.

WASHINGTON, March 27 — United States President Donald Trump yesterday unveiled a 25 per cent tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining the White House this year in a move auto industry experts expect will drive up prices and stymie production.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The ringgit traded marginally higher against the US dollar at the opening amid intensifying market talks on the impact of the United States’ tariffs on the global economy, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.

SINGAPORE, March 26 — Oil prices edged higher today on supply concerns, with the United States stepping up efforts to limit Venezuelan and Iranian oil exports, while a bigger-than-expected drop in US crude inventories also lent support.

BEIJING, March 23 — Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged countries to open up their markets to combat “rising instability and uncertainty” at a business forum in Beijing today, as China braces for further United States tariff headwinds.

WASHINGTON, March 23 — United States President Donald Trump deported 37,660 people during his first month in office, previously unpublished US Homeland Security Department (DHS) data show, far less than the monthly average of 57,000 removals and returns in the last full year of Joe Biden’s administration.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The United States has become Malaysia’s largest export market, overtaking China in terms of export volume, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

WASHINGTON, March 20 — United States (US) President Donald Trump will sign a long-anticipated executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education, acting on a key campaign pledge, according to a White House summary seen by Reuters.

FRANKFURT, March 19 — Swiss drugmaker Roche has abandoned global targets for a more diverse workforce to avoid penalties from recent United States executive orders, the latest in a slew of companies to do so.

GENEVA, March 18 — The United Nations migration agency said today that unprecedented cuts in donor funding this year will force it to scale back or shut down projects around the world, resulting in a severe impact on migrants.

WASHINGTON, March 18 — United States President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin today about ending the Ukraine war, with territorial concessions by Kyiv and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant likely to feature prominently in the talks.

WASHINGTON, March 18 — Washington’s decision to pause US foreign aid has “substantially disrupted” supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, which could soon run out of these life-saving medicines, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.

BEIJING/CHICAGO, March 18 — Beijing has renewed registrations that allow hundreds of US pork and poultry facilities to export to China, industry groups said yesterday, after lapses threatened shipments to the world’s largest meat importer.

LUBBOCK, March 9 — As a measles outbreak spreads across West Texas, Dr Ana Montanez is fighting an uphill battle to convince some parents that vitamin A — touted by vaccine critics as effective against the highly contagious virus — will not protect their children.