US stocks soar to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs
The S&P 500 surged 9.5%, an amount that would count as a good year for the market.
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Trump signs executive order to boost US shipbuilding, planning to ‘spend a lot of money’
Order aims to bolster US shipyards as president declares America ‘way, way, way behind’
Syria’s dictator is gone. Its civil war is over. But Israel keeps attacking
Almost immediately after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled, Syria came under attack. Israeli airstrikes have hit several hundred times since December. Syria’s new leaders are starting to speak up.
Syria’s dictator is gone. Its civil war is over. But Israel keeps attacking
In southern Syria, where the country’s revolution began, residents have traded the violence of civil war for another threat: Israeli airstrikes. Israel says it wants a disarmed buffer zone there. Residents say attacks challenge their sovereignty, hurt …
Trump has finally blinked – but it’s not the stock markets that have forced him to act
Chalk this one up to the bond vigilantes.
Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say
The Israeli military says it had struck a “senior Hamas terrorist” in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say – BBC
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Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Pope Francis in private Vatican meeting
Charles and Camilla were due to hold a separate state visit to the Holy See, but it was cancelled after the Pope was admitted to hospital
Zelensky erupts ‘Beijing knows’ as over 150 Chinese soldiers ‘fighting against Ukraine’
Documents show photos and passport details of Chinese recruits who were being selected for service in the Russian army.
Trump shocks with tariff increase on China, ‘pause’ for everyone else
Donald Trump announced a 90-day ‘pause’ on individual tariffs for dozens of countries but increasing rates on China.