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Fears of famine in Gaza as Israel’s 31-day blockade shuts all bakeries 

01 April 2025

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 01 minutes 51 seconds play-arrow01:51 Palestinians face hunger as Israeli block...

World, markets on edge as Trump prepares for ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs 

01 April 2025

The White House has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs this week, but it provided no detai...

US prosecutors to seek death penalty against CEO killing suspect Mangione 

01 April 2025

US Attorney General Pam Bondi has said that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangion...

Syria hit with nationwide power outage amid grid failures 

01 April 2025

Syria has suffered a nationwide power outage due to malfunctions at several points in the national grid, a spokesperson ...

Russia’s Putin hosts Chinese Foreign Minister Wang for talks in Moscow 

01 April 2025

China and Russia are “friends forever, never enemies”, Chinese’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said in remarks in a...

Crete hit hardest among Greek islands battered by storms, flooding 

01 April 2025

Ferocious storms have battered islands in Greece for a second day, hurling cars into the sea and flooding homes and busi...

Trump’s April 2 ‘liberation day’ tariffs: What to expect, and what’s next 

01 April 2025

President Donald Trump is expected to apply sweeping tariffs on US imports on April 2, which he has called “liberation...

Finland joins other Russian neighbours exiting from landmine treaty 

01 April 2025

Finland plans to leave the Ottawa convention that bans antipersonnel landmines, following similar moves by other neighbo...

Iceland volcano erupts, forcing tourists and residents to evacuate 

01 April 2025

A volcano has erupted south of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display that had earlie...

Israel’s Netanyahu reverses spy chief nomination amid US criticism 

01 April 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed his nomination of a former naval commander to head Israel’s spy agency ...