The president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has suspended all tariffs on goods from the United States, a few days after the White House imposed an 18 per cent rate on imports from the African country. On 5 April, Mnangagwa wrote on social media platform X: ‘The principle of reciprocal tariffs, as a tool for safeguarding domestic employment and industrial sectors, …

US President Donald Trump threatens steep additional tariffs on Chinese imports if Beijing does not drop its retaliation plans, adding that Washington is open to negotiations with other countries. ‘If China does not withdraw its 34 per cent increase on top of their long-standing trade abuses by tomorrow, 8 April 2025, the United States will impose additional tariffs on China …

At least 14 people have been killed as tornadoes sweep across several states in the U.S., with forecasters warning that more of the intense, long-lasting storms at a level typically experienced only once or twice in a lifetime could be coming, putting cities in the southern part of the country at risk. According to the New York Times, the Missouri …

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard told AFP on Thursday that the European Union (EU) ‘would do the same’ if the United States (US) proceeds with the 25% tariffs announced by President Donald Trump. Speaking on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Cape Town, Lombard noted that while tariff increases are not in the general interest, the EU …

The United States will begin removing transgender troops from the military within 30 days unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the Pentagon said in a Wednesday memo. The memo became public as part of a court filing in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s late January executive order that was aimed at barring military service by transgender …

The Federal Government (FG) has called on the United States (US) to ensure a humane deportation process for Nigerians, highlighting concerns over the emotional and financial impact on deportees and their families. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, raised the issue during a meeting with US Ambassador Richard Mills Jr. In a statement by her media …

The executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, says global HIV infections could rise more than sixfold by 2029 if the US government halts funding for the world’s largest AIDS programme. Speaking to The Associated Press (AP), from Uganda, Byanyima said new HIV infections have declined in recent years, with 1.3 million cases recorded …

Hello, and welcome! Like a lit candle in the wind, January has just breezed past. But not without some quakes. America gave us more of those first quakes than any other country on earth. First was the devastating fires in California that took the sail off the new year celebrations, and the plane crash. But all were localized compared to …

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. “Obviously we will appeal it,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the ruling by Washington state District Judge John Coughenour, who said the president’s order was “blatantly unconstitutional”.   A federal judge …

The United States (US) unveiled a new rule Friday to tighten an exemption allowing low-value imports to enter the country duty-free, taking aim at Chinese shipments that might be benefiting from it. The proposal disqualifies certain products from the low-value, or “de minimis” exemption, which allows goods valued at $800 or below to come into the United States without paying …