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The start of a global trade war.
The secretary of state’s trip comes amid an abrupt shift in relations between the United States and Europe after close cooperation during the Biden era.
After three doctors fell in love with a fresco by Fra Angelico, they pledged to restore it so it could get its due when a blockbuster exhibition opens this fall.
The scene in the Chinese territory is concentrated at a few beaches with inconsistent swell. One intrepid surfer says it’s all about “turning nothing into something.”
Emissaries of the “United States of Kailasa,” led by a fugitive holy man, were deported after negotiating 1,000-year deals with Indigenous groups.
Some indoor plants wither the moment you turn your back; others shrug off drought, darkness and even ‘watering’ by cats. Here’s how to choose the most hardy specimens. Plus, readers celebrate the greenery that survived against all the odds
This bizarre drama stars the Hollywood actor as a dead bounty hunter brought back to life by the devil to do his bidding. Sadly, it also includes horrifying country music
Israeli prime minister begins four-day trip after Hungarian counterpart says court ruling would ‘have no effect’
President Trump says the tariffs will encourage investment in U.S. factories, but analysts say car buyers will have to pay thousands more.
Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
Quotation of the Day for Thursday, March 3, 2025.
Ursula von der Leyen says tariffs a ‘major blow’ to world economy after US President Trump targets allies on what he dubbed ‘liberation day’
The visit comes as the Israeli prime minister faces an arrest warrant against him by the International Criminal Court.
The 34 percent tariff announced on Wednesday is in addition to two rounds of import taxes the president already imposed since January.
Former rugby union international Jordan Petaia is a step closer to realising his dream of playing in the NFL after signing with the Los Angeles Chargers
Australian prime minister surprised after remote external territories – including islands home to penguins – targeted by US president
ANU climate scientist says ‘everyone is getting fatigued these records keep falling – it’s now incredibly predictable’
Trump announces ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on largest US trading partners; Elon Musk may leave government role at end of 130-day cap. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 2 April 2025
Myanmar, which is reeling from a huge earthquake and civil war, faces 44% rate amid suspicions that the underlying target is China
Wisconsin Supreme Court winner Susan Crawford has served as a Dane County Circuit Court judge since 2018
The 2025 box office has been hit with a deficit
Security camera video captured the moment an unsuspecting woman in Texas, walking to her car, briefly found herself inside a dust devil.
A judge in Boston is holding an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while he was on trial
One of two North American river otters who escaped from a Wisconsin zoo last month has returned home safe and sound
Asian shares are mostly falling, shaken by jitters over what President Donald Trump will announce about tariffs on his “Liberation Day” later in the global day
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Suspected U.S. airstrikes have battered rebel-controlled areas of Yemen, with the Houthis saying one strike killed at least four people near the Red Sea port city of Hodeida
U.S. officials say the U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to review and get rid of books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion
The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country