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US ends duty-free import exemption for China, hitting low-value e-commerce shipments

WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday officially revoked the de minimis exemption for low-value imports from China and Hong Kong, ending a long-standing trade provision that allowed shipments under $800 to enter the country duty-free.The move, enacted through an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on April 2, marks a significant escalation in the US-China trade dispute.The White House said the decision aims to curb the flow of synthetic opioids like fentanyl and to close what Trump described as a “scam” that disadvantages American small businesses.“It’s a big scam going on against our country, against really small businesses. And we’ve ended, we put an end to it,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting earlier this week.The end of the exemption will subject all...

May 03, 2025

US ends duty-free import exemption for China, hitting low-value e-commerce shipments

Pakistan test-fires surface-to-surface missile amid heightened tensions with India

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Saturday conducted a training launch of a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 450 kilometers, the military announced, as tensions continue to rise with neighboring India following last month’s deadly attack in Kashmir.The army said the launch was part of efforts to ensure the operational readiness of its strategic forces and to validate the missile’s technical capabilities, including an advanced navigation system and enhanced maneuverability.President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and senior military officials congratulated the troops, scientists, and engineers involved in the launch.In a joint statement, they reaffirmed their confidence in Pakistan’s Strategic Forces, emphasizing their role in maintaining "credible minimum...

May 03, 2025

Pakistan test-fires surface-to-surface missile amid heightened tensions with India

India suspends trade, mail, and port access with Pakistan

NEW DELHI — India on Saturday announced the immediate suspension of imports, postal services, and maritime connectivity with Pakistan, escalating tensions between the two neighbors following the April 22 attack in Kashmir that left 26 people dead.A government notification issued late Friday by India’s Ministry of Commerce stated: “Direct or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan... shall be prohibited with immediate effect, until further order,” citing national security and public policy concerns.In parallel actions, India halted all incoming mail and parcels from Pakistan via air and land, and banned Pakistan-flagged ships from entering Indian ports. Indian ships will likewise be prohibited from docking in Pakistan.The measures come amid...

May 03, 2025

India suspends trade, mail, and port access with Pakistan

Australia’s Labor Party poised for historic re-election as opposition leader loses seat

SYDNEY — Early vote counts in Australia’s general election on Saturday indicate the ruling Labor Party is on track to secure a second consecutive term — a feat not achieved in the country since 2004.With 33.5% of the vote counted, Labor was leading with over 70 seats in the 151-seat House of Representatives, nearing the 76-seat threshold needed to form a majority government.More than 18 million Australians cast their ballots under the country's compulsory voting system.If the trend holds, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will become the first leader in two decades to win re-election, cementing Labor’s political momentum.In a major upset, opposition Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton has reportedly lost his Queensland seat of Dickson to Labor’s Ali France, according to...

May 03, 2025

Australia’s Labor Party poised for historic re-election as opposition leader loses seat

Israel strikes Damascus suburbs amid Druze unrest

DAMASCUS — Israel has intensified its military operations in Syria, launching airstrikes Thursday on areas near Damascus following days of unrest in Druze-majority districts, which Syrian authorities say were triggered by sectarian incitement.The Syrian government reported that the Israeli strikes killed several civilians, including Druze residents, in the Ashrafiyat Sahnaya and Jaramana suburbs.The violence followed earlier clashes sparked by a leaked audio recording attributed to a Druze resident that allegedly contained insults against Prophet Muhammad. Sixteen people, including security personnel, were reportedly killed in the domestic unrest.Israel’s leadership described the airstrikes as a "warning operation." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister...

May 03, 2025

Israel strikes Damascus suburbs amid Druze unrest

Hamas says Israel rejected five-year ceasefire proposal

GAZA CITY — Hamas announced Friday that it had proposed a comprehensive five-year ceasefire agreement to Israel, including the release of all hostages in exchange for Palestinian detainees, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the lifting of the blockade — a plan the group says was rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.The proposal, described by senior Hamas official Abdel Rahman Shadid as a “serious and responsible vision,” called for an immediate and permanent end to hostilities, unrestricted humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts in Gaza, and the establishment of an independent administrative committee to govern the enclave.“The extremist Netanyahu government rejected Hamas’ proposal, insisting on fragmenting the issues and refusing to commit...

May 03, 2025

Hamas says Israel rejected five-year ceasefire proposal

A tug boat assists Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessel Conscience off the coast of Malta.

Aid ship bound for Gaza catches fire after alleged drone attack off Malta

JERUSALEM — A Gaza-bound activist aid ship caught fire and issued an SOS, after what its organizers claimed was a drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters in the early hours of Friday.The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which is campaigning to end Israel’s blockade of Gaza, told CNN activists were aboard its ship carrying humanitarian aid when the alleged attack happened just after midnight local time (6 p.m. ET Thursday).“There is a hole in the vessel right now and the ship is sinking,” Yasemin Acar, the coalition’s press officer, told CNN by phone from Malta on Friday morning.Malta’s government said the ship was carrying 16 people – 12 crew members and four civilian passengers. But FFC earlier gave CNN a higher figure of 30 people on board the...

May 02, 2025

Aid ship bound for Gaza catches fire after alleged drone attack off Malta

The AfD won a record number of seats in federal elections in February

AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence

BERLIN — Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the country's federal office for the protection of the constitution."The ethnicity- and ancestry-based understanding of the people prevailing within the party is incompatible with the free democratic order," the domestic intelligence agency said in a statement.The AfD came second in federal elections in February, winning a record 152 seats in the 630-seat parliament with 20.8% of the vote.The parliament, or Bundestag, will hold a vote next week to confirm conservative leader Friedrich Merz as chancellor, heading a coalition with the center-left Social Democrats.AfD joint leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla said the decision was "clearly politically...

May 02, 2025

AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence

Joshlin Smith has not been found more than a year after she went missing

South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter

JOHANNESBURG — The mother of a South African girl, who disappeared aged six more than a year ago, has been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter.Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were arrested after Smith's daughter, Joshlin, went missing from outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town, in February last year.Appollis and Rhyn were also found guilty on Friday of kidnapping and trafficking Joshlin. All three had previously pleaded not guilty to to these charges.Joshlin's disappearance sent shockwaves across South Africa and despite a highly publicized search for her, she is yet to be found.During the trial, held in March, prosecutors accused Smith of having "sold, delivered or exchanged" Joshlin and then...

May 02, 2025

South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter

The bus driver had allegedly fallen asleep at the wheel before his vehicle rammed into several others

Ten dead, dozens injured in Philippines bus crash

MANILA — Ten people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a bus hit several vehicles at a toll gate on one of the busiest highways in northern Philippines, authorities say.The bus driver, who has been detained, said he had fallen asleep at the wheel, police told AFP, adding that four children were among the dead.Buses on the nearly 100km (62mi) Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway often ferry workers between Manila and surrounding provinces. The accident on Thursday happened while families were travelling for labour day.The Department of Transportation ordered the suspension of Solid North Bus, a major bus operator in the region and the company that owned the vehicle involved in the crash.The bus driver may be charged with "reckless imprudence resulting in multiple...

May 02, 2025

Ten dead, dozens injured in Philippines bus crash

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