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WASHINGTON/TAIPEI/VERONA, Italy,  (Reuters) – More than 50 nations have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks since U.S.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – The Israeli military has provided new details that changed its initial account of the killing of 15 emergency workers near the southern Gaza city of Rafah last month but said investigators were still examining the evidence.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today defended its bid to seize luxury vehicles from the home of Azruddin Mohamed at Houston.

A standoff developed this morning outside of the home of businessman Azruddin Mohamed after he reported that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) made an attempt to seize four vehicles from his residence which are at the centre of a tax dispute.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two Venezuelan men were killed by Southern Division Task Force officers yesterday, after they allegedly confronted lawmen with a gun and a Chinese chopper during an alleged weapons deal.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate approved a Republican budget blueprint early today that aims to extend trillions of dollars worth of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and sharply reduce government spending.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Three U.S. aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country’s massive earthquake, a former senior staffer said, as the Trump administration’s dismantling of foreign aid affects its disaster response.

-accused of defrauding couple of $36.4m from bank account   (Police press release) Shemaiah Ryan, called ‘Banker’, a 23-year-old unemployed resident of Bent Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, was arrested by Police on 31st March 2025, and charged today by a detective from CID’s Fraud Squad, with the following offences: a) Twenty-five (25) Counts of Simple Larceny, Contrary to Section 164 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 08:01 of Gy$4,829,000 committed on Bernadette Peterkin and Carl Peterkin.

PALM BEACH, Florida/BEIJING/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – China announced additional tariffs of 34% on U.S.

(BBC) Veteran Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar has died at the age of 87 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Dr Andrew Holness-led administration is urging local businesses to look to new markets amid the Trump administration’s imposition of a 10 per cent tariff on Jamaican exports to the United States even as it seeks “urgent clarification”.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Trade Paula Gopee-Scoon says officials from this country and the United States have agreed to engage in dialogue to continuously review the tariff structure between the two nations.

(Reuters) – India’s commerce minister said his country’s startups needed to emulate China by focusing on high-end tech and not quick grocery deliveries or fancy ice cream – harsh criticism that had entrepreneurs quickly pointing out the government’s shortcomings.

MASERU,  (Reuters) – A 50% reciprocal trade tariff on Lesotho, the highest levy on U.S.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The United States is as committed to NATO as ever but demands that European allies spend substantially more on defence, U.S.

CAIRO/GAZA,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter today in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced “security zone” they intend to seize.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said today that he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on some of the country’s biggest trading partners, in a move that ratchets up a trade war that he kicked off on his return to the White House.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams today, even as he said the Trump administration’s argument that the case should be dropped because it was hindering the Democratic politician’s help with an immigration crackdown “smacks of a bargain.”

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza today, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population.

(Reuters) – Val Kilmer, who starred in films such as “Top Gun,” “The Doors,” and “Batman Forever” while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy for his intensity and temperament, has died, the New York Times reported.