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Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, met Xi Jinping, China’s president, as part of a three-day visit to China Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
America’s economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Israel provided tents to Palestinians it intends to evacuate from Rafah, in southern Gaza, according to Reuters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In first-quarter earnings, Tesla reported a 56% drop in profits: net income declined to $1.1bn from $2.5bn a year ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lawyers made opening arguments in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, welcomed an American aid package , worth $61bn for his country, which was passed by the House of Representatives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An American aid package worth $95bn, including $61bn for Ukraine, was passed by the House of Representatives and is likely to become law in a matter of days, having an almost immediate impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf
A man set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse where Donald Trump is on trial, and was taken to hospital Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
America imposed new sanctions on Iran in response to the Islamic Republic’s drone and missile attack on Israel on April 13th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Russian air strike killed at least 16 people and injured many more in Chernihiv, a city in the north of Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Israel assured its Arab neighbours that it will not threaten their security in its response to the barrage of drones and missiles that Iran launched towards its territory on Saturday, according to local media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri
Western allies advised Israel to show restraint when responding to an Iranian attack on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Israel’s war cabinet met to discuss its response to an overnight attack by Iran, the first direct confrontation after years of shadow war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Iran reportedly fired missiles towards Israel in addition to slower-moving drones, which could take hours to reach the border. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A transitional ruling council was officially set up in Haiti, which has been without an acting prime minister for a month—and without an elected president since 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Russia launched a big attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure, killing seven people and injuring many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Consumer prices in America rose by 3.5% in the year to March, up from 3.2% in February. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Turkey announced restrictions on exports to Israel of 54 military-related products. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Millions of people in North America viewed the total solar eclipse that began sweeping the continent at 11:07 PDT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Israel withdrew more soldiers from southern Gaza, including from the city of Khan Younis, saying it had concluded its mission there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
America expects Iran to launch a “significant” attack in retaliation for the killing of seven Iranians in an Israeli airstrike in Damascus on Monday, a senior American official told CNN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati
Johnson & Johnson is set to buy Shockwave, a medical-device manufacturer, for around $13.1bn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
President Joe Biden told Binyamin Netanyahu that America’s policy towards the war in Gaza hinges on Israel’s “immediate action” to mitigate risks to civilians and aid workers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, said that the security bloc’s members agreed to begin planning “for a greater NATO role in co-ordinating security assistance” for Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, admitted that the country’s forces had killed seven aid workers in an “unintended strike” on “innocent people” in Gaza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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