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Powerful earthquake shakes Istanbul, dozens hurt jumping from buildings
By Daren Butler Reuters More than 150 people were injured when they jumped from buildings in Istanbul on Wednesday as one of ...China’s economic growth beats expectations, but US tariff shock looms large
By Kevin Yao and Yukun Zhang Reuters China’s first-quarter economic growth outstripped expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output, but analysts ...Four men publicly executed in one day in Afghanistan
By Aysha SAFI AFP Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan on Friday, the Supreme Court said, the highest number of executions ...China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war ramps up
China announced countermeasures by raising tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% starting Saturday. The U.S. and China have escalated a new ...Trump disrupts global economic order as sweeping new tariffs go into full effect
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including massive ...China rejects US ‘blackmail’ as trade war threatens to escalate; markets steadier
By Joe Cash, Steve Holland and Sudip Kar-Gupta Reuters China refused to bow to what it called “blackmail” from the United States as a ...Jubilation and despair as South Korea president removed from office
By Hieun Shin and Claire Lee AFP South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday to remove impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol ...China raises Taiwan tensions with East China Sea live fire drills
By Joe Cash, Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard Reuters China’s military held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China Sea on Wednesday ...Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000
The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people’s last moments ...Myanmar quake rescues raise hopes three days after deadly tremblor
Rescuers freed four people from collapsed buildings in Myanmar on Monday, Chinese media reported, offering some hope three days after a massive ...














