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AFP
Apr 09, 2025

Stocks, oil plunge as US, China crank up trade war

Growing fears of weakened demand sent oil prices to four-year lows, with international benchmark Brent North Sea crude dropping under $60.

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Reuters
Apr 09, 2025

Germany’s incoming govt agrees to get tougher on illegal migration

The agreement document says, the parties want to suspend family reunification for people with a so-called subsidiary protection status.

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Reuters
Apr 09, 2025

China says raising tariffs on US products to 84pc

China tells WTO, the United States’ decision to impose what it has called reciprocal tariffs on Beijing threatens to further destabilise global trade.

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Reuters
Apr 09, 2025

Germany’s Merz agrees coalition deal with centre-left

The deal caps weeks of haggling between chancellor-in-waiting Merz and the SPD after he topped elections in February but fell well short of a majority, with the far-right Alternative for Germany surging into second place.

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AFP
Apr 09, 2025

Gaza rescuers say 20 killed in Israel strike on residential block

Israel resumed intense strikes on the Gaza Strip on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. Efforts to restore the truce have so far failed.

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Reuters
Apr 09, 2025

Russia says it destroys 158 drones in major Ukrainian drone attack

The Russian defence ministry said in a post on the Telegram messaging app that its air defence units destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 29 over the southern Rostov region.