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Alleged drug lord and Albuera, Leyte, mayoral aspirant Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa was shot in Barangay Tinag-an on Thursday, April 10, according to Albuera councilor aspirant Carl Kevin Batistis

Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 73 km SE of Agats, Indonesia

Reporter: Are you concerned of escalation beyond a the trade war with China? Trump: This country is very powerful. We have weaponry that nobody has any idea what it is

The White House now believes a TikTok deal is off the table for the foreseeable future, and maybe forever - FOX

Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs, except for China, which is being raised to 125%

Trump is increasing tariffs on China but announces "I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately"

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 203 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

The Kyrgyz special services have thwarted an attempt to organize mass unrest and a subsequent coup d'etat in the country, the State Committee for National Security of the republic reported.

China raises tariffs on imported U.S. goods from 34% to 84% starting April 10th

Il Ministero degli Esteri cinese ha ora dichiarato in una nota in merito ai soldati catturati che sta "verificando la situazione" con l'Ucraina e che ha sempre chiesto ai suoi cittadini di tenersi lontani dalle zone di conflitto armato e di non farsi coinvolgere in conflitti armati.

EU to Approve First Retaliation Against Trump Tariffs. The EU is set to greenlight its first counter-tariffs on U.S. goods today, joining China and Canada in responding to Trump’s escalating trade war.•The EU’s response targets $23 billion worth of U.S. products like The EU’s response targets $23 billion worth of U.S. products like motorcycles, poultry, fruit, wood, and clothing. Duties will roll out in three stages: April 15, May 16, and Dec 1.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 32 km NE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar)

Reuters: China's central bank urges major state-owned banks to limit US dollar purchases

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A Hong Kong court sentenced Jackie Chen, a prominent social worker, to three years and nine months imprisonment for rioting during the city's 2019 pro-democracy protests, following a retrial

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 86 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines

Gli Stati Uniti sono "a conoscenza" dei rapporti secondo cui l'Ucraina ha catturato due cittadini cinesi che combattevano per conto della Russia, afferma DoS Spox, definendolo "inquietante". "La Cina è un importante facilitatore della Russianella guerra in Ucraina", afferma

White House Press Secretary says 104% additional tariffs went into effect at noon eastern time because China has not removed it's retaliation. The 104% additional tariff will be collected starting tomorrow April 9th

China misses deadline to remove retaliatory tariffs, US to impose additional 50% tariff - bringing total to 104% on Chinese imports - starting tomorrow

Ministro degli Esteri ucraino: Condanniamo fermamente il coinvolgimento della Russia di cittadini cinesi nella sua guerra di aggressione contro l'Ucraina, così come la loro partecipazione al combattimento contro le forze ucraine. Abbiamo convocato l'incaricato d'affari cinese in Ucraina presso il Ministero degli Esteri per condannare questo fatto e chiedere una spiegazione

Presidente Zelensky: I nostri militari hanno catturato due cittadini cinesi che combattevano come parte dell'esercito russo. Ciò è accaduto in territorio ucraino, nella regione di Donetsk. Sono stati trovati in loro possesso documenti di identità, carte di credito e dati personali. Abbiamo informazioni che suggeriscono che ci sono molti più cittadini cinesi nelle unità dell'occupante oltre a questi due. Stiamo attualmente verificando tutti i fatti: l'intelligence, il servizio di sicurezza dell'Ucraina e le unità competenti delle forze armate ci stanno lavorando

Nepal: Pro-monarchy Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) carries out a protest march in Kathmandu. RPP vice president Rabindra Mishra and General Secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana were arrested in March. Violence had erupted in Nepal following a clash between pro-monarchists

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 72 km WNW of Modisi, Indonesia

China firmly rejects pressure or threats, emphasizing that this is not the right way to engage. 'We will safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,' says Liu Pengyu, spokesman for Beijing's embassy in the U.S

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 65 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia

Trump: China is a massive surplus. That they take and they spend on their military we don't want that. I don't want them to take $500 billion, $600 billion a year and spend it on their military. I don't want them spending money on their military

Reporter: How do you ensure that these tariffs don't drive U.S. Trading partners into the hands of the Chinese? Trump: I'm not worried about it. I'm not worried about it. The Chinese have turned out to be not very good at that

Trump: We will talk to China

Trump: if China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th.

Vietnam’s zero tariff offer has been rejected by the Trump administration. This offer “means nothing to us.”