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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his Government will not seek to impose reciprocal tariffs on the US after US President Donald Trump slapped a 10 per cent tariff on Australia.“The unilateral action that the Trump administration has taken today against every nation in the world does not come as a surprise,” Mr Albanese said from Melbourne.“For Australia, these tariffs are not unexpected, but let me be clear: they are totally unwarranted.“President Trump referred to reciprocal tariffs. A reciprocal tariff would be zero, not 10 per cent.“The administration’s tariffs have no basis in logic, and they go against the basis of…

Pakistan’s mass deportation of Afghans is part of a nationwide crackdown to expel foreigners – whether they are living there legally or illegally. The government says it all boils down to its national security. Tensions have surged between the neighbours since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Rights groups say deporting refugees will make a dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan even worse. What kind of future awaits them? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Waleed Karyab – Human rights activist Horia Mosadiq – Executive director of the Conflict Analysis Network Imtiaz Gul – Executive director of the Center for Research and…

President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs during a highly anticipated “Make America Wealthy Again” event which he said will restore the American dream and bolster jobs for U.S. workers. “American steel workers, auto workers, farmers and skilled craftsmen,” Trump said from the White House Rose Garden Wednesday afternoon. “We have a lot of them here with us today. They really suffered, gravely. They watched in anguish as foreign leaders have stolen our jobs, foreign cheaters have ransacked our factories, and foreign scavengers have torn apart our once beautiful American dream. We had an American dream that you don’t hear so much…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Tesla — Shares jumped 5.3%. Politico , citing three Trump insiders, reported President Donald Trump told members of his inner circle that Tesla CEO Elon Musk could leave his current role in the coming weeks. Later, the White House called the report “garbage,” but NBC News confirmed Politico’s reporting. Amazon — Shares of the e-commerce and cloud giant popped 2%. The New York Times , citing three people familiar, reported that Amazon has put in a bid to acquire TikTok. The video app is staring down an April 5 deadline to…

A Massachusetts district attorney said he was considering criminal charges against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who was held in contempt of court for arresting an illegal immigrant in the middle of a criminal trial last month. The announcement by Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden could further strain relations with the Trump administration, which has accused Massachusetts officials of hindering its mass deportation program targeting criminal illegal immigrants. “ICE routinely claims that their actions are improving public safety in Boston, and I’m here today to tell you and to say that they’re doing the exact opposite,” Hayden said…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick is set to host the 2029 Canada Summer Games, with Saint John and Moncton sharing the hosting duties. The announcement was made Wednesday, and will mark nearly three decades since the province last hosted the games.“We found that there was a collaborative and really positive vision for delivering the games,” said Catherine Gosselin-Després, the 2029 Canada Games bid evaluation committee chair.The games will come with a nearly $40 million price tag, including the cost of revamping the Canada Games Aquatic Centre in Saint John.Beyond that, Premier Susan Holt says organizers…

The Indian Premier League is no respecter of bowling reputations, as Josh Hazlewood has been reminded the hard way after his immaculate start to the season was blitzed by an old Ashes foe.The refreshed Australia quick had begun his 2025 campaign with two masterful displays in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s opening wins.Yet when RCB turned to their star man at the death on Wednesday as their last hope to salvage a win against Gujarat Titans, it all went wrong.Needing 20 off 18 balls but with eight wickets still standing, it was always going to be a long shot for Hazlewood to…

As the weekend deadline for TikTok to find a buyer approaches, bidders for the short-video social media site are piling up. Amazon and, separately, a consortium led by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely are the latest to throw their hats into the ring for TikTok. The site faces an Apr 5 deadline to reach a deal to find a non-Chinese buyer under threat of being banned from the United States. US officials have raised security concerns over the app’s ties to China, which TikTok and owner ByteDance have denied. Trump administration officials are meeting on Wednesday (Apr 2) to discuss the various options for TikTok. Startup Zoop, which is run by Stokely,…

The top of the 2025 WNBA Draft experienced a major shakeup when Olivia Miles entered the transfer portal. Miles was projected to be the No. 2 pick in April’s draft and likely fall no lower than third overall, but instead she has elected to extend her college career, just not at Notre Dame.Even though the era of the pandemic bonus year has essentially ended in college basketball as eligible players had to be on rosters during the 2020-21 season, which was when the current crop of fourth-year seniors was in high school, eligibility decisions are still at play for WNBA…

Democratic senators sent a letter to the Trump administration on Wednesday criticizing what they called the paltry U.S. aid response to the earthquake in Myanmar, where China and Russia have sent rescue and relief teams.The six senators said in the letter that the United States appeared to be failing the first test of its ability to respond to a humanitarian crisis in the wake of the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to foreign aid and dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development, the main aid agency.“We are deeply concerned that the administration’s response is failing to meet both our…