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Author: Unknown
Published on: 16/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Travellers to the US are being stopped, searched and sometimes sent home for what is on their phones. What is the new reality at US borders under President Donald Trump?

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 16/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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As of around 10:45am on the US East Coast (14:45 GMT) on Wednesday, Downdetector showed more than 20,000 outage reports for Spotify worldwide. That’s a decrease from earlier today when the outage peaked at more than 44,000. In addition to loading and playback issues, downtime updates from Spotify noted that some users were also having difficulty accessing the platform’s support site.

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Author: Unknown
Published on: 16/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Russian journalists sentenced to over 5 years in prison for alleged ties to late opposition leader Alexey Navalny. All four reject charges and supporters say they are being punished simply for doing their jobs.

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Author: Megha Bahree
Published on: 16/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Trump pummelled China with a 145-percent tariff. Beijing has retaliated with 125 percent duty. China ordered its airlines not to take deliveries of Boeing jets. Broadman said Trump's approach to trade has been simplistic and unrealistic. "How can I win and how can I make the opponent lose?'” he said. Trump has miscalculated that China would quickly come to the negotiating table. In 2024, 14.7 percent of China’s exports went to the US, down from 19.2 percent in 2018. There are also political considerations for China. On Monday, Xi began a five-day tour of Southeast Asia. “The Apprentice worked because he was a mid-level host with no power, being managed by others,” Rogowsky said. Trump’s lack of policy coherence is also damaging the US on other levels, experts say. In the short run, MNCs and countries have to do adjustments and crisis management.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 16/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Landmark ruling greeted with concern by supporters of transgender rights. Ruling confirms single-sex services for women such as refuges, hospital wards and sports can exclude trans women. Transgender campaigners said decision could lead to discrimination. FWS lost its case in the Scottish courts, but the Supreme Court ruled in its favour. ‘Deeply concerned’ Britain’s Labour government said the decision would bring clarity for hospitals, refuges and sports clubs. The Supreme Court said trans people – whether trans women or men – would not be disadvantaged by its decision.

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Author: Emma De Ruiter
Published on: 15/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Hamas is sending a delegation to Qatar to continue indirect ceasefire talks with Israel. They are reviewing a proposal for the release of ten hostages in exchange for a 45-day truce. The proposed ceasefire deal would allow for the entry of food and shelter into Gaza. Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza and forces have seized swaths of the coastal enclave in a bid to ratchet up pressure on Hamas to agree to a deal more aligned with Israel's terms. On Monday, the United Nations aid office warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely to be “the worst” since Israel launched its war on Israel. Israel said it has released 10 more Palestinians detained in Gaza last year.

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Author: Sertac Aktan
Published on: 15/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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US federal government freezing $2.2 billion (€1.9bn) in grants and $60 million (€52.9m) in contracts to Harvard University. The announcement comes just hours after the institution refused to comply with a list of demands made by the Trump administration. In a letter sent to Harvard, the federal government called for sweeping reforms in governance and leadership at the university. Barack Obama urged universities to follow Harvard's example in fighting back against the federal government's attacks. "Let's hope other institutions follow suit," he wrote on social media.

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Author: Euronews
Published on: 15/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends his company against allegations that it monopolises the social media market. Meta could be forced to sell popular social media sites Instagram and WhatsApp which it acquired more than a decade ago. Zuckerberg said that he was "not happy" with a perceived lack of progress on developing a photo-sharing app to compete with Instagram. "This lawsuit, in summary, is misguided," Hansen says. "Every 17-year-old in the world knows: Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp compete with Chinese-owned TikTok, YouTube, X, iMessage and many others," a statement reads. Meta stressed that the FTC must prove that Meta has monopoly power in its claimed relevant market now, not at some time in the past"

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Author: Clea Skopeliti
Published on: 15/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair, lashed out at the French president after he said Paris planned to recognise a Palestinian state in June. "Screw you!" Netanyahu wrote on X on Saturday night, responding to a post by Emmanuel Macron in which he had endorsed a “ Palestinian state without Hamas” and “the pursuit of a political two-state solution” France will chair a two-day UN conference with Saudi Arabia in New York in June. Benjamin Netanyahu also weighed in following his son’s remarks. The Israel Prime Minister wrote in Hebrew on X.

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Author: Unknown
Published on: 15/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Dutch police arrested several students at a pro-Palestine protest at the University of Amsterdam. At least five people were seen being led away by officers during the demonstration.

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Author: Kieran Guilbert
Published on: 15/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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UN Trade and Development agency (UNCTAD) urges the US to exempt the world's poorest and smallest nations from reciprocal tariffs. US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on 57 trading partners earlier this month. The pause has left these states facing a 10% universal levy that applies to almost all countries. Vanilla from Madagascar and cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana imports. In 2024, the US imported vanilla worth approximately $150 million (€132 million) from Madagascar. Cocoa imports from Ghana were valued at about $200 million.

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Author: Kieran Guilbert
Published on: 15/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Spanish police arrest a Russian couple in connection with the sale of exotic cats online. The couple were arrested for wildlife crimes, smuggling, organised crime, and document falsification. More than 40 irregular animal passports from countries such as Russia, Belarus and China were also found.

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