China said on Saturday “the market has spoken” in rejecting US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and called on Washington for “equal-footed consultation” after global markets plunged in reaction to the trade levies that drew Chinese retaliation. Several Chinese commerce associations in industries from healthcare and textiles to electronics also issued statements on Saturday calling for…
Two strong earthquakes of 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude struck Myanmar on Friday, with tremors reaching as far as Bangkok, Thailand. The powerful quakes caused the collapse of a bridge in Myanmar and an under-construction building in Bangkok. A video of the earthquake captured the impact, showing water spilling from rooftop pools of a high-rise building…
The line fell silent. In a phone call from the Oval Office, President Trump had just delivered unwelcome news to three of America’s most powerful auto executives: Mary Barra of General Motors, John Elkann of Stellantis and Jim Farley of Ford. Everyone needs to buckle up, Mr. Trump said on the call, which took place…
The political party on the verge of leading Austria would take an already conservative country into a growing group of nations shifting to the far-right of European politics. It has flirted with Nazi slogans, cozied up to Russia and drawn warnings from Holocaust survivors’ groups. It campaigned on promises to deport immigrants and ban political…