Japan’s core machinery orders up 3.0% in June
Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in June rose 3.0% from a month earlier, marking the first rise in three months, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. The private-sector orders excluding…
How will Trump’s semiconductor tariffs affect the global chip industry? | International Trade News
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 300 percent on semiconductor imports, with exemptions for foreign companies that commit to manufacturing in the US.…
Trump’s White House takes to TikTok as deadline looms to ban platform | Social Media News
The new account comes as Trump has three times delayed implementing a ‘sell or ban’ law for the Chinese-owned app. The White House has launched an official TikTok account, even…
Mali’s Choguel Maiga charged with embezzlement, remanded in custody | News
Mali’s former prime minister, Choguel Maiga, has been charged with embezzlement and remanded in custody as the West African country’s military leaders intensify a crackdown over allegations of a coup…
Pachinko parlor employee arrested for alleged role in robbery
FUKUSHIMA – Police in Fukushima Prefecture arrested a 23-year-old pachinko parlor employee on Tuesday over a robbery case in which the employee allegedly opened the parlor’s safe while pretending to…
Trump says Smithsonian museums only cover ‘how bad Slavery was’ in US | Slavery News
The US President says a review of the national museums will be similar to those he has ordered for universities. United States President Donald Trump has said the nation’s Smithsonian…
U.S. targets Chinese steel and lithium for forced-labor scrutiny
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said it will step up scrutiny of imports of steel, copper, lithium and other materials from China to enforce a U.S. ban on goods allegedly…
No US troops in Ukraine, Trump says | Russia-Ukraine war News
US president suggests security guarantees for Ukraine could see Washington provide air support. United States President Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to guarantee its security…
As Netanyahu expands Gaza war, some reservists grow more disillusioned
JERUSALEM – As Israel seeks to expand its offensive in the Gaza Strip, a measure of how the country’s mood has changed in the nearly 2-year-old conflict is the discontent…
Israel weighs Hamas offer of 60-day Gaza truce and hostage release
JERUSALEM/CAIRO – Israel is studying Hamas’ response to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and release of half the hostages still held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said on Tuesday,…