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The British government has announced a temporary suspension of import tariffs on 89 types of goods to bolster domestic businesses and ease financial burden on consumers. The measure takes immediate effect and will remain in place until July 2027.

UN grants initial 5 mln USD to Myanmar for earthquake aid2025-03-29
The United Nations on Friday allocated an emergency 5 million U.S. dollars to Myanmar for earthquake aid while determining additional needs and coordinating the response, a UN spokesman said.

Greenland announces new autonomous gov't amid Trump pressure2025-03-29
Greenland announced the formation of a new autonomous government on Friday in Nuuk, the capital, just hours ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance to the Arctic island.

Elon Musk's xAI merges with X2025-03-29
Elon Musk said on Friday that his startup xAI has merged with his social media platform X in an all-stock transaction.

The Atlantic releases full text of group chat on Yemen airstrike plans, White House responds2025-03-27
The Atlantic releases full text of group chat on Yemen airstrike plans, White House responds

DPRK top leader guides work on unmanned technology, detective electronic warfare2025-03-27
The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) guided the defence science research work of the country's Unmanned Aeronautical Technology Complex and the detective electronic warfare research group on Tuesday and Wednesday, state media reported on Thursday.

Trump announces plans to impose 25 pct auto tariffs on April 22025-03-27
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to impose 25-percent auto tariffs, with the measures set to take effect on April 2.

Macron announces additional 2 bln euros in aid for Ukraine2025-03-27
France will provide an additional 2 billion euros (2.2 billion U.S. dollars) in aid for Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday.

NASA's Curiosity rover detects largest organic molecules on Mars2025-03-25
Researchers examining pulverized rock samples aboard NASA's Curiosity rover have discovered the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars, according to a new study published on Monday.

Europe concerned over marginalization in Ukraine peace process amid U.S.-Russia, U.S.-Ukraine talks2025-03-25
As U.S.-Ukraine and U.S.-Russia delegations held separate talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday and Monday, growing concerns are emerging in Europe over its marginalization in the peace negotiations.

Iraqi FM, Arab League chief discuss regional developments over phone2025-03-25
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a phone conversation with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Monday to discuss regional developments and challenges facing Arab countries.

Trump says he may "give a lot of countries breaks" on tariffs2025-03-25
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that he may "give a lot of countries breaks" on tariffs, as his April 2 deadline to impose "reciprocal tariffs" on U.S. trading partners draws closer.

Trump's "transactional foreign policy" hits deadlock2025-03-24
In the two months since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has been aggressively pursuing its foreign policy agenda under the belief that everything is subject to "deals," triggering wide backlash in international society.

S. Korea's constitutional court rejects PM Han's impeachment2025-03-24
South Korea's constitutional court on Monday rejected a motion by the parliament to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, according to the court.

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Stanford report finds U.S. AI edge fading as China closes gap

China has nearly closed AI performance gap with the US, with its leading models achieving near parity with American counterparts on key benchmarks, a Stanford University report said.