Since re-entering office, President Trump has issued a flurry of tariffs in an effort to rewire the global economy. At 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, his most aggressive moves yet took effect, imposing double-digit rates on dozens of countries. About 13 hours later, he said he would halt implementation of those tariffs for the […]

European Union officials had just approved retaliatory levies of 10 to 25 percent on about $23 billion of American imports when President Trump abruptly changed tack on Wednesday, announcing that he would hit pause on some of the tariffs he had placed on Europe and much of the rest of the world. Mr. Trump’s announcement

A Thai court ordered the release on bail of an American academic whose detention on charges of insulting the monarchy had alarmed U.S. officials, a legal aid group representing him said on Thursday. The authorities confiscated the passport belonging to the academic, Paul Chambers, and placed an ankle monitor on him as they decide whether

Kim Shin-jo, the only captured member of a team of 31 North Korean commandos who came within striking distance of the South Korean presidential palace ​in central Seoul before they were repelled in 1968, died on Wednesday. He was 82. Mr. Kim’s death ​at a nursing hospital was confirmed on Thursday by his Sungrak Church

The job offer, pitched to appeal to a 17-year-old Ukrainian refugee without work, promised a BMW car and about $11,000 in cash. Daniil Bardadim, a teenager on the run from war in Ukraine, received the offer early last year after making his way to Warsaw in neighboring Poland, according to investigators. He accepted and was

Soon after he took up his post in El Salvador, U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson forged an unusually close relationship with the country’s president. President Trump had nominated Mr. Johnson in 2019 as his ambassador to the country shortly after the White House declared war on El Salvador’s notoriously violent gangs, including MS-13. The relationship between

Wendy Williams Denied Dinner with Niece and Lawyer Published April 9, 2025 5:44 PM PDT So much for Wendy Williams‘ guardian insisting Wendy is allowed to leave the confines of her assisted living facility to visit with family, because the guardian just torpedoed a night out with Wendy’s niece … according to sources with direct

Idaho Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Teen … Family Says He’s Autistic Published April 9, 2025 4:39 PM PDT Outrage is brewing over a police shooting in Idaho … video shows a group of officers shooting a teen armed with a knife, but the boy’s family says he’s nonverbal, autistic and suffers from cerebral palsy. The incident

Jet Set, an aging disco just a block from the sea in Santo Domingo, was the place to be on Monday nights. And this Monday was no exception. A collection of the country’s bold face names — from bankers to retired Major League Baseball players to politicians — were eager to kick up their heels

President Trump on Wednesday abruptly reversed course on steep global tariffs that have roiled markets, upset members of his own party and raised fears of a recession. Just hours after he put punishing levies into place on nearly 60 countries, the president said he would pause them for 90 days. But Mr. Trump did not