Tariffs on sixty,
Nations called to account now,
Forced labour uncovered.
Nations called to account now,
Forced labour uncovered.
The tariffs target 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour.
Category: World
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Health worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC
From Congo they flew,
Health worker in London waits,
Ebola's shadow.UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the diseaseA humanitarian worker is being monitored at a specialist hospital in London after potential exposure to the Ebola virus.The UK resident was medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic…
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Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s top army commander after days of protests
Zelensky's decree,
Syrskyi out, protests rise,
Fedorov's defense.Oleksandr Syrskyi is dismissed after backlash over the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
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Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds
One in three can't eat,
2.69 billion cry out—
UN calls for change now.Global hunger declined for the third year in a row in 2025 but experts call for action to bring down costs of fruit, vegetables and dairy as report shows 2.69bn people can’t afford to eat wellOne in three people cannot afford to eat a healthy…
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Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canada and Carney vows to ‘intensify’ trade talks
Trump imposes fees,
Fifty percent on Canada—
Carney seeks to talk.The duties mark a major escalation in trade tensions between the North American neighbours.
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Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court
El Mayo sentenced,
Life for drug empire's reign,
Sinaloa's shadow.Case against Ismael Zambada García, who helped co-found and lead the violent Sinaloa cartel, unfolded in New YorkThe Mexican drug kingpin, Ismael Zambada García, known as “El Mayo”, was sentenced in a US federal court on Monday to life in prison, after a plea deal…
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Trump says US strikes hit Iran in ‘honour’ of American soldiers killed
Strikes in Iran launch,
Syria and Jordan respond—
Two ships burst in flames.Iran responded with attacks in Syria and Jordan, as two ships reportedly exploded in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban, says aid group
Seven aid workers,
Quarantined in Kenya's grip,
Ebola’s shadow looms.Aid workers are first known people to quarantine at facility, which sparked huge opposition in Kenya Seven American aid workers who had been in Congo to fight the Ebola outbreak are quarantining at a new isolation facility in Kenya after the US government introduced travel…
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US soldier killed and one injured after Iranian attack in Iraq
In Iraq’s turmoil,
One soldier falls, another
Wounded by the foe.The US military reports another death a day after two of its soldiers were killed in Jordan.
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São Tomé and Príncipe heads to polls in tense presidential election
Polls open in peace,
Vila Nova stands alone,
Votes cast in the sun.Incumbent Carlos Vila Nova hopes to defeat his former party and secure second term as independentVoters in São Tomé and Príncipe go to the polls for a presidential election on Sunday as one of Africa’s least populous countries seeks to burnish its democratic credentials.According to…