US President Donald Trump has announced an increase in temporary reciprocal tariffs on all countries from 10 per cent to 15 per cent. The announcement came hours after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs he had imposed last year.
Pakistan's military carried out air strikes in Afghanistan on Sunday, targeting camps and hideouts of armed groups blamed for recent attacks, including a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad that killed dozens.
Trump announced a new 10 per cent tariff on all imported goods, stating that most existing trade deals, particularly with India, would remain intactl, reports Reuters.
Five countries have committed troops for an international security force for Gaza, the commander of the force said on Thursday.
The new penal code published by the Taliban government in Afghanistan has raised serious concerns in the international community. A report by the British newspaper The Independent said that various sections of the new law have further narrowed the path for women to get justice.
At least 18 people — most of them fishermen — were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a passenger pickup in Egypt’s northeastern Port Said province. Three others were injured and are receiving treatment at a hospital.