An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a government source said yesterday, in the latest transit of the sensitive waterway by a US ally that Chinese state-backed media said was tracked and monitored by the nation’s military.

Cuban security advisers and doctors have been leaving Venezuela as Interim President Delcy Rodriguez’s government faces intense pressure from Washington to unwind Latin America’s most consequential leftist alliance, according to 11 sources familiar with the matter.

Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine yesterday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion.

US leader imposed a 15 percent tariff on imports following a Supreme Court ruling

The latest detections brought the cumulative number of tuberculosis cases to 3,161across the country

The protests coincided with ceremonies traditionally held after 40 days to mourn those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations

Trump announced the plan on social media moments before hosting a dinner for Republican governors at the White House

The strikes mark a sharp escalation in tensions between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

India and Brazil agreed to boost cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after talks in New Delhi with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Dozens of nations including the United States and China called for “secure, trustworthy and robust” artificial intelligence, in a declaration issued yesterday after a major summit on the technology in New Delhi.

US President Donald Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2 for a highly anticipated meeting between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies, a trip announced as the Supreme Court overturned Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imported goods.

If the 15 percent rate replaces the 19 percent reciprocal tariff finalised for Bangladesh under the trade deal, Bangladesh’s effective tariff for exports to the US would stand at 31.5 percent.

President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 percent yesterday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy a day after the Supreme Court ruled much of it illegal.

Move comes a day after the Supreme Court largely struck down his sweeping duties

State Department distances itself, stressing policy rests with Trump and White House

The gathering drew attention from tourists and locals alike, with many stopping to watch and record the moment on their phones

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the overnight Israeli strikes on the Sidon area and towns in Bekaa

The attack occurred in the night of Thursday into Friday in the remote village

Twenty migrants were rescued by a commercial vessel

Government passed a law in 2016 to take control of the dilapidated building