Ecuador Moves to Levy 27% Tariff on Mexican Goods
President Daniel Noboa says the tariff is meant to secure fair treatment for Ecuadorian producers, raising a fresh trade dispute with Mexico.
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Mexico and U.S. pause tariff fight for one month
After a call between Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump, the planned 25% tariffs on Mexico were delayed for 30 days.
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Ontario tears up Starlink contract in retaliation for U.S. tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has moved against Elon Musk’s Starlink project and barred U.S. companies from provincial contracts as Canada responds to U.S. trade pressure.
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Car Bomb Strikes Agricultural Workers Near Syria’s Manbij, Killing at Least 19
A vehicle packed with explosives detonated as a truck carrying farm workers passed on the outskirts of Manbij, leaving almost all of the reported dead women and at least 15 others wounded.
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Three workers die while cleaning a clogged drain in Kolkata Leather Complex
The Hindu reported a tragic manhole accident in Bantala after three labourers died while cleaning a drain at the Kolkata Leather Complex.
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Sheinbaum Signals Tariff Response After Trump’s 25% Mexico Plan
Mexico’s president took a defiant tone after Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all imports from Mexico, calling attention to retaliatory options.
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Canada readies retaliation after Trump’s new tariff order
Justin Trudeau said the response would hit U.S. goods and warned that the trade move will carry costs for consumers and workers.
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Trump tariffs hit Canada, Mexico and China at once
The White House’s new tariff package targets America’s three biggest trading partners and risks higher prices across several major industries.
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Reports identify Ahmed Maeleminine as ISIL figure killed in Puntland strike
Somali outlets identified Ahmed Maeleminine, described as a senior recruiter, financier and external-operations organizer for ISIL, as the target killed in a February 1 US airstrike in Puntland.
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Trump orders new import levies on three major US trading partners
The tariffs targeting Canada, Mexico and China were presented as leverage over fentanyl and immigration, while businesses warned of higher costs across interconnected supply chains.
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BT plans 55,000 job cuts as revenue falls and phone sales weaken
On the 2025-01-31 event date, BT said it would cut 55,000 jobs worldwide after reporting weaker phone sales and a decline in revenue.
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Verdi calls one-day DHL strike as wage talks stall
Germany’s second-largest union says it will stop work for a day as it pushes for a 7% wage rise and more paid leave for postal staff.
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Bluesky crosses 30 million users
Bluesky says it has reached 30 million users, a milestone that underlines its growth even as it remains far behind Threads.
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US Judge Halts Trump Funding Freeze Minutes Before It Takes Effect
A federal judge in Washington temporarily blocked the Trump administration's attempt to pause grants and loans while it reviewed federal spending for alignment with the president's agenda.
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United States Office of Personnel Management offers a "deferred resignation" scheme to the 2 million federal government employees
A dated account of the politics development, based strictly on reporting from OPM and OPM FAQ and FNN.
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Colombia Backs Down on Deportation Flights After Trump Threatens Tariffs
Colombia and the United States stepped back from a trade confrontation after Bogotá agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants following tariff threats from President Donald Trump.
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Colombia and U.S. strike deal to resume deportation flights after tariff standoff
The White House said Colombia agreed to accept deported migrants after a confrontation over tariffs, ending an escalation that had threatened trade relations.
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Enab Baladi returns to Damascus after a decade in exile
The independent Syrian newspaper says it is reopening in the capital and will keep covering the pulse of the Syrian street.
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Mass protests and a general strike are held across Serbia in an escalation of months of anti-government protests
2025-01-24 event: Mass protests and a general strike are held across Serbia in an escalation of months of anti-government protests
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Israeli strike in Gaza kills dozens at aid checkpoint, officials say
A strike in Gaza has killed dozens of people near an aid distribution point, according to the local rescue service and hospital officials cited in the report.
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Somali airlines suspend flights in dispute over government fees
A group representing nearly 20 carriers halted domestic and international services after months of disagreement with transport and aviation authorities.
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Air strike on hospital in Sudan kills patients and staff in attack on Khartoum facility
A strike on a hospital in Sudan has added to the toll from fighting around Khartoum, with medics and local officials reporting casualties inside the facility.
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Israeli raid in Jenin leaves at least 10 dead as West Bank violence rises
Israeli forces launched a major operation in the Jenin area of the West Bank, leaving at least 10 Palestinians dead and more than 35 wounded, according to Palestinian health officials.
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Stargate launch exposes the uneasy politics of Trump’s $500bn AI push
Trump’s Stargate announcement brought OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank into the same frame, but the aftershocks quickly turned into public sparring over money, access and power.
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