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Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea in The White Lotus. Photo: HBO / TNS
TV shows and streaming video

Aimee Lou Wood says SNL apologised for White Lotus skit that parodied her looks

Wood, whose ‘big gap teeth’ and White Lotus character were mocked, said earlier via Instagram that she found SNL’s sketch ‘mean and unfunny’.

Donald Trump

Harvard rejects Trump demands for policy changes, risking US$9 billion funding

Fame and celebrity

Who is Cully Smoller, who was linked to both Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber?

US-China trade war

Trump says China’s talks with Vietnam are probably intended to ‘screw’ US

Crude remark comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping begins tour of three Southeast Asian nations targeted for high tariffs on exports to US.

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US President Donald Trump during his Oval Office news briefing on Monday at which he crudely dismissed China’s negotiations with Vietnam. Photo: EPA-EFE
Meta Platforms

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg testifies at landmark US antitrust trial

Meta is accused by Federal Trade Commission of abusing its market power to acquire Instagram, WhatsApp before they could become competitors.

Donald Trump

El Salvador’s Bukele says he will not return wrongly deported migrant to US

Trump administration has been ordered by a court to facilitate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he was deported without due process.

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Explainer | Cars, clothing, Christmas toys: what US consumers are losing to Trump’s tariffs

Trump’s tariff pause provides temporary relief, but uncertainty may lead to US shortages of cars, toys, and electronics as shipments are halted.

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US tariffs are causing firms to halt shipments, from Swiss watches to Christmas toys. Uncertainty looms, potentially emptying American shelves. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong politics

BlackRock ‘eyes control of 2 Panama ports in Hutchison deal, MSC family others’

Source says while consortium is seeking to buy portfolio, US firm aims to take 51 per cent stake in CK Hutchison’s interest in Panama ports.

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Science

Trump’s tariffs put Chinese science to the test, but US labs may be harder hit

Washington’s experiment with tariff trade torment makes lab costs soar; ‘it’s like doubling the price tag’, US researcher says.

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Space

Katy Perry and all-female crew return to Earth after Blue Origin space flight

Mission was high-profile success for Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard launch vehicle, which has been developed for space tourism.

Pop star Katy Perry comes out of a capsule marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades, in West Texas, Texas, on Monday. Photo: Blue Origin/Reuters
Donald Trump

Arson attack on top US Democrat’s home sparks calls to end political violence

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s home was targeted in an arson attack on Sunday; suspect Cody Balmer faces multiple charges, including attempted murder.

Extensive fire damage to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion and Governor Josh Shapiro’s residence. Photo: AFP
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On Balance | Tariff flip-flops and why Trump’s attack on China is misguided

Trump wants to counter China’s challenge to US dominance but his approach has only served to undermine allies while spooking investors.

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Semiconductors

China’s chip trade faces uncertainty after growing in first quarter

As the trade war escalates, Chinese chip merchants have reportedly stopped providing price quotes.

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Israel-Gaza war

Hamas offers ‘serious prisoner swap’ for guarantees Israel will end Gaza war

Hamas proposed releasing all Israeli hostages for a significant prisoner swap and an end to the Gaza conflict, demanding guarantees to ensure Israel’s compliance.

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Fighters of the Islamic Jihad and Ezz al-Din Al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stand during the hand-over of three Israeli hostages to representatives of the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis On February 2. Photo:dpa
US-listed Chinese stocks

‘Extreme’ US-China decoupling could cost US$2.5 trillion, Goldman warns

Threat of decoupling emerged after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said delisting of US-traded Chinese companies was back on the table.

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The Trump administration’s so-called reciprocal tariffs has sent global financial markets into a tailspin. Photo: Reuters
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Is Global South poised for worldwide reset as faith in multilateral blocs wanes?

New mechanisms are needed to vest more powers to emerging countries, say participants at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

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Middle East

Houthis say US air strikes kill 6, claim Reaper drone shot down over Yemen

The rebels said a ceramics factory in Sanaa was hit overnight, as they reported their fourth downing of a US drone in two weeks.

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Banking & finance

Battered dollar drifts lower on tariff nerves

Investor confidence in the world’s reserve currency in question following stream of tariff pronouncements from US President Donald Trump.

US dollar and euro notes are pictured on September 6, 2022 in Brest, western France. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong police

Letters | If the US wants to protect rule of law, start with its own backyard

Readers discuss the Trump administration’s sanctions on Hong Kong officials, Hong Kong’s embrace of DEI measures, and China’s economic challenge.

China exports

‘Final hurrah’: China’s exports up 12.4% in March amid pre-tariff rush

Trade figures reflect resilience of export machine and rapid reorientation of shipments as uncertainty swirls over eventual scope and impact of tariffs.

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Donald Trump

No country ‘off the hook’ on US tariffs, Trump warns

Meanwhile, the US president’s trade representative told reporters ‘we don’t have any plans’ for talks with China’s Xi Jinping.

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US President Donald Trump holds an executive order on tariffs at the White House on April 2. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS
Britain

UK pledges US$26 billion to help firms amid US tariff turmoil

Finance chief Rachel Reeves said move would help companies weather difficulties ahead as Trump’s import taxes roil global markets.

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. Photo: Reuters
Aviation accidents

6 dead after private plane crashes in muddy field in upstate New York

Twin-engined plane was carrying family bound for the Catskills. An investigation is under way and an update is expected on Sunday evening.

Venezuela

US deports another 10 gang members to El Salvador, Marco Rubio says

US secretary of state hailed alliance between Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele a day before Bukele’s White House visit.

US Politics

US State Department investigates ‘anti-Christian bias’ under Biden

Secretary of State Marco Rubio asked that reports also include actions taken due to opposition to vaccines or personal pronoun choice.

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Former US president Joe Biden speaks during a Sunday service at the Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, South Carolina in January. Photo: AFP
US-Iran tensions

US Pentagon chief says military ready to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear bomb

Pete Hegseth said Trump hoped to avoid military option ‘but if we have to, we will to prevent the nuclear bomb in Iran’s hands’.

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump’s doctor finds US president in ‘excellent health’ after physical

A letter from the doctor noted only a few abnormalities, including sun damage to skin and scarring on the right ear from a gunshot wound.

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Japan

Opinion | Will Trump’s economic tsunami undermine the US-Japan security partnership?

Tariff shocks have eroded the tentative confidence that the alliance was on a strong footing under Trump’s second administration.

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