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White House official says US is reviewing its aid to ‘ensure that it is contributing to a solution’US has suspended all military aid to Ukraine, White House official says, in wake of Trump-Zelenskyy rowHungary’s government has offered support to the Donald Trump administration’s decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine as the country defends itself against Russia’s invasion and illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory.A spokesperson for Viktor Orbán’s government said “The US president and the Hungarian government share the same stance: instead of continuing weapons shipments and the war, a ceasefire and peace talks are needed as soon as possible.”To

Markets tumble as US president’s levies against Canada, Mexico and China come into effectChina and Canada unveiled retaliatory measures against the US after Donald Trump imposed his sweeping tariffs plan at midnight US time, despite warnings it could spark an escalating trade war.US tariffs have come into force of 25% against goods from Canada and Mexico, the US’s two biggest trading partners, and 20% tariffs against China – doubling the levy on China from last month. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china Author : Callum Jones in New York Publish date : 2025-03-04 06:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Moscow trying to improve its claim to entire Kherson region in time for peace negotiations, says governorRussian forces are repeatedly trying to seize a foothold across Ukraine’s Dnipro River, dispatching troops on high-casualty missions to gain territory for future peace negotiations, according to the Ukrainian governor of Kherson region.Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian forces were trying to cross in four locations to justify their claim to the whole oblast, one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow says it wants to incorporate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/04/russia-sending-suicidal-missions-to-win-foothold-over-dnipro-river-says-ukraine Author : Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor Publish date : 2025-03-04 05:00:00 Copyright

Reserve Bank board members say February cut does ‘not commit them to further reductions in the cash rate target at subsequent meetings’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank is cautious about future cash rate cuts and doesn’t view last month’s decision to reduce the official interest rate level as a commitment to make further reductions, according to the minutes of the bank’s recent board meeting.The 18 February meeting minutes, released on Tuesday, deflate the hopes of mortgage holders of another quick-fire reprieve in lending rates. They