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South Africa has imposed steep import duties on structural steel imports from China and Thailand after finding evidence of dumping, the country’s trade watchdog has said. Structural steel imports from China face tariff rates of 74.98%, while a 20.32% duty would be applied to similar products from Thailand, according to a government notice dated March 19. South Africa in 2024 imposed provisional anti-dumping duties of 52.81% and 9.12% on structural steel imports from China and Thailand, respectively. The tariffs cover structural steel used mostly in construction. The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa said its investigation into imports from…
Denmark will hold a national election on Tuesday as it grapples with U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to seize Greenland, a semi-autonomous Arctic island of 57,000 people that has been under Danish rule for centuries. Following is a timeline of the saga: 2019 In a surprise announcement during his first term in office, Trump proposes to buy Greenland from Denmark but Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen calls it “absurd”. Trump scraps a planned visit to Denmark, calling Frederiksen’s statement “nasty”. JANUARY 2025 Two weeks before taking office, Trump says he will not rule out using military or economic force to take control of Greenland. His eldest son, Donald…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said the Labour Party should campaign to rejoin the EU at the next general election. In an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Thursday, Khan highlighted the impact of Brexit on the capital. He said: “I see on a daily basis the damage Brexit has done to not just London, but to Londoners, the damage economically, socially and culturally.” “I’m quite clear in terms of what needs to happen, which is, we should join the EU.” Khan also referenced global instability, particularly with US President Donald Trump in the White House, as part of…
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Friday, a day after Tehran struck an Israeli oil refinery and after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Israel against further attacks on an Iranian offshore gas field shared with Qatar. Israel struck Tehran, targeting the “infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime”, the military said in a brief statement that did not provide details. Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military said, triggering air raid sirens in Tel Aviv as explosions from air defence interceptors echoed across the city. The war on Iran has killed thousands, mostly in Iran and Lebanon,…
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to contain one of the biggest scandals to hit the country’s royal family. The U.S. Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein documents has sent shockwaves around the world, revealing the disgraced financier’s ties to prominent people, including the crown princess and top Norwegian politicians, business executives and diplomats. “I was manipulated and deceived,” Mette-Marit said in a tearful interview with public broadcaster NRK screened on Friday morning. “Of course, I wish I had never met him,” she said of Epstein. FILES SHOW FREQUENT CONTACT The…
China poses a pressing threat given its military build-up continues unabated and effective deterrence is needed to make sure any attack would be very risky for Beijing, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Friday. China does not currently plan to invade Taiwan in 2027 and seeks to control the island without the use of force, the U.S. intelligence community said on Wednesday, striking a measured tone on one of the world’s biggest potential flashpoints. Beijing has stepped up pressure on Taiwan, which it views as its own territory, with frequent military drills. Taiwan’s democratically elected government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims. Speaking…
Protesters heckled and booed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday during a visit to Australia’s largest mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers, voicing anger over his stance on ally Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Some in Australia’s Muslim and Jewish communities are angry over a fine line walked by the centre-left government since the Gaza war began, expressing concern for Palestinians, repeatedly urging a ceasefire, and backing Israel’s right to self-defence. Video images showed protesters interrupting proceedings about 15 minutes after Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke joined worshippers at Lakemba Mosque in western Sydney to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of…
Leading European nations, Japan and Canada issued a joint statement, opens new tab on Thursday saying they were ready to join appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and would take steps to stabilise energy markets. This is the full text of the statement from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan and Canada: We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces. We express our deep concern…
A fire at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon has injured 55 people, 24 of them seriously, the fire agency said on Friday. President Lee Jae Myung ordered the mobilisation of all available resources to deal with the fire and save lives, the presidential Blue House said in a statement. The National Fire Agency said it was concerned the number of injuries could rise at the blaze in Daejeon, about 160 km (99.42 miles) south of the capital Seoul. Firefighters were struggling to contain the fire as one of the two buildings affected had collapsed,…
United Arab Emirates authorities said on Friday they had dismantled a “terrorist network” funded and operated by Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran, and arrested its members. According to the state news agency, the network was involved in “money laundering, financing terrorism and threatening national security.” here was no immediate comment from Hezbollah or Iran. Since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in late February, Tehran has launched large-scale missile and drone attacks across the Gulf, with the UAE among the most heavily targeted countries. Emirati officials say hundreds of strikes have been directed at the country, hitting sites including…
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