United States President Donald Trump has said his long-awaited reciprocal tariffs will be lower than what other countries charge as uncertainty over his biggest trade announcement yet continues to roil global stocks. Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said the tariffs he is preparing to announce on Wednesday will be “nicer” than the trade policies of US trading partners. “We are going to be very nice...

These are the key events on day 1,132 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. These are the key events from Monday, March 31: Fighting Russian forces shelled a front-line settlement in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhia region, killing a 66-year-old woman and wounding five others. The number of people wounded in Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, has risen to three. Moscow’s Ministry of Defence said Ukraine had attacked energy...

China’s military has launched a new round of military exercises around Taiwan in its latest “warning” to Taipei’s democratic government. The People’s Liberation Army said on Tuesday that the drills served as a “powerful deterrent” to “separatist forces” advocating Taiwanese independence. The exercises are intended to test the “combat readiness” of China’s army, navy, air force, and rocket force and their ability to work together during a joint military...