LONDON, 10 April 2025 — The cost of popular electronic gadgets, including iPhones, could rise dramatically across the globe following the imposition of steep tariffs by former US President Donald Trump on Chinese-made products. The 145% tariff on Chinese imports into the US — one of the most significant hikes in recent memory — is […]

BELGRADE, 10 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Milorad Dodik, the President of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska (RS), has expressed a conditional willingness to engage in dialogue and temporarily freeze controversial “secessionist” legislation. However, he insists this will only occur if Christian Schmidt, the international envoy supervising Bosnia’s post-war peace accord, withdraws the measures he has […]

NAIROBI, 10 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused South Sudanese government forces of deploying improvised incendiary weapons in aerial attacks that killed nearly 60 civilians, including children, in the conflict-torn Upper Nile State last month. The rights group reported that between 16 and 21 March, government aircraft dropped improvised incendiary devices […]

Washington, 4 April 2025 – In a move that has stirred global debate, U.S. President Donald Trump has formally launched a premium residency permit scheme dubbed the “Gold Card”, priced at a staggering $5 million per applicant. The announcement was made aboard Air Force One on Thursday, where the President proudly displayed a prototype card […]

SEOUL, 30 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – South Korean authorities have launched an investigation into a man suspected of unintentionally igniting the country’s most catastrophic wildfires while tending to his relatives’ gravesites, police confirmed on Sunday. The infernos, exacerbated by strong winds and exceptionally dry conditions, have led to the deaths of at least 30 people […]

WASHINGTON, 30 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – United States President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that he “couldn’t care less” if automakers raised car prices in response to his newly imposed import tariffs, insisting that higher prices would only benefit domestic manufacturers. Reports have surfaced suggesting that Trump warned auto executives against price hikes, but in […]

SYDNEY, 30 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to outlaw supermarket price gouging, threatening major retailers with heavy fines as part of his government’s campaign to address the rising cost of living. The announcement comes ahead of a tightly contested general election set for 3 May. The proposed crackdown on […]

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has stated that the government aims to ensure that trade organisations operate under a fully democratic system. To achieve this, new regulations are being formulated under the Trade Organisations Act 2023, according to a report by BSS on Saturday. “The government wants to make the election process of trade body […]