Xinhua
07 Apr 2025, 06:45 GMT+10
Protests erupt in U.S. cities against Trump's policiesProtests erupted in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday over the controversial policies unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration since January.Crowds of protesters took to the streets to oppose Trump over the economy, immigration and human rights.Organized by a coalition of more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, labor unions and veterans' associations, the coordinated move led to over 1,400 protests nationwide. Demonstrators gathered at state capitols, federal buildings, congressional offices, Social Security Administration headquarters, city halls and public parks.Israel's Sunday airstrikes kill at least 44 in GazaIsraeli airstrikes killed at least 44 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to Gaza's Civil Defense Agency, following a rare rocket barrage fired from the enclave by Hamas militants.Separately, Palestinian authorities reported that a 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy was fatally shot by Israeli forces during clashes in the occupied West Bank.The violence escalated after Hamas's armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, launched rockets into southern Israel earlier Sunday, which the group described as retaliation for Israeli "massacres" against Palestinian civilians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the rocket fire as "unacceptable" and vowed a "forceful response."Death toll from U.S. strikes on Yemen's capital risesThe death toll from U.S. airstrikes targeting a residential house in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday evening has risen to four, with 23 others injured, local medical sources confirmed to Xinhua.The fatalities included two men and two women, while the injured comprised 11 women and children, according to a statement from Sanaa's health authorities.Protests staged in EU cities against Trump's tariffsDemonstrators in major European cities, including London, Paris, Berlin and Lisbon, joined the U.S. "Hands OFF" movement on Saturday to protest against the Trump administration's policies, especially the so-called "reciprocal tariffs."The levies, comprising a 10-percent "minimum baseline tariff" on all imports and an "individualized reciprocal higher tariff" on the countries and regions with which the United States "has the largest trade deficits," have led to a sharp decline in global stock markets and sparked widespread concern.Death toll from Myanmar earthquake rises to 3,564The death toll from Myanmar's earthquake reached 3,564 as of Sunday evening, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported.In addition, 5,012 people were injured and 210 remained missing due to the earthquake.A total of 89 aftershocks have hit Myanmar in the 10 days since a 7.9-magnitude powerful earthquake struck the country on March 28, the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology said on Sunday.Trump, Netanyahu to meet at White HouseIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday at 1 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) at the White House, according to a statement from his office issued Sunday evening.The two leaders are expected to discuss several key issues, including the new tariffs recently imposed by Trump on Israel, the ongoing hostage negotiations with Hamas, potential tensions between Israel and Trkiye in Syria, and joint efforts to counter Iran and its proxy network, said the statement.
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