menu_open Columnists

International Business Times

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

EU Announces 'New Era' In Relations With Central Asia

The EU announced a "new era" in ties with Central Asia on Friday at a major summit in Uzbekistan, as Brussels presses its influence in the region...

latest 7

International Business Times

Afp News

TikTok Must Find Non-Chinese Owner By Saturday To Avert US Ban

TikTok on Friday was hours from a deadline to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. The hugely popular video-sharing app,...

latest 7

International Business Times

Afp News

Trump Unveils First $5 Million 'Gold Card' Visa

US President Donald Trump unveiled the first "gold card", a residency permit sold for $5 million each, aboard Air Force One on Thursday. Holding a...

latest 7

International Business Times

Afp News

Video Shows Last Minutes Before Gaza Aid Workers' Deaths, Red Crescent Says

A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the...

latest 7

International Business Times

Afp News

'Hang Tough, It Won't Be Easy': Trump Defiant On Tariffs

US President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on the sweeping tariffs he unleashed on countries around the world, warning Americans of pain...

latest 7

International Business Times

Beiyi Seow

Trump Tariffs To Test Resiliency Of US Consumers

In unveiling tariffs this week challenging the decades-old international trade order, President Donald Trump lambasted globalization as a raw deal...

latest 7

International Business Times

John Biers

Selfies, Goals And Cheers At South Africa's Grannies World Cup

Mbele Nonhlanhla laced up her silver cleats as her coach shouted encouragement to the creaky knees, stiff backs and laboured breathing in a...

latest 7

International Business Times

Hillary Orinde

China Floats Battle Barges In Taiwan Invasion Plans

Vast new Chinese barges spotted off the country's south coast could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible...

latest 7

International Business Times

Sam Davies

Defiant Trump Dismisses Stock Market's Tariff Plunge

President Donald Trump goaded China on Friday after the United States' chief economic rival retaliated against his tariffs, and he dismissed...

latest 7

International Business Times

Sebastian Smith

German Industry Grapples With AI At Trade Fair

Artificial intelligence is set to bring sweeping change to modern life, but at an industrial fair in Germany many companies wonder how they fit...

yesterday 10

International Business Times

Clement Kasser

France Says EU To Target US Online Services After Trump Tariffs

The European Union is "ready for a trade war" with the United States and plans to "attack online services" in response to Donald Trump's new...

yesterday 8

International Business Times

Afp News

Stocks Extend Global Rout After Trump's Shock Tariff Blitz

Equities widened losses in Asia and Europe on Friday, extending a global rout inflicted by Donald Trump's tariff blitz that has inflamed a trade...

yesterday 8

International Business Times

Afp News

Five Potential Grand National Fairytale Endings

The winner of the Grand National, the world's most famous steeplechase, has a habit of providing a fairytale storyline and Saturday's renewal has...

yesterday 8

International Business Times

Afp News

Why Are US Tariffs Targeting Australia's Remote Heard And McDonald Islands?

A surprising inclusion of the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands on President Donald Trump's list of nations facing new trade tariffs...

yesterday 10

International Business Times

Vidhya Ck

'It's Gone': Conservation Science In Thailand's Burning Forest

Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smouldering protected forest in Thailand where she was collecting samples from local...

yesterday 10

International Business Times

Sara Hussein

'Shocking': US Tariffs Worse Than Feared For Vietnamese Exporters

At a garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City that exports T-shirts and underwear to the United States, staff were alarmed by "shocking" trade tariffs...

yesterday 10

International Business Times

Lam Nguyen And Alice Philipson In Hanoi

Authors Hold London Protest Against Meta For 'Stealing' Work To Train AI

Around 100 authors on Thursday protested outside the London headquarters of Meta, accusing the US tech giant of "stealing" content to train its...

yesterday 9

International Business Times

James Pheby

'Frightening': US Restaurants, Producers Face Tariff Whiplash

From European wines to industrial tools, global tariffs launched by US President Donald Trump this week promise to sweep through the world's...

yesterday 8

International Business Times

Beiyi Seow

Hackers Steal AU$500,000 In Superannuation Cyberattack, Albanese Promises Strong Response

Hackers targeted Australian superannuation funds this week, stealing a total of AU$500,000 from a few customers and compromising some members'...

yesterday 8

International Business Times

Sana Khan Sanakhangeek

South Koreans Anxious, Angry As Court To Rule On Impeached President

South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule Friday on whether to strip impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol of office over his abortive...

yesterday 8

International Business Times

Kang Jin-Kyu

Irish School Trains Thatchers To Save Iconic Roofs

A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic...

yesterday 8

International Business Times

Peter Murphy

South Korea Court Ousts Impeached President Yoon

South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday unanimously upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his disastrous martial law declaration,...

yesterday 8

International Business Times

Hieun Shin And Claire Lee

Myanmar's Junta Chief Arrives For Bangkok Summit As Quake Toll Surpasses 3,000

The head of Myanmar's junta arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit as the death toll from his country's devastating earthquake passed...

yesterday 1

International Business Times

Hla-Hla Htay And Joe Stenson

Trump's Tariffs Sting Asian Giants, Including US Allies

Asia's manufacturing powerhouses were desperately seeking talks with Washington on Thursday after Donald Trump announced 10 percent "reciprocal"...

yesterday 9

International Business Times

Hiroshi Hiyama With Luna Lin In Beijing

Protest As Quake-hit Myanmar Junta Chief Joins Bangkok Summit

Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge...

yesterday 7

International Business Times

Damon Wake

Automakers Shift Gears After Trump Tariffs

Automakers have already started to adapt to the 25-percent tariff imposed on car imports by US President Donald Trump, from pausing production to...

yesterday 7

International Business Times

Taimaz Szirniks

'Historic Moment': South Koreans React To Yoon's Dismissal

When South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled to uphold the impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol, thousands of protesters gathered outside to...

yesterday 8

International Business Times

Minji Suh And Claire Lee

Peruvian Schoolkids Living In Fear Of Extortion Gangs

First they came for shop owners and bus drivers, ordering them to pay protection money on pain of death. Now the extortion gangs terrorising Peru...

yesterday 7

International Business Times

Carlos Mandujano

Yana, A 130,000-year-old Baby Mammoth, Goes Under The Scalpel

Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a...

yesterday 7

International Business Times

Guillaume Decamme

Trump Tariffs Spark Fears For Asian Jobs, Exporting Sectors

Across Asia, factory workers, directors, trade associations and analysts voiced concern Thursday that US President Donald Trump's stinging tariffs...

previous day 10

International Business Times

Afp News

Israeli Strikes Hit Damascus, Central Syria; Monitor Says 4 Dead

Syrian state media said Israel struck near a defence research centre in Damascus and hit central Syria on Wednesday, as Israel said it struck "...

previous day 10

International Business Times

Afp News

El Salvador's Bukele Flaunts 'Iron Fist' Alliance With Trump

El Salvador's pugilistic president has become a key partner for US President Donald Trump's in-your-face campaign to deport migrants, with both men...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Afp News

Myanmar Quake Victim Rescued After 5 Days As Aid Calls Grow

Rescuers on Wednesday pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar's devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the junta to allow...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Afp News

WHO Facing $2.5-bn Gap Even After Slashing Budget: Report

The World Health Organization is facing a gaping deficit this year and through 2027 following the US decision to withdraw, even after dramatically...

previous day 1

International Business Times

Afp News

Australia Sweats Through Hottest 12 Months On Record: Official Data

Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a weather official said Thursday, a period of drenching floods, tropical...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Afp News

Athletics World Watching As 'Grand Slam Track' Prepares For Launch

What is being billed as a "revolution" for the sport of athletics gets under way in Kingston on Friday with the opening meeting of US sprinting...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Afp News

Syria Accuses Israel Of Deadly Destabilisation Campaign

Syria accused Israel on Thursday of mounting a deadly destabilisation campaign after a wave of strikes on military targets, including an airport,...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Afp News

Stocks Tank, Havens Rally As Trump Tariffs Fan Trade War

Equity markets suffered a bloodbath Thursday after Donald Trump delivered a "haymaker" blow with sweeping tariffs against US partners and rivals,...

previous day 10

International Business Times

Afp News

Albanese Slams US Decision To Impose 10% Tariff On Australian Goods, Rejects Retaliatory Measures

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed strong disapproval of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 10% tariff on...

previous day 2

International Business Times

Vidhya Ck

Trump Escalates Trade War With Sweeping Global Tariffs

US President Donald Trump intensified a global trade war Wednesday as he slapped sweeping tariffs on imports from allies and foes alike, sending...

previous day 10

International Business Times

Danny Kemp And Beiyi Seow

Rubio Says US Committed To NATO - But Tells Allies To Spend More

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told nervous NATO members on Thursday that Washington remained committed to the alliance, but said they must...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Max Delany

Liverpool Beat Everton As Title Looms, Man City Win Without Haaland

Liverpool moved closer to the Premier League title with a 1-0 win in the Merseyside derby against Everton on Wednesday, while Manchester City beat...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Steven Griffiths

Israel's Netanyahu Arrives In Hungary, Defying ICC Warrant

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest early Thursday on his first trip to Europe since 2023 and in defiance of the...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Andras Rostovanyi

What Is The 'Qatargate' Scandal Roiling Israel?

Israel has been gripped by allegations linking aides of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to financing from Qatar, which hosts Hamas leaders and...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Ruth Eglash

Wall St Leads Rout As World Reels From Trump Tariffs

Wall Street led a global markets bloodbath Thursday as countries around the world reeled from President Donald Trump's trade war, while the White...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Sebastian Smith

China Probes For Key Target Weak Spots With 'Paralysing' Taiwan Drills

China's military drills around Taiwan this week aim to send a clear message to the island's leadership, analysts say -- in the event of war,...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Oliver Hotham And Sam Davies

How Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Will Impact China

US President Donald Trump has slapped punishing new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, deepening a trade war between the world's two largest...

previous day 9

International Business Times

Luna Lin And Oliver Hotham

Are Millennials And Gen X Rethinking Their Career Choices? Survey Reveals Burnout, Financial Concerns

A new survey by SEEK has revealed that more than half of Millennial and Gen X employees regret their career choices, with financial struggles being...

previous day 10

International Business Times

Sana Khan Sanakhangeek

US Approves $5.58 Bn Fighter Jet Sale To Philippines

The United States said Tuesday it has approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its...

thursday 4

International Business Times

Afp News

Stock Markets Mixed As Uncertainty Rules Ahead Of Trump Tariffs

Stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors fretted over what shape US President Donald Trump's fresh wave of tariffs would take later in the...

thursday 2

International Business Times

Afp News