MILAN -- Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN Plus Three or 10+3) finished their 28th annual meeting here on Sunday.
Co-chaired by China and Malaysia this year, the meeting focused on global and regional macroeconomic developments and regional financial cooperation under the 10+3 framework and issued a joint statement. (Milan-ASEAN-China)
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LOS ANGELES -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is authorizing to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent tariff on all movies "produced in Foreign Lands."
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death." (U.S.-Tariffs-Movie)
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LONDON -- Britain held military processions and a Royal Air Force flypast on Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.
The flypast followed a military parade of around 1,300 personnel marching from Parliament Square to Buckingham Palace, including representatives from NATO and Ukrainian soldiers. The royal family and dignitaries observed the procession in front of the Queen Victoria Memorial. (Britain-Military Procession)
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GAZA -- More than 16,000 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the onset of Israel's military offensive on Oct. 7, 2023, at a rate of one child every 40 minutes, Gaza-based health authorities reported on Monday.
Marwan al-Hams, director of field hospitals with Gaza's health authorities, said the toll included 16,278 children, among them 908 infants and 311 newborns who died after birth. Al-Hams made the statement during a press briefing at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. (Gaza Strip-Israel) ■
