The Israeli military says it had struck a "senior Hamas terrorist" in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.

But Trump also raises tariffs on goods from China to at least 125% "effective immediately".

Trump has said he is authorising a universal "lowered reciprocal tariff of 10%" for most countries, except China, while tariff negotiations continue.

The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months after the last government collapsed.

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (Expo Association) opened the Osaka-Kansai Expo venue on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka, to the press on April 9th for a "media day" event ahead of the official opening. (News On Japan)

A Russian social media influencer has come under fire for inappropriate behavior at a Japanese hot spring and in Nara Park, with critics calling her actions disrespectful and dangerous. (News On Japan)

A post shared on social media by a cat rescue café in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, read: "Is this an abandoned cat in front of the store from this morning? Abandoning a cat is a crime." The angry message came after someone left a cat in front of the café in a cardboard box labeled "Please take care of it." (News On Japan)

Trump’s aggressive new tariffs are shaking Japan’s sake industry, with concern growing among brewers in Kobe, one of the country’s most renowned sake-producing regions. (News On Japan)

The King and Queen will later attend a state dinner on the third day of their state visit to Italy.

The conservatives under Friedrich Merz reach a coalition agreement with the Social Democrats to govern Europe's biggest economy.

The cost of borrowing for the US government rose as confidence in the economy waned

The Israeli military says it had struck a "senior Hamas terrorist" in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.

Rescue workers are searching for survivors of the incident, which killed at least 113 people.

Details of the repatriation are not known but it comes amid talks about a mineral deal between the two countries.