US and China step back from brink
It’s a ceasefire on the main front of the global trade war. Global markets are rising again, and container ships can set sail across the Pacific. The progress made in…
ScotRail trials wi-fi using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites
ScotRail will use Elon Musk’s satellite technology to supply passenger wi-fi on trains for the first time during a six-month trial. Six trains in the north of Scotland have been…
Nicola Sturgeon will vote against assisted dying in Scotland
Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon will not back a proposal to bring in assisted dying in what she described as the “most difficult decision” of her career as an MSP.…
US-China tariff deal: What does it mean?
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The US and China have agreed a truce to lower import taxes on goods being traded between the two countries. The agreement…
China has come to the table
EPA Beijing had been negotiating for tariff relief for its consumers China’s defiance as it faced down US President Donald Trump’s tariffs has been a defining image of this trade…
Crackdown will lead to significant immigration cut, vows Starmer
Sam Francis Political reporter PA Media Sir Keir Starmer has promised the government’s new immigration measures will mean net migration falls “significantly” over the next four years. The prime minister…
Pope Leo calls for journalists to be released from prison
Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists in his first address to members of the media at the Vatican. He expressed solidarity with journalists who were…
Crates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court’s basement
Crates containing documents from Nazi Germany have been rediscovered in the basement of Argentina’s Supreme Court. The unusual find was made as workers were clearing the building’s basement ahead of…
Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says
A UN-backed assessment has said that Gaza’s population of around 2.1 million Palestinians is at “critical risk” of famine and faces “extreme levels of food insecurity” as an Israeli blockade…
First group flying to US
The first set of 49 white South Africans to be granted refugee status by President Donald Trump’s administration are on their way to the US. On Sunday they boarded a…