Trump steps back from cliff edge of global trade war
Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent in Washington•@awzurcher Watch: Why US markets shot up like a rocket after tariffs pause For days, Donald Trump and his White House team had insisted…
War has changed Zelensky – but now is the time to transform again
James Waterhouse BBC Ukraine Correspondent BBC “The best salesman in history.” This was what Donald Trump once called Volodymyr Zelensky because of the amount of aid the US has given…
Why US markets shot up like a rocket after Trump’s tariffs pause
US markets shot up like a rocket on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on the implementation of higher tariffs, meaning a “universal 10%” levy will…
Are 10-minute online deliveries killing the Indian corner shop?
Nikhil Inamdar Thousands of neighbourhood stores, unable to compete with online apps, have closed down, according to reports The corner shop Ramji Dharod has manned for over six decades is…
Trump pauses tariffs for 90 days but escalates China trade war
President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs, but escalated a spiralling trade war with China. In a dramatic change of policy, just…
Germany’s Merz seals coalition deal bringing to end months of stalemate
Germany’s conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with the Social Democrats to govern Europe’s biggest economy, five months after the previous government collapsed. Merz, 69, said their deal…
Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say
Reuters Dozens of people were also wounded in the strike on a multi-storey building in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighbourhood At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air…
Despair as death toll rises
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Dominican Republic: Search for survivors continues after nightclub roof collapse Hundreds of rescue workers in the Dominican Republic have been searching through the night for survivors…
Three Americans jailed for life in prison repatriated
Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have been sent home to the US to serve the rest of their…
China urges unity against ‘trade tyranny’
BBC Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are crippling for major Chinese exporters like the fast-fashion giant Shein China has called for the world to unite against Trump’s tariffs as the…