Are we seeing the opening moves in a wider trade war, and what are the potential economic consequences?
Category: World
‘Both sides suffer’ – Shanghai residents on tensions over tariffs
Residents of China’s largest city gave their thoughts on Trump’s tariffs and their nation’s response.
Trump faces moment of reckoning on trade after delaying tariffs
The president will soon have to decide whether to match his trade rhetoric with action or shelve his tariff plans.
Beijing hits back – can China and US avoid trade war escalation?
Beijing’s calculated and selective targeting of US goods may be an opening move ahead of talks.
Man accused of blinding Salman Rushdie goes on trial
Hadi Matar denies charges of attempted murder and assault for the August 2022 attack.
RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard clear first vote towards Senate confirmation
The two won the support of Republicans on Senate committees that had grilled them about their views.
Palestinian gunman kills Israeli soldiers as UN warns over W Bank operation
A Palestinian opened fire at a checkpoint in Tayasir, killing two soldiers and wounding eight.
Could US criminals be sent to El Salvador’s mega-jail?
El Salvador has offered to take in criminals deported from the US and house them in its mega-jail.
‘It’s like hell’: Race to evacuate residents from Ukraine front-line city
Ukrainian volunteers are going house to house in Pokrovsk as Russian drones hunt from the skies.
Police say around 10 people killed in Sweden school campus shooting
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described Tuesday’s attack as the “worst mass shooting in Swedish history”.