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As Trump hikes tariffs again, nervous businesses weigh what comes next
US President Donald Trump is ripping up the rulebook on trade that has been in place for more than 50 years.
His latest round of sweeping tariffs, which came into force shortly after midnight on Wednesday, hits goods from some of America’s biggest trading partners including China and the European Union with dramatic hikes in import duties.
The president and his allies say the measures are necessary to restore America’s manufacturing base, which they view as essential to national security.
But it remains a potentially seismic action, affecting more than $2tn worth of imports, which will push the overall effective tariff rate in the US to the highest level in more than a century.
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South Korea fires warning shots as troops from North breach border
South Korea’s military has reported it fired warning shots as troops from the North crossed the two adversaries’ shared fortified border.
The breach by approximately 10 North Korean soldiers of the border into the South on Tuesday was the second such incident in 10 months, with tension between Pyongyang and Seoul simmering.
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Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills 98
At least 98 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic’s capital Santo Domingo, officials have said.
A provincial governor and former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel were among the victims. Dotel, 51, died on the way to hospital after being pulled from the debris.
The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday at a concert by popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez at the Jet Set nightclub. He was among those killed in the incident, his manager said.
Hundreds of people were inside the venue and some 400 rescuers are still searching for survivors. There are fears the death toll will rise further.
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Penguins, vaccines: Can negotiations save Trump’s oddest tariff targets?
President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on more than 180 trading partners of the United States last week.
He described these as “reciprocal tariffs” against countries that impose heavy duties on US imports, aimed at rebalancing a global trade equation that he has long argued is weighted against his country.
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US and Iran still far apart ahead of nuclear talks
Donald Trump is a man in a hurry.
In the few short months he has been in office, the US president has sought and failed to bring peace to Gaza and Ukraine. He has bombed Yemen. He has launched a global trade war. Now he is turning his attention, such that it is, to Iran.
This has always been on the president’s jobs list. For Trump, Iran is unfinished business from his first term.
The issue remains the same as it was then: what can stop Iran seeking a nuclear weapon?
Iran denies it has any such ambition. But other countries believe the Islamic republic wants at the very least the capacity to build a nuclear warhead, a desire that some fear could spark an arms race or even all-out war in the Middle East.
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Ukraine captures two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia
Ukrainian forces have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting for the Russian army in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
He said on Tuesday that intelligence suggested the number of Chinese soldiers in Russia’s army was “much higher than two”.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Chinese troops fighting on Ukrainian territory “puts into question China’s declared stance for peace” and added that their envoy in Kyiv was summoned for an explanation.
It is the first official allegation from Ukraine that China is supplying Russia with manpower. There has been no immediate response to the claims from Moscow or Beijing.
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Trump, Putin want Zelenskyy out. But is a vote possible in wartime Ukraine?
When it comes to Ukraine, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree on their deep dislike of Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The US and Russian leaders both want their Ukrainian counterpart gone.
“We have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, where the leader in Ukraine, I hate to say it, but he’s down at four percent approval rating,” Trump claimed on February 19.
Five days later, Putin backed Trump’s claim.
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‘It looked possessed’ – sick sea lions attacking beachgoers in California
For 20 years, Rj LaMendola found peace while paddling in the water on his surfboard.
But last month off the coast of Southern California, the ocean turned hostile after a sea lion lunged at him, bit him and dragged him off his board.
“It looked possessed,” Mr LaMendola wrote in a Facebook post, saying the animal involved in the encounter just north of Los Angeles was “feral, almost demonic”.
The surfer later learned the animal was suffering from domoic acid toxicosis- a neurological condition caused by a harmful algal bloom. It’s one of dozens of sickened animals that have been spotted across California beaches recently – many suffering from symptoms like seizures or intense lethargy. The toxin often leads to death.
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Gaza is a ‘killing field’, says UN chief, as agencies urge world to act on Israel’s blockade
The UN’s secretary-general says “aid has dried up [and] the floodgates of horror have re-opened” in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has blocked the entry of all goods and resumed the war against Hamas.
“Gaza is a killing field, and civilians are in an endless death loop,” António Guterres said on Tuesday.
His comments come after the heads of six UN agencies appealed to world leaders to act urgently to ensure food and supplies reached Palestinians there.
Israel’s foreign ministry insisted there was enough food in Gaza and accused Guterres of “spreading slander against Israel”.
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AI chips not ice creams – minister’s dig at Indian start-ups sparks debate
India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s recent comments about the country’s start-up ecosystem have sparked a massive debate on social media and evoked strong reactions from some entrepreneurs.
At the second edition of Startup Mahakumbh, a government-led start-up conclave last week, Goyal seemed to take a hard look at India’s consumer start-ups as he urged entrepreneurs to explore more innovations in technology in order to help the country progress.
Poking fun at the rise of food delivery apps, artisanal brands and online betting apps in the country, he compared them with the innovations being made by the “other side”, which many took to mean China.
He said that while “they” were making leaps in machine learning, robotics and building “next-gen factories that can compete with the rest of the world”, India’s start-ups were still largely focussed on lifestyle products like gluten-free ice creams.
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Faulty antenna played role in fatal Australian helicopter crash
A faulty radio antenna contributed to a deadly mid-air helicopter collision at an Australian theme park and resort, transport safety officials say.
Four people died – including two British tourists – and several more were seriously injured when the two aircraft hit each other in January 2023, near Sea World on the Gold Coast.
An investigation by Australia’s Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) found one of the pilots did not hear a vital radio call shortly before the accident, and that a series of changes by Sea World meant risk controls were over time eroded.
The accident rocked the Gold Coast, one of the nation’s biggest tourist hotspots.
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Albanese and Dutton face-off in first Australia election debate
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has faced-off with his election rival Peter Dutton in their first debate before the 3 May federal election vote.
Cost of living issues dominated Tuesday night’s debate, organised by Sky News Australia and The Daily Telegraph, and the two leaders were also asked about US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Opinion polls have predicted a slim margin between Albanese’s Labor Party and Dutton’s Liberal-National coalition, and the possibility that either will need to form the next government with independent MPs or minor parties.
Albanese was declared the night’s winner by Sky News after a vote by 100 undecided voters, who also provided the night’s questions.
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Can the US return man deported to El Salvador? Immigration lawyers think so
On 12 March, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driving home with his young son in Maryland when he was stopped by agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Agents took Mr Garcia into custody, then shuttled him to detention facilities in Louisiana and Texas.
According to a federal judge, after three days, “without any notice, legal process, or hearing”, Mr Garcia found himself back in his native El Salvador at an infamous prison known for housing gang members.
The government said he was deported due to an “administrative error”.
But despite that, Mr Garcia remains incarcerated in El Salvador as lawyers debate the unusual intricacies of the case.
A Maryland court ordered Mr Garcia be returned to the US, but Trump officials argued that they cannot compel El Salvador to return Mr Garcia. The administration also argued that the judge ordering his return lacked the authority to do so.
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Under Trump, US Justice Department ends cryptocurrency investigations
The United States Department of Justice has announced it plans to pare back its investigations into cryptocurrency fraud, instead redirecting those resources towards immigration enforcement, terrorism and drug trafficking.
In a memo late on Monday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche quoted President Donald Trump’s pledge to “end the regulatory weaponization” of the cryptocurrency industry.
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Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered scientist
Tributes have been paid to a London-based scientist who formerly worked for the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) after he was found murdered in northern Colombia.
Alessandro Coatti’s remains were discovered on the outskirts of Santa Marta, a port city on the Caribbean coast, on Sunday, investigators say.
Santa Marta’s Mayor, Carlos Pinedo Cuello, said a reward of 50,000,000 Colombian pesos (£8,940) was being offered for information leading to the capture of those responsible for the death of the Italian citizen.
In a statement issued on Tuesday. the RSB said it was “devastated” by news of Mr Coatti’s killing.
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US freezes funds for Cornell, Northwestern after pro-Palestinian protests
The United States government has frozen more than $1bn in federal funding for Cornell University and about $790m for Northwestern University to investigate alleged civil rights violations, according to the White House.
The development follows threats by the administration of US President Donald Trump to block federal funding for schools over pro-Palestinian campus protests, as well as other issues such as diversity, equity and inclusion programmes and transgender policies.