USA: Trump says he will announce raft of new trade tariffs

President Donald Trump has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US, a move that will have the biggest impact in Canada.…

UK: Key power station didn’t properly disclose burning forest wood

A UK power station that has received billions of pounds in government subsidies has failed more than once to report it burned wood from primary forests, BBC News has found.…

Japan: Success behind PM Shigeru Ishiba’s US state visit

If Japan needed reassurances it was indeed still the US’s top ally and friend in the increasingly unstable Asia-Pacific, it got that and then some. But what was striking about…

USA: The people Trump has sacked since taking office

President Donald Trump took over the White House less than a month ago, and in keeping with his reality television show catchphrase from The Apprentice – “You’re Fired” – he…

USA: Musk’s Doge takes aim at US consumer protection agency

The Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) have moved to take control of – and possibly shut down – an agency set up to protect consumers…

USA: All 10 onboard Alaska plane confirmed dead in crash

Crews are still working to recover the bodies of 10 people killed in a plane crash in Alaska, officials have said. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board,…

China: Landslide leaves one dead and 28 missing

At least one person has died and 28 remain missing after a landslide in south-western China, according to Chinese state media. The landslide struck Jinping village in Sichuan province at…

Palestine: Hostages freed and prisoners released in latest ceasefire exchange

Hamas has freed three Israeli hostages in Gaza, while Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange as part of an internationally brokered ceasefire deal. The three hostages –…

Israel: Tears of joy as freed Thai hostages arrive home

Five Thai farm workers released by Hamas in Gaza last month have arrived home in Bangkok, after spending nearly 500 days in captivity. Pongsak Thaenna, Sathian Suwannakham, Watchara Sriaoun, Bannawat…

Palestine: Israel troops withdraw from corridor that split Gaza in two

Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor – a military zone cutting off the north of the Gaza Strip from the south. Hundreds of Palestinians in cars and on…