USA: Modi hails US-India ‘mega partnership’ in Trump meeting

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed a “mega partnership” between the US and India, as he and US leader Donald Trump wrapped up a meeting in which they announced…

UK: Government signals it will seek US steel tariff exemption

The UK government has given its strongest signal yet that it will seek exemptions from tariffs being threatened on British steel entering the US. US President Donald Trump has announced…

UK: Almost half of children in Wales scammed online

More than 40% of children in Wales have been scammed online, according to new research. The findings by the UK Safer Internet Centre have been released to mark Safer Internet Day. Staff…

USA: Unofficial TikTok downloads surge

TikTok’s uncertain future in the US has caused a surge in people putting the app on their phones through unofficial means. An executive order from President Donald Trump means the social media…

Japan: Honda-Nissan multi-billion dollar merger collapses

5 hours ago João da Silva & Annabelle Liang Business reporters, BBC NewsShareSave Merger talks between Honda and Nissan have collapsed after the firms failed to agree on a multi-billion-dollar…

Colombia: Authorities move to ban the sale of memorabilia of Pablo Escobar

A proposed law in Colombia’s Congress seeks to ban the sale of merchandise that celebrates former drug lord Pablo Escobar, whose cocaine cartel has been linked to thousands of murders.…

USA: Trump moves to close entries to government worker buyout programme

The Trump administration has said it will close entries to a programme designed to shrink the number of US government employees by incentivising resignations and proceed with the next stages.…

UK: Amazon bans number plates as illegal supply found

Online retailer Amazon is banning the sale of car number plates on its platform after a BBC London investigation exposed they were being illegally supplied. The BBC found seven companies…

USA: Goldman Sachs axes diversity rule that has ‘served purpose’

Goldman Sachs’ vice chair has said the bank ditched an internal diversity rule that barred it from advising all male, all white boards on company flotations because it was no…

USA: Coca-Cola says it may use more plastic due to Trump tariffs

Coca-Cola may have to sell more drinks in plastic bottles in the US if President Donald Trump’s tariffs end up making aluminium cans more expensive, the company’s chief executive, James…