UK: Threat of US tariffs leaves local exporters ‘nervous’

Two business owners who export to the United States say they could be negatively affected if President Trump carries out his threat to impose tariffs on UK products. Tom Warner,…

USA: Coal and gas among targets of China’s retaliatory tariffs

China has announced retaliatory tariffs against the US after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tax on all Chinese imports. The counter-measures include a 15% tax on coal and liquefied…

USA: Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China

President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, pulling the North American neighbours back from the brink of a potentially…

El Salvador: President Nayib Bukele offers to lock up US criminals in its mega-jail

El Salvador has offered to take in criminals deported from the US, including those with US citizenship, and house them in its mega-jail. The deal was announced after US Secretary…

USA: Trump sows uncertainty – and Xi Jinping sees an opportunity

If China was angry at the United States for imposing an extra 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, it did a good job of hiding it. It urged Washington to…

China: Beijing counters Trump’s tariffs with measured opening move

Beijing has made its decision. After days of warning of counter measures and urging Washington to enter negotiations and “meet China halfway”, it has decided to hit back – or…

USA: US system predicting global famine offline amid Trump freeze

The United States’ system for monitoring famine globally has been taken offline amid President Donald Trump’s order for a 90-day freeze on nearly all US foreign assistance. The Famine Early…

USA: Trump reportedly considering merging USAID into US State Department

The Trump administration reportedly intends to merge the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the US Department of State after days of upheaval. Plans involved a significant reduction…

UK: We are not choosing between US and EU- Starmer

The UK is “not choosing between the US and the EU”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said after President Donald Trump threatened the European Union with trade tariffs. Over…

USA: Trump says Venezuela will accept migrants returned from US

Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that Venezuela had agreed to take back migrants who had come to the United States illegally. The announcement came after…