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Russia not on Trump’s tariff list
One country that did not feature on Donald Trump’s list of tariffs on US trade partners was Russia. US outlet Axios quoted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as saying this was because existing US sanctions on Russia “preclude any meaningful trade” and noting that Cuba, Belarus and North Korea were also not included. However,…
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What next for products like the iPhone made in China? And more of your questions answered
Getty Images From Saturday, all goods imported to the US from anywhere in the world will face a 10% “baseline” tariff. Donald Trump announced higher rates for some countries he singled out as the “worst offenders” for trade. Our correspondents have been answering your questions about what this means and the impact it could have.…
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Is Government of National Unity (GNU) between ANC and DA about to fall apart?
South Africa’s coalition government is on shaky ground, with the sharp divisions between its two biggest parties – the African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) – exposed in a crucial vote on the national budget. The centre-right DA voted against the fiscal framework – a key part of the budget – after rejecting…
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Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit
Hungary is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government has announced. A senior official in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government confirmed this hours after Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in Hungary for a state visit. Orban had invited Netanyahu as soon as the warrant was…
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How were Donald Trump’s tariffs calculated?
Ben Chu & Tom Edgington BBC Verify Getty Images US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on goods from most countries being imported into the US, with even higher rates for what he calls the “worst offenders”. But how exactly were these tariffs – essentially taxes on imports – worked out? BBC Verify…
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Court gives Drake access to Kendrick Lamar’s recording contracts
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Drake, pictured holding two Billboard music awards, is the most-successful rapper of his generation Drake has been given the green light to access sensitive record company documents in his ongoing defamation case over Kendrick Lamar’s song Not Like Us. The star had asked for copies of Kendrick Lamar’s recording…
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UK set to host 2035 Women’s World Cup after submitting only ‘valid’ bid
The United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup as the sole “valid” bidder for the tournament, Fifa president Gianni Infantino says. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland submitted a joint expression of interest in March to hold the World Cup across the home nations. Under Fifa rotation rules, the tournament must…
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Death of British couple in France treated as murder-suicide
French officials investigating the deaths of a British couple in their home in south-west France have said it was murder followed by suicide. The bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who previously lived in East Lothian, were found on 6 February at their home in Les Pequies, about a hour north of Toulouse. Mrs Searle’s…
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The US global tariffs plan at a glance
Watch: Three things to know about Trump’s tariffs announcement US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that they would allow the United States to economically flourish. These new import taxes, which Trump imposed via executive order, are expected to send economic shockwaves around the world. But the US…
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Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to Thailand for a regional summit as his country reels from an earthquake that killed thousands and left cities in ruins. The earthquake in central Myanmar last Friday killed 3,085 people and injured 4,715, the junta has said. Hundreds more are missing and the toll is expected…