Elon Musk has announced he is leaving his role in the Trump administration. Elon Musk has announced he is leaving his role in the Trump administration. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images The billionaire CEO of Tesla thanked the president for the opportunity and said the Doge mission ‘will only strengthen’ Elon Musk has announced on social … [Read more…]
Britain ‘horrified’ by Israeli escalation, suspends trade talks Hundreds of Gaza Palestinians killed by strikes in recent days UN says no aid distributed yet after Israel eases blockade EU’s Kallas asks for review of EU-Israel trade deal, ANP says Israeli forces killed at least 55 Palestinians in airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said, … [Read more…]
Former US president Joe Biden has prostate cancer, his office has said. Mr Biden, 82, who left the White House in January, was seen by doctors last week for urinary symptoms. He was later diagnosed with prostate cancer, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. His office said in a statement: “Last week, … [Read more…]
President Trump said Thursday that he would rename Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, as “Victory Day for World War I” and May 8, widely known as V-E Day, as “Victory Day for World War II,” so that the United States could celebrate its achievements in those conflicts. “We won both Wars, nobody was close to … [Read more…]
Pope Francis has been laid to rest in Rome following solemn, hours-long funeral rites at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, bringing to a close his sometimes turbulent 12-year leadership of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. The Argentinian pontiff, who died earlier this week from a stroke and cardiac arrest at the age of 88, was buried … [Read more…]
Throngs of mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome on Saturday to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of migrants and the poor, and for his efforts to reshape the Catholic Church. His funeral Mass is being held on the steps of … [Read more…]
Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine are “very close to a deal” with “most of the major points agreed” – as he called for the two sides to meet. Shortly after arriving in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral, the US president said high-level officials should now meet to “finish [the deal] off”. “A good day … [Read more…]
A body has been found after an 11-year-old girl went missing in the River Thames, police have said. The Metropolitan Police said they were alerted to a body in the River Thames in Maritime Quay around 9am on Sunday morning. Officers said the body is yet to be formally identified, “however, the family of Kaliyah … [Read more…]
US President Donald Trump’s administration has exempted smartphones, computers and some other electronic devices from “reciprocal” tariffs, including the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports. In a notice, US Customs and Border Patrol said that the goods would be excluded from Trump’s 10% global tariff on most countries and the much larger Chinese import tax. … [Read more…]
China retaliated Friday to higher U.S. tariffs, slapping 125% levies on U.S. goods, but signaled it would apply no further measures in the future. “If the U.S. continues to increase tariffs on Chinese exports, China will not respond,” China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement announcing the new levies, in a sign that Chinese … [Read more…]
President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs but a trade war with China has escalated. In a dramatic change of policy, just hours after levies against roughly 60 of America’s trading partners kicked in, Trump said he was authorising a universal “lowered reciprocal tariff of 10%” as … [Read more…]
After Trump’s new 104% tarrif on China, hits back with 84% tarrif at on US goods China hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump singling out the world’s second-largest economy for tariffs of more than 100% by raising additional duties on American products to 84% on Wednesday, deepening the trade war between the two superpowers. Beijing … [Read more…]