US President Donald Trump’s trade wars have continued to escalate, with promises to rollout reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday. Trump has referred to 2 April as “Liberation Day”, saying the tariffs he will announce will free the country from depending on foreign goods. The BBC’s North America Business Correspondent Erin Delmore explains what we know and … Read more
US Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech ever delivered in the Senate. The New Jersey politician took to the floor on Monday evening and was still going more than 24 hours later. Booker, a Democrat, has spent his time criticising the Trump administration, calling it a “grave and urgent” moment … Read more
Republican State Senator Randy Fine has defeated Democrat Josh Weil in a special Florida congressional election to fill the seat previously held by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. The result dashes Democratic hopes of pulling what would have been a stunning upset in a district President Donald Trump carried by 30 points in last November’s … Read more
Getty Images Donald Trump says tariffs are coming. That message from the US president has been consistent. But what tariffs and when? The announcements of the new import taxes have come so thick and fast since he took office that it can be hard to keep track. Trump has already raised duties on Chinese imports, … Read more
PA Media Ms Giuffre ‘remains in serious condition’ in hospital in Australia, her family said Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser, has expressed gratitude for the “outpouring of love and support” she has received after being hospitalised following a car accident. In a statement shared with the BBC, her family said: “She is overwhelmed … Read more
Senator Cory Booker has been speaking on the Senate Chamber floor for more than 20 hours with barely any breaks. His speech criticising the Trump administration’s policies began Monday night and he was still speaking at at 15:00 on Tuesday. “I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate … Read more
The BBC’s Burmese Service has been speaking to families and rescuers in Myanmar’s city of Mandalay, close to where a deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday. The death toll from the quake and a series of aftershocks has climbed past 2,700, with 4,521 injured and hundreds still missing, according to Myanmar’s military chief. “We … Read more
The United Nations agency for children says that at least 322 children are reported to have been killed since Israel launched a renewed offensive in Gaza two weeks ago. Unicef said at least 609 other children were reportedly wounded during the same period. “The ceasefire in Gaza provided a desperately needed lifeline for Gaza’s children … Read more
The BBC’s Barbara Plett Usher has gained access into Sudan’s capital Khartoum, days after the city was recaptured by government forces. Most of the city is shattered, with the presidential palace and international airport in ruins. The UN says more than three and a half million people have fled Khartoum since the beginning of the … Read more
Trevor Lock, the policeman who was taken hostage in a siege on the Iranian embassy in 1980, has died aged 85, his daughter has confirmed. PC Lock was freed along with 24 other hostages after a six-day stand-off between members of a dissident Iranian group and the SAS. It later emerged he had tackled the … Read more