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Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Watch: ‘The country is going to boom’ after tariffs, says President Trump Global stocks have sunk, a day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that are forecast to raise prices and weigh on growth in the US and abroad. The S&P 500, which tracks 500 of the biggest … Read more

Tom Cruise has paid tribute to his Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer, who died earlier this week aged 65. Appearing at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Cruise led a crowd in The Colosseum theatre in a moment of silence to “honour a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer”. “I can’t tell you how much I admired … Read more

Just now’So crazy’ or a ‘necessary evil’? – Americans react to Trump’s tariffsFive Americans share their view on the sweeping import taxes the president has announced.Just nowUS & Canada

Social media influencers pose a “new and increasing threat” for uncontacted indigenous people, a charity has warned after the arrest of a US tourist who travelled to a restricted Indian Ocean island. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, allegedly landed on North Sentinel Island in an apparent attempt to make contact with the isolated Sentinelese tribe, filming … Read more

EPA Casualties from the air strikes in Gaza City, including children, were brought to al-Ahli hospital At least 27 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school in northern Gaza that was serving as a shelter for displaced families, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Dozens more were wounded when the Dar … Read more

First came President Trump’s freezing of federal support for many renewable energy projects, coupled with cries of “drill, baby, drill.” Then came the tariffs. The president’s trade war is expected to drive up the costs of nearly every component of clean-energy production in the United States, from the steel blades of wind turbines to the … Read more

On Wednesday, President Trump unveiled new tariffs on imports to the US which will form a central part of his government’s new trade policy. In his speech, he listed the new tariffs to be imposed on a number of countries, including the country’s biggest trading partners, and a more complete list was released later by … Read more

The Trump administration has fired at least three officials at the National Security Council, with more firings expected, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. It is not clear why the staffers were removed from their roles, but CBS reports the decision followed a meeting between far-right activist Laura Loomer and President Donald Trump … Read more

Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupted on Thursday, sending a column of ash 1.5km (4,900ft) above its peak. Timelapse CCTV footage captured the ash rising into the sky. The eruption has been rated at level two – the third-highest severity level – requiring a 3km (9,800ft) exclusion zone. Marapi is one of the most active volcanoes in … Read more

13 mins agoWatch: The UK and US fallout from Trump’s tariffsThe BBC’s Henry Zeffman and Anthony Zurcher explain the fallout from Donald Trump’s global trade tariffs.13 mins agoUS & Canada