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Four people have been injured following a stabbing in central Amsterdam, police say. The suspect, who has been arrested and will be questioned later on Thursday, was overpowered with the help of a local resident and taken to hospital with a leg injury, police say. A small area of the central Dam Square remains cordoned … Read more

Jessica Murphy & Bernd Debusmann BBC News Reporting fromToronto and Washington DC Watch: Trump announces 25% tariff on cars ‘not made in the United States’ Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting his cabinet to discuss a response to the latest US tariff threat, which he has called a “direct attack” on Canadian car workers. … Read more

A babysitter found a man hiding under a child’s bed in Kansas after the child complained about a “monster” being there. While trying to show the child there was nothing under the bed, the female victim “came face-to-face” with a male suspect, Barton County Sheriff’s Office said. An altercation ensued with the babysitter and one … Read more

Last year, the Biden administration required coal- and oil-burning power plants to greatly reduce emissions of toxic chemicals including mercury, which can harm babies’ brains and cause heart disease in adults. Now, the Trump administration is offering companies an extraordinary out: Send an email, and they might be given permission by President Trump to bypass … Read more

John Campbell BBC News NI business and economics editor EPA Trump has announced 25% tariffs on cars and car parts imported into the US “It’s in other countries, largely made in China, a lot of it made in Ireland,” he said. “Ireland was very smart. We love Ireland. But we’re going to have that.” That … Read more

Kevin Sharkey BBC News NI Dublin reporter Copyright – Paul Murphy TD Michael Lowry insists his two-finger gesture in the Dáil was not meant to offend A two-finger gesture by an Irish Parliamentarian has been prominent across social and mainstream media this week. The politician in question, a highly controversial member of the country’s national … Read more

Jeremy Bowen International Editor in Paris Watch: Zelensky asked about Russian conditions on ceasefire deal President Volodymyr Zelensky was in a buoyant mood when I met him in Paris with a panel of three other European journalists. He had interrupted a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace and went back there … Read more

An investigative journalist who won an $18m (£14m) defamation case says that, although he is hopeful he will receive the money, what is more rewarding is the message his victory sends. “The bigger impact for me is not the money but the fact that young journalists are encouraged [to hold the powerful to account] no … Read more

Manish Pandey BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Pictured in 2022, LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith on happier terms A courtside showdown, verbal swipes and accusations of lying. Sports pundits annoying players with comments is nothing new, but the viral beef between Los Angeles Lakers legend LeBron James and basketball analyst Stephen A. Smith has seemingly … Read more

Germany has said it “will not give in” and that Europe must “respond firmly” as US President Donald Trump targets imported cars and car parts with a 25% tax in his latest tariffs. Other major world economies have vowed to retaliate, with France branding the move “very bad news”, Canada calling it a “direct attack”, … Read more