Dozens of destructive tornadoes touched down as severe weather lashed the Midwest and South on Wednesday evening. More than 13 million Americans were under tornado watch, the National Weather Service said. Footage shows a large tornado on the ground in Lake City, Arkansas and damage to warehouse in Brownsburg, Indiana, where a woman was rescued … Read more
Donald Trump’s politics have shifted considerably over his decades in the public sphere. But one thing he has been consistent on, since the 1980s, is his belief that tariffs are an effective means of boosting the US economy. Now, he’s staking his presidency on his being right. At his Rose Garden event at the White … Read more
Office lights in some corners of Westminster were on much later than usual last night. Why? Because ministers and officials, just like so many others, were watching the telly to see what President Trump would have to say, the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds among them. The president, brandishing a giant rectangular piece of card packed … Read more
An Indian court is due to hear a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s social media company X, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of misusing the law to censor content on its platform. Last month, X sued the government saying a new website – Sahyog – launched by the federal home ministry last year, was … Read more
AFP The UK’s Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is launching an appeal to help the thousands of people injured and displaced as a result of last week’s powerful earthquake which struck Myanmar and the wider region. Made up of 15 UK aid agencies, including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children, the DEC is … Read more
Fergus Walsh Medical editor Camilla Horrox Global health producer BBC This is the last picture of Wayne with his wife Stella (right) and children Emily and Ashley (left), taken on the day of his death It’s 10am, and in a little over two hours, Wayne Hawkins will be dead. The sun is shining on the … Read more
The nation’s most polluting coal-burning power plant has asked President Trump to exempt it from stricter limits on hazardous air pollution after the administration recently invited companies to apply for presidential pollution waivers by email. The aging Colstrip power plant in Colstrip, Mont., emits more harmful fine particulate matter pollution, or soot, than any other … Read more
Getty Images More than 2,700 people were killed in a devastating earthquake that hit Myanmar on 28 March In the immediate aftermath of an earthquake, there is a 72-hour “golden window” when those trapped under rubble are most likely to survive. But in the 72 hours after a 7.7 magnitude quake struck Myanmar on Friday, … Read more
President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for sweeping new import taxes on all goods entering the US, in a watershed moment for global trade. The plan sets a baseline tariff on all imports of at least 10%, consistent with a proposal Trump made on the campaign last year. Items from countries that the White House … Read more
10 mins agoWatch: President Trump announces new tariffs on all imports to USThe US president said a “baseline” 10% tariff would go into effect on what he has dubbed “Liberation Day”.10 mins agoUS & Canada