Watch: Is the US heading into a recession? Three warning signs to watch US President Donald Trump has urged Americans to trust in his sweeping tariffs, which have spooked markets and threaten to upend global trade, urging them: “Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!).” He did not clarify … Read more
The heads of six UN agencies have appealed to world leaders to act urgently to make sure food and supplies get to Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel has stopped letting in deliveries for more than a month. A joint statement said Palestinians were “trapped, bombed and starved again” with supplies “piling up” at crossing points. … Read more
9 mins agoBeijing calls Vance ‘ignorant’ over ‘Chinese peasants’ remarkThe sharp rhetoric comes as Donald Trump’s tariffs fuel trade tensions between the US and China.9 mins agoAsia
Yvette Tan, Annabelle Liang and Kelly Ng Getty Images Xi Jinping has shown no signs that he will blink first in the tariff standoff with the US The trade war between the world’s two biggest economies shows no signs of slowing down – Beijing has vowed to “fight to the end” hours after US President … Read more
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Reuters King Charles and Queen Camilla watched the flypast from the Quirinale Palace on Tuesday A flypast thundered over Rome in honour of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s state visit to Italy. The display, involving both the UK’s Red Arrows and Italy’s Frecce Tricolori, trailed the colours of both nations’ … Read more
Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Getty Images More than half of the growth of solar in 2024 was in China. More than 40 percent of the world’s electricity was generated without burning fossil fuels in 2024, according to a new report from think-tank Ember. But carbon dioxide emissions, which warm the planet, have risen to … Read more
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at how one consequence of climate change, coastal flooding, could make New York’s housing shortage worse. We’ll also get details on testimony by Columbia University’s former interim president, who told a federal task force that she did not remember the specifics of Columbia’s report on antisemitism. In a … Read more
Former Australia batter Will Pucovski has retired at the age of 27, saying he does not want to “risk doing any more damage” to his brain after repeated concussions. He made one Test appearance, scoring 62 against India in Sydney in 2021. Pucovski dislocated a shoulder later in the match, ruling him out of the … Read more
South Korea will hold a presidential election on 3 June, its acting leader has said, after the country’s constitutional court removed Yoon Suk Yeol from the presidency. Yoon was impeached by parliament in December for his shock martial law declaration. The court upheld his impeachment on 4 April, paving the way for a snap election … Read more
Authorities in India’s Kuno National Park have started disciplinary action against a forest worker who is seen offering water to a cheetah and her cubs in a video that has gone viral online. The man, a driver at the sanctuary, violated instructions which say only authorised personnel can go near the big cats, park officials … Read more