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Mobile phone footage has emerged that appears to contradict Israel’s account of why soldiers opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck on March 23, killing 15 rescue workers. The video was published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which said it was obtained from the…

Mike Wendling Reporting fromDelta, Ohio BBC/Mike Wendling On a quick drive around the small Ohio town of Delta, you can spot nearly as many Trump flags as American stars-and-stripes banners. And at the petrol station near the Ohio Turnpike, the pumps bear relics of the last administration, with slogans slamming…

Annabelle Liang Business reporter Alamy The Nike Air Jordan 1 is, in some ways, the iconic US shoe. It’s a popular sneaker line by a large American brand, created four decades ago for homegrown basketball legend Michael Jordan. But although Nike sells most of its products in the US, almost…

“There’s a lot of other rich countries in the world, they should all be pitching in. “We’re going to do our part. We already have people there. We’ll have more people there. We’ll help as much as we can [but] it’s not the easiest place to work… they have a…

Getty Images Donald Trump, in announcing his sweeping new tariffs on US imports on Wednesday, promised that the history books would record 2 April as America’s “liberation day”. After two days of stock market turmoil, however, this may also be remembered as the week the president’s second-term agenda ran headfirst…

Koh Ewe and Yuna Ku BBC News Reporting fromSingapore and Seoul Getty Images A pro-Yoon fringe movement, stoked by right-wing YouTubers, has become both more energised and extreme Pained cries rang out in front of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s official residence on Friday, as judges of the…

Guy Hedgecoe Business reporter BBC Blanca Castro, who rents an apartment in central Madrid, says she is being forced out by her landlord Blanca Castro puts on a builder’s helmet before opening the door to her kitchen. Inside it, the ceiling has a large hole that is dripping water and…

Anne Soy BBC deputy Africa editor, Nairobi AFP Lesotho’s garment workers face an uncertain future once President Donald Trump’s 50% import tariff kicks in Thursday was a “terrible” and “devastating” day for people involved in Lesotho’s textile sector as they digested the news that the country’s exports to the US…

Natalie Sherman Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images Stock market turmoil deepened on Friday, as China hit back at tariffs announced by Donald Trump, raising the likelihood of an extended trade war and damage to the global economy. All three major stock indexes in the US plunged more than 5%,…

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador. Kilmar Abergo Garcia, who was expelled last month along with hundreds of alleged gang members, must be returned to the US by no later than Monday, US…