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US President Donald Trump has announced a universal “baseline” 10% tariff on all imports into the US, on what he has dubbed “Liberation Day”. Trump also unveiled a 10% tariff on UK goods and 20% on EU goods in a watershed moment for global trade. The US will also hit…

Rob Cameron BBC News in Prague Getty Images A state of emergency allowing bears to be shot has been extended across much of Slovakia (file pic) The Slovak cabinet has approved a plan to shoot around a quarter of the country’s brown bears, after a man was mauled to death…

Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent Reuters A woman stands outside one of the WFP-supported bakeries that were forced to close on Tuesday due to a lack of flour and fuel One month since Israel closed all crossings to Gaza for goods, all UN-supported bakeries have closed, markets are empty of…

BBC Paramedic Munther Abed survived the attack that killed 15 emergency workers by diving to the floor in the back of his ambulance “I’m the only survivor who saw what happened to my colleagues,” Munther Abed says, scrolling through pictures of his fellow paramedics on his phone. He survived the…

The former president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, says his US visa has been revoked. Arias, a Nobel laureate, said he was informed of the decision weeks after he had publicly criticised Donald Trump, comparing the behaviour of the US president to that of a Roman emperor. The 84-year-old, who…

Yogita Limaye Mandalay, Myanmar BBC Five men are still stuck under this building, including Nan’s 21-year-old son Warning: This article contains details and images that some readers may find distressing Driving into Mandalay, the massive scale of the destruction from last Friday’s earthquake revealed itself bit by bit. In nearly…

Tesla sales have plummeted to their lowest level in three years after a backlash against its boss Elon Musk. The electric car maker delivered almost 337,000 electric vehicles in the first three months of 2025, a 13% drop from a year ago. Tesla shares tumbled after the release of the…

Myanmar’s military has announced a temporary ceasefire to speed up relief and reconstruction efforts following last week’s devastating earthquake. In a statement, the ruling junta’s State Administration Council said the deal would be in effect from 2 April to 22 April. Earlier this week, rebel groups fighting the military unilaterally…

A federal judge has permanently dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, weeks after the Trump administration instructed prosecutors to drop the corruption charges. The move led to the resignation of Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor who accused Adams of striking a deal with the Trump administration…

The murder of a young Sicilian woman by a stalker in broad daylight has sent shockwaves across Italy, where 11 women have been killed since the start of the year. University student Sara Campanella, 22, was killed by an acquaintance on Monday afternoon in the Sicilian city of Messina. Witnesses…