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Getty ImagesDonald 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...

Guy HedgecoeBusiness reporterBBC"On the supply side, the problem is that all measures taken by the local or national governments are going against landlords," says Mr Villén. "Even people that were doing build-to-rent new properties have been selling their properties...

Anne SoyBBC deputy Africa editor, NairobiAFPBut a future without Agoa – for Lesotho and others – presents big challenges.If nothing changes, "a tariff of 50% sounds like a death knell to the Agoa manufacturing in Lesotho", says Mukhisa Kituyi,...

Natalie ShermanBBC News, New YorkGetty ImagesStock market turmoil deepened on Friday, as China hit back at tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, raising the likelihood of an extended trade war and damage to the global economy. All three...

Many people have died or been injured in an Israeli airstrike in the south of the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian media reports.At least 19 people were killed in the morning when a three-storey house in the city of...

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...

NATO's top official says Russia needs to move more quickly to end the war in Ukraine, and he's been told by the U.S. that Moscow must "do more.""The ball clearly is in the court of...

US President Donald Trump has given TikTok a 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires the hugely popular video app to either sell its US assets or face a ban in the country."We do not want TikTok...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday began a two-day state visit to neighboring Sri Lanka, where he was expected to sign several power and defense agreements as concerns grow over the influence of...

Tiffany WertheimerBBC NewsAPOPORonin's impressive work in Cambodia's northern Preah Vihear province has surpassed the previous record held Magawa, a rat who sniffed out 71 mines and was presented with a gold medal for his heroism in 2020.Since Apopo's work...