Natalie Sherman
BBC News, New York
President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for sweeping new import taxes on all goods entering the US, in a watershed moment for global…
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‘Worst offenders’ around world face import taxes up to 50%
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How aid becomes a weapon in Myanmar’s war zone
Getty ImagesMore 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…
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President Trump announces new tariffs on all imports to US
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….
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Slovakia backs plan to shoot 350 bears after man killed in attack
Rob CameronBBC News in Prague
Getty ImagesA 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…
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Gaza bakeries shut and painkillers on ration after month of Israeli blockade
Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent
ReutersA 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…
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ICC strongly censures Hungary for ignoring Netanyahu arrest warrant
The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has condemned Hungary for refusing to comply with its arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will visit the central European country on…
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Araghchi says Iran ready for indirect talks, US threats will ‘complicate situation’
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reiterated Tehran’s readiness to take part in indirect negotiations with the United States over its peaceful nuclear program, warning that US threats are “complicating” the…
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Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza ambulances
BBCParamedic 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…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says US cancelled his visa
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…
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BBC finds huge devastation and little help for survivors in Mandalay
Yogita LimayeMandalay, Myanmar
BBCFive 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…
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