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Stock markets around the world opened to sharp lows after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs - with some economists now fearing a recession.The US president announced tariffs for almost every country - including 10% rates on imports from the UK and a flat 25% tariff on all imported vehicles - on Wednesday evening, sending financial markets reeling. While the UK's FTSE 100 was down 1.55% and the continent's STOXX Europe […]

Tanking stock markets, collapsing world orders, devastating trade wars; economists with their hair ablaze are scrambling to keep up.But as we try make sense of Donald Trumps's tariff tsunami, economic theory only goes so far. In the end this surely is about something more primal. Power.Understanding that may be crucial to how the world responds.Yes, economics helps explain the impact. The world's economy has after all shifted on its axis, […]

Donald Trump's Rose Garden "Liberation Day" moment was a set piece event for the ages - an historic day he believes will kickstart a gradual American revival.But at what immediate cost for the American people and countries globally? And was it all a deceptive con?Trump latest: Tariffs a 'major blow to world economy' It was, for sure, an expert-defying exercise in Trumponomics. For decades, the president said, the US "has […]

World leaders have begun reacting after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs across the world.Mr Tump announced a 10% trade tariff on all imports from the UK. He said he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the US and higher duties on some of the country's biggest trading partners.Speaking at a White House event entitled 'Make America Wealthy Again', the president held up a chart detailing the […]

In Sagaing, the epicentre of the earthquake in Myanmar, the scale of the loss is immense.There are mass graves and the stench of death is everywhere.The road into the city, as witnessed by our camera operator, offers an omen of the devastation that lies ahead - the bridge is torn apart.How quake left areas almost totally destroyed Image: Rescue workers searching through destroyed buildings in Sagaing Image: The destroyed bridge […]

British tennis player Fran Jones was forced to withdraw from a tournament in Colombia after collapsing during a match against Argentina's Julia Riera.The 24-year-old staggered to the ground in the third set of the Colsanitas Cup in Bogota and was unable to continue playing. She had to be helped from the court in a wheelchair."Due to a physical issue, Francesca Jones has withdrawn from her match against Julia Riera at 6-2 […]

Israel is beginning a major expansion of its military operation in Gaza and will seize large areas of the territory, the country's defence minister said.Israel Katz said in a statement that there would be a large scale evacuation of the Palestinian population from fighting areas. In a post on X, he wrote: "I call on the residents of Gaza to act now to remove Hamas and return all the hostages. […]

Virginia Giuffre has said she is "overwhelmed with gratitude" for the support she received after saying she had days to live.The woman - who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault - said in a post on Instagram on Monday she was told she had "four days to live" after her vehicle was hit by a school bus. In a statement seen by Sky News on Tuesday, her family said Ms […]

A powerful storm in the Aegean Sea has triggered flash flooding on the Greek holiday island of Paros. Torrential rain in the tourist towns of Parikia and Naousa caused floodwaters that surged through streets, carrying cars and debris past whitewashed buildings late on Monday. The flooding was less severe on nearby Mykonos, also a popular holiday destination, where excavators were used to clear a path for floodwater, and it gushed […]