US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US was "likely" to implement a 15% global tariff this week following conflicting statements from President Donald Trump about the rate.
The new tariff is intended to replace the sweeping global import taxes Trump imposed last year but were recently struck down by the Supreme Court.
The contradiction sparked widespread global confusion at the time, with businesses and world leaders calling for clarity.
White House officials have previously said they were working on paperwork to
Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced by the sudden escalation in fighting
The Israeli military has told civilians living in a large swathe of southern Lebanon to leave their homes immediately and move north of the Litani River because of intended military action against Hezbollah.
The sweeping orders came as hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed group continued to escalate. Hours after issuing the instruction, the military said it had begun "a wave of strikes" in the south.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accused the hospital of negligence over the death of her son
Nigeria's medical council has provisionally suspended the director of a private hospital and two other doctors following the death of the 21-month-old son of renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Nkanu Adichie-Esege, one of twins, died on 7 January after complications arose during preparatory medical procedures at Euracare Hospital in Lagos.
A large crowd gathered outside the court in Athens during the announcement of the verdict
An appeal court in Athens has upheld the 2020 convictions of 42 defendants linked to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.
Founder Nikos Mihaloliakos and six other leading Golden Dawn officials were found guilty of "belonging to and running a criminal organisation" under the guise of a political party.
Another 24 defendants, who included 11 former MPs, were found guilty of joining the organisation.
Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent, Dallas, Texas
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Republicans John Cornyn (L) and Ken Paxton (second L) have advanced to a run-off election in May, while James Talarico (second R) defeated Jasmine Crockett (R) in the Democratic contest
The march to the US midterm elections, which will determine which party controls both chambers of Congress for the second half of Donald Trump's presidency, is officially under way.
Voters in a handful of states headed to the polls on Tuesday
One of three men arrested on suspicion of spying for China is the partner of a Labour MP, the BBC has been told.
The men, aged 39, 43 and 68, were arrested in London and Wales as part of a counter-terrorism policing investigation under the National Security Act, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
There is no "imminent or direct threat to the public", the Met added.
Officers carried out searches at properties where the three men were arrested. All three
Mosiuoa Lekota was hailed as a "patriot and freedom fighter" by the South African president
South Africa's former defence minister and anti-apartheid campaigner Mosiuoa Lekota has died at the age of 77.
He played a key role in the struggle against the racist system of apartheid and was imprisoned on Robben Island alongside former President Nelson Mandela.
Lekota went on to become chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) but broke away to form a rival party,
Pedro Sánchez told Spaniards that one "illegality" could not be met with another
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has delivered a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with Spain by declaring his opposition to war and what he called the "breakdown of international law".
In a 10-minute televised address Sánchez reflected on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as the Iraq War more
New mum, Tania Esparza, says pregnant women are "becoming more specialised for the job"
"Baby brain" is a cliche long-used to describe women becoming forgetful and feeling less capable during pregnancy.
But a recent study - the largest to date - indicates that pregnancy has a profound structural impact on brains and offers new clues into the neurological changes in mums‑to‑be.
It suggests that grey matter - the nerve-rich part of the brain involved in processing information, emotions
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