US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs
The US has imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners in the latest escalation in the trade war reignited by US President Donald Trump when he returned to office last year.
Those targeted, including the UK, China and the European Union, will face a tariff of 10% to 12.5% on all goods, accounting for almost all American imports.
The tariffs, which replace an identical levy which expires on Friday, are based on claims key economic partners have failed to properly tackle forced labour.
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South Africa's president wins bid to temporarily halt impeachment inquiry over 'Farmgate'
On Friday, Western Cape high court judge Andre le Grange halted the parliamentary committee from proceeding with its hearings "pending the determination by this court of the applicant's review" - a reference to Ramaphosa's case against the panel.
The ruling effectively buys more time for Ramaphosa - time in which the president hopes he will be able to clear his name.
In court his legal team had argued that not halting the impeachment committee's work until his other case was ruled on could cause him irreparable reputational harm.
India's 'cockroach' protesters hold talks with government as stalemate continues
While Modi did not address the protests directly, he said he was "well aware that the issue of paper leaks is not a small matter".
"It causes immense distress to [hundreds of thousands] of students and their parents," he said, reiterating his earlier promise to strengthen the legal framework to punish culprits.
But the CJP reiterated they would not back down on the demand for Pradhan's resignation.
"The fact that Modi had to make a selfie [video] at midnight shows the pressure he
Watch: Another day, more Trump tariffs - but are they working?
Tariffs have never been far from the headlines during President Trump's second term in office and another raft of these import taxes has just come into force.
So are US households really paying 1.5% more because of them?
The BBC's Samira Hussain explains how tariffs are affecting the US economy, who pays the price, and whether they're meeting their objectives.
Tech titan ordered to pay ex-wife $644m in divorce settlement
The chairman of corporate giant SK Group has been ordered by a South Korean court to pay his ex-wife 944bn won (£483m; $644m) in a case that local media has called the " divorce of the century ".
The award, which still needs to be finalised, is below the initial 1.38tn won that chairman Chey Tae-won was told to pay Roh Soh-yeong in 2024.
It comes more than a
Families still search for bodies a month after Venezuela earthquakes
Families in Venezuela are still searching for the remains of their loved ones, lost amid the rubble of flattened apartment buildings that line the coast of La Guaira, the region worst-hit by twin earthquakes on 24 June.
Government officials say the death toll has surpassed 5,300, though estimates of the number still missing could be as high as 50,000.
The BBC's Latin America correspondent Will Grant visited towns in La Guaira after the tremors first hit, and returned to find
Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage
Yemen's Houthi fighters claim to have attacked shipping in the Red Sea - a move that threatens to further escalate the already volatile situation in the Middle East.
By forcing ships to turn back from the narrow Bab El Mandeb strait, they have threatened to choke off the main maritime route from Europe to Asia.
It comes as US-Iran strikes continue and while a deal to develop Saudi Arabia's nuclear industry prompts fears of an arms race.
So is the Middle East becoming more dangerous?
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Watch: Driver dressed as Spider-Man whisks man in a wheelchair across busy road
A driver dressed as Spider-Man was seen helping a man in a wheelchair cross a busy road in the US.
Christopher Hellenthal was on his way back from a superhero-themed event and jumped in to help moments before the lights at the junction changed.
The Jonesboro Police Department, in the state of Arkansas, shared the moment captured on traffic camera footage, thanking Hellenthal for his actions.
Not all heroes wear capes, but sometimes they are dressed for the moment.
CJP protest: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming
What makes the CJP unusual, however, is not simply its scale but the nature and breadth of its grievance.
Unlike many of the biggest protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over the past decade - whether over citizenship , farm laws or other contentious policies - this movement is not fundamentally about ideology. Nor is it rooted in the interests of a single community or social group.
Instead, it questions whether the state can still guarantee fairness in the examination system that millions of young Indians see as their principal route
Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that Trump had discussed the condition to Saudi leaders on numerous previous occasions.
"He has said if they don't join the Abraham Accords, the deal is off," she said. "So we'll continue to have those conversations with our Saudi counterparts moving forward."
Trump's comments come come after criticism from experts that the US-Saudi deal announced on Wednesday could run the risk of future nuclear proliferation in an already unstable region.
Some Republican and