Where a Strongman Failed, Women Are Now Fueling a Democratic Revival
It was a brief remark during a mundane session of Parliament. But to Harini Amarasuriya, Sri Lanka’s prime minister, it was the moment she realized that her country, wrecked not…
Opinion | The Familiar Arrogance of Musk’s Young Apparatchiks
Soon after taking over, they created a crisis by shutting down huge segments of federal government spending, though they restarted at least some payments after a judge slapped them with…
Share falls ease after Trump tariff turmoil
13 hours ago João da Silva, Nick Edser & Natalie Sherman Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images US President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs sparked a global sell-off on financial…
Ontario ends contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink over US tariffs
The leader of Ontario – Canada’s most populous province – has said that American companies will be banned from provincial government contracts until the US ends the tariffs President Donald…
Protesters block LA freeway over Trump’s immigration plan
Thousands of people marched to Los Angeles City Hall before blocking a major freeway.
Six things that could get more expensive for Americans under Trump tariffs
13 hours ago Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images President Donald Trump has hit the pause button – for now, at least – on imposing tariffs against imports…
How a Sale of TikTok Would Work and Who Might Buy It
There’s a new parlor game on Wall Street: guessing TikTok’s next owner. President Trump signed an executive order in January that delayed enforcement of a law that banned the popular…
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China
6 hours ago Madeline Halpert BBC News Jessica Murphy BBC News Reporting fromToronto President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30…
Trump’s trade war with neighbours is delayed – what did they all get out of it?
9 hours ago President Donald Trump has suspended for 30 days the hefty tariffs on Mexico and Canada that he threatened after last-minute negotiations with the two US neighbours. He…
Trump sows uncertainty – and Xi Jinping sees an opportunity
5 hours ago Laura Bicker China correspondent Reporting fromBeijing Reuters If China was angry at the United States for imposing an extra 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, it did…