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In February, however, he cut these tariffs to 18% as part of a trade agreement with India, the contours of which are still being negotiated. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India next month in what is being seen as a significant step to reset strained …

Mention the Falklands War and dig up the issue of America’s support over them and something deep inside the British psyche goes off like a landmine.  Do so on the eve of a royal visit to the US and the blast is amplified. Buried in a ‘Pentagon email’, Reuters has …

A US journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq said she’s “incredibly grateful” to everyone who helped secure her freedom. Shelly Kittleson thanked “so many people” who highlighted her case, including government officials, press freedom groups, journalists and friends. She said on X they had put in “an immense amount of …

Envoys from the two countries met in Washington as the fragile truce was due to expire on Sunday. BBC News

Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly made trades on Polymarket on the basis of classified information, the justice department says. BBC News

Beatles star reveals all about his new country album, being a Sir and coming up with the phrase A Hard Day’s Night. BBC News

Conspiracies are running rampant online after the deaths or disappearances of at least 10 people tied to sensitive US research. BBC News

Tickets for this summer’s football World Cup final have gone on sale for more than $2m each. FIFA’s official “resale/exchange marketplace” website for the match on 19 July shows four seats available for $2,299,998.85. Buying all four of those tickets for the showdown, at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, …

D4vd, who rose to fame on TikTok with the viral hits Romantic Homicide and Here With me, was on tour when police made the discovery in his car. His worldwide tour was ultimately cancelled and the star largely retreated from public life and social media. BBC News

The incident appears to have occurred when two groups began shooting at each other after an argument in the food court. BBC News

The prime minister’s comments come after a US trade official said the US might have to take action over a provincial boycott of American wine and spirits. BBC News

Last month, the DOJ released summaries of interviews with a woman who made unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault against Trump. The agency said that the documents had been accidentally withheld. Trump, who is mentioned thousands of times in the files including in emails and correspondence sent by Epstein himself to …

Georgia and Florida are battling numerous wildfires that have destroyed homes and forced evacuations. On Wednesday, firefighters in Georgia had responded to 34 new blazes that had burned 75 acres statewide, according to the state’s Forestry Commission. The Pineland Road Fire in Clinch County has grown to nearly 30,000 acres …

A 78-year-old woman has become the third person to be killed by a snake in California in recent weeks. The victim was bitten three times by the venomous creature, thought to be a rattlesnake, while walking in a rural area of Redwood Valley on 4 April. She was taken to …

A key reason for the layoffs is Meta’s increased spending in other areas of the company, including AI, for which it will this year spend $135bn (£100bn). This is roughly equal to the amount it has spent on AI in the previous three years combined, according to a person who …

In a nearly five-minute phone interview with Donald Trump, the BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith asked the US president about the war in Iran and the state of the so-called special relationship with the UK. Trump said King Charles’ visit to the US next week could “absolutely” help repair …

Large chunks of ice have rammed into homes along the northwestern lower peninsula of Michigan’s Black Lake, as constant spring rainfall and melting ice floods homes and threatens to overflow stressed dam systems. Photos and video posted to social media Wednesday showed ice sitting inside living rooms after busting through …

The multibillion-pound Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has come even closer to becoming a reality after shareholders voted to accept the offer. The shareholders, who own Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), voted “overwhelmingly” to approve the adoption of the merger agreement with Paramount, WBD said. In total, the deal …

Pope Leo has wrapped up an eventful tour of Africa with a dramatic visit to a prison in Equatorial Guinea, where crowds of inmates shouted “freedom”. It has been a trip notable not just for the places he has visited, but for his outspoken comments that many have interpreted as …

His co-star has called on police to probe cyberbullying allegations. BBC News