Peter Hoskins Business reporter Getty Images A duty-free loophole for low-value packages has been closed by President Donald Trump, pushing up prices for US customers of firms like Shein and Temu. The Chinese online retail giants relied on the so-called “de minimis” exemption to sell and ship low-value items directly to the US without having

Reha Kansara, Shruti Menon & Mohammad Zubair Khan BBC Verify BBC In January a migrant boat was rescued off the north African coast after 14 harrowing days lost at sea. Some 50 people died on the voyage, many of whom were lied to by people smugglers promising safe and legal routes to Europe. BBC Verify

Alamy Ralph Fiennes plays Cardinal Lawrence, who attempts to shape the outcome of the race The 2024 film Conclave – a box office hit and Oscar winner – tells the story of a papal election in which there are no obvious favourites. For many people, it was a glimpse into the rarefied world of the

Full recount in Runcorn and Helsby Josh Halliday This is astonishing. There’s going to be a full recount in the Runcorn and Helsby byelection as Reform UK were ahead by just four votes. The mood in the count centre is one of utter disbelief. If the recount returns the same result, Reform UK will have

Kelly Ng Reporting fromSydney, New South Wales BBC/Kelly Ng Mandarin and Cantonese dominate conversations in Burwood, an area often billed as Sydney’s second Chinatown With days left to the election, Australian opposition candidates have been wooing a crucial group that turned its back on the conservative Liberal-National coalition in the last election: Chinese Australian voters.

Getty Images Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are both trying to save face amid the spiralling tariffs trade war In the early hours of Thursday morning, Chinese state media announced that the United States had been seeking to initiate tariff negotiations with Beijing. It was news the rest of the world had been waiting to

Lily Jamali North America Technology Correspondent Natalie Sherman Business reporter Getty Images Tariffs on goods coming into the US will add nearly a billion dollars to Apple’s costs this quarter, the tech giant has said, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to spare key electronics from the new import taxes. The estimate from the iPhone maker

Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Tesla has denied reports that it has contacted recruitment firms to launch a search for a replacement for Elon Musk as chief executive. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the electric car firm’s board began looking for a successor to Mr Musk last month. It

Six mayors are being elected in England, with most of the mayoralties last contested in 2021. These include four combined authority mayorsi , otherwise known as metro mayors, as well as two city mayors. Two of the mayors will take up new positions in the Hull and East Yorkshire, and Greater Lincolnshire combined authorities. The

Paul Kirby, James FitzGerald and Tom Geoghegan BBC News Getty Images The US and Ukraine have signed a deal that will give Washington access to some of the war-torn country’s natural resources. Months in the making, it sets up an investment fund that Ukraine hopes will cement US assistance as the country struggles to repel

AFP The spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community condemned the violence as an “unjustifiable genocidal campaign” Deadly clashes between Islamist armed factions, security forces and fighters from the Druze religious minority near Damascus are another sign of the continuing fragility of the security situation in Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. Outside players have

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It was an idea Volodymyr Zelenskyy thought would stir Donald Trump’s interest in backing Ukraine: an offer for the US to gain special access to his country’s abundant natural resources. When the Ukrainian president pitched the plan in Trump Tower to Trump, then the Republican candidate, the first signs were promising. Despite dismissing Zelenskyy days