Live: First Trump tariff deal boosts US shares but ASX trades flat
US shares extend recent gains as Donald Trump’s administration strikes its first post “Liberation Day” trade deal, but the ASX is flat as traders realise the agreement with the UK is basically a nothingburger. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. US shares extend…
US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals
It will leave a 10% import tax on most goods shipped from the UK to the US. It will leave a 10% import tax on most goods shipped from the UK to the US. BBC News
India says military stations were attacked by Pakistani drones and missiles
Blasts have rung out across the Indian city of Jammu during what the government said was a Pakistani drone and missile attack on military stations around the Kashmir region on the second day of clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Blasts have rung out across the Indian city of Jammu during what the government said was…
Trump and Starmer confirm ‘breakthrough’ US-UK trade deal
Announcement makes UK the first country to agree deal with US since Trump imposed sweeping tariffs in April Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce share prices soar as manufacturers welcome US tariff cuts Analysis: new UK/US trade deal is a relief for Starmer but doubts, and tariffs, remain US politics live – latest updates The UK and…
UK must ‘do everything’ to rebuild trade with EU, says Bank boss
Andrew Bailey told the BBC that as a public official he did not take a view on Brexit, but that reversing the post Brexit hit to UK-EU trade would be “beneficial”. Andrew Bailey told the BBC that as a public official he did not take a view on Brexit, but that reversing the post Brexit…
In 10 minutes, Pope Leo XIV told us a lot about himself, and his agenda
He was a close confidant of the previous pontiff, Pope Francis, and we learnt a lot about what he might be planning to do after his brief speech. He was a close confidant of the previous pontiff, Pope Francis, and we learnt a lot about what he might be planning to do after his brief…
Inside the secretive world of Zara
The BBC’s Emma Simpson gets a rare glimpse behind the scenes of how the fashion brand operates. The BBC’s Emma Simpson gets a rare glimpse behind the scenes of how the fashion brand operates. BBC News
Visit the Arctic vault holding back-ups of great works
An arctic vault holds digital back-ups of some of humanity’s great works of art, history and technology. An arctic vault holds digital back-ups of some of humanity’s great works of art, history and technology. BBC News
