Starting this Friday, the United States will impose new tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners, covering 99 percent of all goods entering the country. The new measures replace the temporary 10 percent global tariff introduced 150 days ago after t…
Fraudster jailed for building fake Roman amphitheatre & charging tourists £35 to visit site he said was ‘world’s oldest’
AN ITALIAN man charged tourists £35 to see the world’s oldest open-air amphitheatre, near which Juliet Capulet had lived. The only problem was that the artefacts were crafted in the early 2000s – not before 393AD – out of stuccoed blocks, fibreglass an…
Why have thousands taken to the streets? India’s ‘cockroach’ protest explained
India is seeing one of its biggest protests in recent years. But why did it start? And why is the mascot a cockroach? Here’s what you need to know.
Spain: Thousands evacuate as heatwave fuels blazes near Madrid
Thousands of people were forced to flee deadly wildfires that continued to sweep through parts of France, Spain and Italy on Friday.
Hundreds of firefighters backed by water-bombing planes battled the blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and stron…
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan faces removal vote: What’s the case about?
ICC’s 125 member states will vote by secret ballot Friday on the fate of Khan, who faces sexual misconduct allegations.
Trump hits Australian exports with fresh tariffs
Donald Trump has hit Australian exports with fresh tariffs, the US president lumping us in with Russia and China for not doing enough to combat modern slavery.
‘Forced labour’ rationale for Trump tariffs met with bewilderment
Measures effectively replace blanket 10% tariffs Trump imposed in February that were struck down by US supreme courtDonald Trump has once again inspired anger and confusion in US allies and trading partners as he imposed a wave of tariffs on more than …
Shipping’s $100-per-barrel ‘two-chokepoint problem’ boosts tanker stocks
Bab el-Mandeb situation is not sustainable, Arctic says
Fake-flag kingpin targeted in fresh Russia sanctions salvo
Experts say Suniel Kumar Sharma has been linked to fake ship registrations from more than 10 flags
British Gas axes 1,300 call centre staff – because customers ‘prefer chatbots’
CEO Chris O’Shea suggested customer behaviour is driving the change