What Merz wants from Trump showdown meeting9 hours agoJessica Parker and Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Berlin and WashingtonReutersNew German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making a high-stakes trip to...
Russian exports of crude oil have hit a two year low, as the economic crisis in the country continues to intensify. Oil and gas exports are a major source of income for the Kremlin, providing the...
Labour is cosying up to China after years of rollercoaster relations6 hours agoAnkur ShahEditor, BBC Global China UnitBBCThe sprawling city of Chongqing in southwestern China is an incredible sight....
UK temporarily spared from Trump's 50% metal tariffs4 hours agoMitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe UK has been temporarily spared from US President Donald Trump's executive...
Macron waxwork stolen from French museum by activists2 hours agoAlex BoydBBC NewsReutersA waxwork figure of French President Emmanuel Macron has been stolen from a museum in Paris by environmental...
At a glance: Key points from government's defence strategy14 minutes agoOscar BentleyPolitical reporterPA MediaPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out the government's defence strategy for the...
UK steelmakers call Trump doubling tariffs 'another body blow'2 hours agoMarc AshdownBusiness correspondent, BBC NewsGetty ImagesUK steelmakers said US President Donald Trump's decision to double...
How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine10 hours agoVitaly ShevchenkoRussia editor, BBC MonitoringGetty ImagesRussia has continued to make billions from fossil fuel exports to the...
How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine8 hours agoVitaly ShevchenkoRussia editor, BBC MonitoringGetty ImagesRussia has continued to make billions from fossil fuel exports to the...
Simon Jack: Tariff ruling doesn't really change US-UK deal47 minutes agoSimon JackBusiness editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThis latest twist in the Trump trade tariff drama has many people asking what it...
Donald Trump has been dealt a blow after a U.S. trade court blocked his attempt to slap sweeping global tariffs on imports – ruling the former President had overstepped his authority.A three-judge...
Trump agrees to extend EU trade talks after 50% tariff threat2 days agoRachel HaganBBC NewsReutersUS President Donald Trump has agreed to extend a deadline to negotiate tariffs with the European...
EU needs until 9 July for US trade talks, chief says44 minutes agoRachel HaganBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe EU's chief has said she is ready to move "swiftly" to agree a trade deal with the United States,...
Russia's biggest shipping company has posted a massive loss running into millions of pounds for the first quarter of 2025, as the country's economic crisis gathers pace. Businesses across the country...
Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic1 day agoKatya AdlerEurope editorReporting fromNorthern Norway and SvalbardBBCAs soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town on...