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China has warned Donald Trump that a new trade war “will leave no party unscathed” as the incoming US president’s new tariff threats provoke an angry reaction. The response by the world’s second-largest economy to Mr Trump’s promise, of additional 10% tariffs on all goods from China into the US, came via state media. “There

The notion that Donald Trump would hike tariffs is hardly a surprise – it was a plan front and centre of his economic pitch during the election campaign. If that softened the landing, it still hit hard in the three countries in the frame. Mexico warned it would cause inflation and job losses in both

A fugitive wanted for more than two decades by the FBI has been caught in North Wales, authorities have said. Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was one of the FBI’s “most wanted terrorists” for two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003. Two bombs exploded about one hour apart on the campus of a

Donald Trump has threatened sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on his first day in office. The president-elect, who takes office on 20 January next year, said he would introduce a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico. Posting on his Truth Social platform he also threatened an

A motion has been filed to drop the charges against Donald Trump of seeking to overturn the 2020 US presidential election result. Mr Trump was first indicted on four felonies in August 2023: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and

Matt Gaetz has joined the celebrity video platform Cameo days after he withdrew his name from consideration to serve as Donald Trump’s attorney general. The president-elect chose former Florida congressman Mr Gaetz for the role despite him facing sex trafficking allegations. But he removed himself from the running for the country’s top legal official on

Ireland’s Taoiseach Simon Harris says he is setting aside “significant funds” to protect the country from any economic shock under Donald Trump’s presidency. But the Fine Gael leader, whose party is seeking a historic fourth consecutive term in Friday’s general election, remains hopeful of retaining good trade relations. President-elect Trump has threatened to impose tariffs

Unidentified drones were spotted over three airbases in the UK this week, the US Air Force (USAF) has confirmed. The incidents involved “small unmanned aerial systems” between 20 and 22 November over RAF Feltwell in Norfolk and Suffolk-based RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall. It’s not clear if the drones were considered hostile, according to the

Rapper Ye – formerly known as Kanye West – has been accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit that alleges he strangled a model on the set of a music video. Warning: This story contains details that readers may find distressing The lawsuit alleges the musician shoved his fingers in the claimant’s mouth at

The owners of a funeral home in Colorado, accused of storing 190 decaying bodies, have pleaded guilty to corpse abuse. Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature Funeral Home, began storing bodies in an old building near Colorado Springs as far back as 2019, prosecutors allege. It is further alleged the couple

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has postponed the sentencing scheduled for next week and has granted permission for his lawyers to seek dismissal of the case. State Judge Juan Merchan ruled after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said in a court filing earlier this week that it wouldn’t

Donald Trump has pledged for years to surround himself with ultra-loyalists who can mould his government to his vision without barriers.  That’s precisely why he picked Matt Gaetz. Now he’s out, Pam Bondi is in and she’s equally loyal. Gaetz was uniquely unpopular on Capitol Hill but ultra-MAGA and ultra-loyal to the president-elect. He was

Within hours of taking office, president-elect Donald Trump plans to begin rolling out policies including large-scale deportations, according to his transition team. Sky News partner network NBC News has spoken with more than half a dozen people familiar with the executive orders that his team plans to enact. One campaign official said changes are expected

A 43-year-old man was shot dead by police after calling 911 to report intruders had entered his home in Las Vegas. Brandon Durham was at home with his 15-year-old daughter when he called the emergency line to report armed intruders were trying to break into his property on 12 November. Bodycam footage shows Mr Durham

An anaesthetist has been jailed for 190 years for injecting dangerous drugs into IV bags. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr put a nerve blocking agent and other drugs into the bags at Surgicare North Dallas. An investigation was launched after a medic, Melanie Kaspar, took one of the tainted bags home to treat her dehydration and

Donald Trump has chosen TV host Dr Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Celebrity heart surgeon Dr Mehmet Oz rose to prominence working on Oprah Winfrey’s leading daytime television show before getting his own long-running series. But how has he gone from TV personality to Donald Trump’s choice for overseeing

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully performed another launch of its Starship rocket in front of President-elect Donald Trump, but the test flight did not go perfectly. The 400ft (122m) high rocket system, designed to land astronauts on the moon and ferry crews to Mars, lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas. The first stage, called Super

The leader of a church in New York where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed a provocative music video has been relieved of his duties. An investigation into Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel church in Brooklyn was launched after he gave permission for US singer Carpenter to film the video to

Police in the US have arrested two teenagers after a high-speed chase ended with a stolen vehicle crashing and catching fire. The car hit a kerb and struck a tree before bursting into flames in Colorado, after officers from Larimer County in the US state performed what is known as a precision immobilisation technique (PIT)

One person has died and dozens have fallen ill after contracting E.coli from bagged organic carrots. In total, 39 people were infected and 15 taken to hospital in 18 states after they ate the carrots (both whole and baby) sold by Grimmway Farms, which is based in California. Most of the people affected live in