The world's two largest economies are locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war that threatens hundreds of billions in trade and has roiled global markets and supply chains
China has said it has received overtures from the United States for talks on tariffs - but warned it will need concessions as proof of "sincerity" before any negotiations can take place.
02 May 2025
Mugs bearing the image of Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage are displayed on a stall on a street market in Frodsham, near Runcorn, northwest England, where Reform has been pushing hard to oust Labour and win a parliamentary by-election
Britain's two main parties are tipped to suffer losses in local elections likely to confirm the rise of hard-right populists and portend the splintering of a century-long political duopoly.
01 May 2025