Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhat are tariffs and how do they affect us? The European Union (EU) has introduced retaliatory tariffs on US goods as a top official launched a fresh attack on President Donald Trump's trade policy. The duties on €2.8bn (£2.4bn) worth of US goods came into force on…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLauren Wright, politics and public affairs expert, on the significance of Melania Trump's "I don't care" jacket First Lady Melania Trump has been criticised for the choice of her jacket worn on a trip to a migrant child detention centre in Texas. Mrs Trump was spotted in…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHaley: Council has been a protector of human rights abusers The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it a "cesspool of political bias".The "hypocritical and self-serving" body "makes a mockery of human rights", said US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley.Formed…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The Senate passed the bill, with 52 votes in favour and 29 against Canada's parliament has passed a law legalising the recreational use of marijuana nationwide.The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Adults who try to cross the US-Mexico border are automatically taken into custody The former US First Lady Laura Bush has condemned a controversial policy that splits up families who illegally enter the country.Writing in the Washington Post, she describes the separation of children from their parents as cruel,…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThomas Markle on missing wedding and talking politics with Harry The Duchess of Sussex's father, Thomas Markle, has revealed his daughter cried when he told her he would not be attending her wedding to Prince Harry.He also expressed his disappointment at not walking her down the aisle."I'm…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFire engulfs Glasgow School of Art. Glasgow's world-renowned School of Art has been gutted by another huge blaze, four years after part of the building was destroyed by fire.Flames ripped through the celebrated Mackintosh building after it caught fire at about 23:20 on Friday.The blaze spread to…
A large fire has broken out at the Glasgow School of Art for the second time in four years. Flames and plumes of smoke engulfed the world-renowned Mackintosh building in the city centre. The building was due to re-open next year following a multi-million pound restoration project.
Watch the BBC World Cup titles 2018 Fifa World Cup Venue: Russia Dates: 14 June-15 July Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button and iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live; follow text updates online. The 2018 Fifa World Cup gets under way on Thursday, when hosts Russia face Saudi…
Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Pompeo said the alliance between the US, Japan and South Korea was "ironclad" North Korea will not see any economic sanctions lifted until it has demonstrated "complete denuclearisation", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Mr Pompeo was speaking at a press conference in Seoul with his South…
