Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption John Bolton is to be Mr Trump’s third national security adviser President Donald Trump is replacing US National Security Adviser HR McMaster with Bush-era defence hawk and former United Nations ambassador John Bolton. Mr Trump tweeted to thank Gen McMaster, saying he had done an “outstanding job & will […]
Image caption China is a huge consumer of pork and pork products China has said it is considering imposing tariffs on $3bn worth of US products in retaliation to new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. The list of products under consideration by China includes pork, wine, fruit and nuts and stainless steel pipes, […]
President Trump replaces US National Security Adviser H R McMaster with Bush-era defence hawk John Bolton. In a tweet, Mr Trump said he was thankful for Mr McMaster’s service and said he had done an “outstanding job”. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page […]
Image copyright Reuters The US plans to impose tariffs on up to $60bn (£42.5bn) in Chinese goods and limit the country’s investment in the US in retaliation for years of alleged intellectual property theft. The White House said the actions were necessary to counter unfair competition from China’s state-led economy. It said years of talks […]
Image copyright Toys R Us Image caption Lazarus pictured with Geoffrey the Giraffe, the company mascot The man who founded Toys R Us – the children’s toy retailer – has died aged 94, one week after his company announced it was closing its doors. Charles Lazarus began selling toys in 1957 in large supermarket-style shops […]
Image copyright Getty Images Students at the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead last month are being asked to wear clear backpacks. School officials have written to families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High pupils outlining the plans as part of new security measures. They said any student without a clear rucksack would […]
Image copyright Reuters The US plans to impose roughly $50bn in tariffs on Chinese goods and limit the country’s investment activity in the US as payback for what it alleges is years of intellectual property theft. The White House said the actions are a necessary step to counter unfair competition from China’s state-led economy. It […]
Image copyright Getty Images The Trump administration plans to announce sanctions against China on Thursday after determining that the country is encouraging the theft and transfer of intellectual property from US businesses. The White House said the actions come after years of talks about the issue that failed to produce change. The actions are expected […]
Media captionCambridge Analytica: What we know so far Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network “made mistakes” that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy. Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political clients. In a statement, Mr Zuckerberg said […]
Media captionPolice chief Brian Manley announced the suspect’s death to the media US officials have identified the suspect linked to a series of deadly parcel bombs targeting the Texas city of Austin as Mark Anthony Conditt, 23. The man was killed after he detonated an explosive as officers approached his car following a chase in […]
