An artist whose official portrait of Donald Trump was publicly lambasted by the president said his comments are “directly and negatively impacting” her business, threatening its future. British-born artist Sarah A Boardman painted Trump’s official portrait for the Denver State Capitol Gallery of Presidents, where it hung for six years. In January Trump described Boardman’s...
Joshua Nevett Political reporter Getty Images Fish is the main good exported by the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands was surprised to be hit by one of the most punishing tariff rates on US President Donald Trump’s “worst offenders” list, a member of the Falklands parliament has told the BBC. The British overseas territory is...
Paul Kirby & Laura Gozzi BBC News EUROPEAN COMMISSSION/DATI BENDO/HANDOUT European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has already laid out initial countermeasures Europe’s leaders had been preparing for “Trump’s trade war” – but the reality of a 20% blanket US tariff still came as a shock. “This decision is a catastrophe for the economic...
President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for sweeping new import taxes on all goods entering the US, in a watershed moment for global trade. The plan sets a baseline tariff on all imports of at least 10%, consistent with a proposal Trump made on the campaign last year. Items from countries that the White House...
At least 18 people have been killed and 19 injured as South Korea’s wildfires continue to ravage the country’s southeast, according to the latest numbers from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The “unprecedented” crisis remains critical, according to acting president Han Duck-soo, who said the fires are “rewriting the record books for the...
On the back of years of Tory austerity, the education sector is preparing for the “worst financial situation for a generation” after chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement on 26 March. Headteachers have already warned that schools face “death by a thousand cuts” partly because the proposed pay increase for teachers is unfunded and the Labour...