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EU promises to defend itself from US tariff threat

EU vows to defend interests after US tariff threat.

24/05/2025 01:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

England's 2025: A defining year for Bazball?

Could 2025 be a defining year for the England Men's Test team?

Outlook Mixtape: When daddy kept his cool

The story of three defiant daughters on adventures sparked by their fearless fathers

Vivian Maier: Secret street photographer

The secret street photography of a US nanny in the 1950s and 1960s

Story time

The news you know, the science you don't

24/05/2025 04:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Brazilian farmers are (very) online

Rural pride goes viral in Brazil, but is it masking deeper environmental issues?

Is the UN underestimating the global fall in fertility?

How one graph shows the conservative side of the United Nations’ population estimates

US threatens 50% tariff on all European Union goods

The EU's trade chief calls for a deal based on "respect" with the United States

UN Chief : Gaza war in "cruellest phase"

As aid trickles in, the UN says thousands need medical treatment outside Gaza.

Ukraine and Russia achieve biggest prisoner exchange since 2022

Russia and Ukraine have each handed over 390 soldiers and civilians

Living with prostate cancer

Men in the US and UK discuss their diagnosis, treatment, fears and hopes for the future.

The female Afghan bodybuilder

The women in Afghanistan who refuse to stay unseen and unheard

Analysis on what is happening in American politics

We go behind-the-scenes with the team from Americast podcast

Scratching the surface

Katie Smith scours the world’s surface – including diving deeper with Alessia Zecchini

24/05/2025 10:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Can the UK-EU reset deal move Britain on from Brexit?

James Landale analyses the UK’s new deal with the EU

What makes us nostalgic?

Recalling a past that wasn’t

Russia, Ukraine conduct biggest prisoner swap to date

The biggest exchange of prisoners to date has continued for a second day

24/05/2025 17:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Brazilian farmers are (very) online

Rural pride goes viral in Brazil, but is it masking deeper environmental issues?

Is the UN underestimating the global fall in fertility?

How one graph shows the conservative side of the United Nations’ population estimates

What does Japan’s rice crisis say about its economy?

Japan is releasing emergency supplies of rice to tackle high prices and empty shelves

The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking about mental health

The man travelling the world with a cuddly duck to get others to open up

Ziddi Girls director Vasant Nath

Nikki Bedi is ed by Indian writer and director Vasant Nath and critic Rhianna Dhillon

Gazan doctor loses nine children in Israeli strike

A Bulgarian doctor in Gaza says the doctor’s husband is in a “life-threatening” condition

Scratching the surface

Katie Smith scours the world’s surface – including diving deeper with Alessia Zecchini

24/05/2025 22:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

James BKS

James BKS says meeting his father, Cameroonian legend Manu Dibango, was inspirational

Living with prostate cancer

Men in the US and UK discuss their diagnosis, treatment, fears and hopes for the future.

TikTok and the digital pimps: Eye Investigates

Debula Kemoli investigates the sexual exploitation of girls on TikTok live streams