Donald Trump’s administration has fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, a source said on Friday. Hayden, who was the first woman and first African American in the role, headed an office that has overall management responsibility for the library and sets out policy on its programs and activities. Neither the Library of Congress nor the White House has commented on this. Top Democrats in Congress had criticized the move…

China’s Vice Foreign Minister, Hua Chunying, has boosted that the country has full confidence in its ability to manage trade issues with the United States of America. While speaking with the press, he said, “We have no fear,” adding that the trade policy of the U.S. administration can not be sustained. Recall that officials from both sides are set to meet in Switzerland to discuss the tariffs they have imposed…

Britain’s King Charles has called for the commitment of the world to seek lasting peace and preventing warfare. He made the call in a speech to mark the end of four days of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day at a sombre thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey, where he and other senior royals joined 10,000 guests, including veterans for a music concert at Horse Guards Parade…

Donald Trump is said to slash US tariffs on Range Rovers and other UK-made cars to 10pc as part of a trade deal that also drops levies on American beef. The UK and the US will also remove taxes on up to 13,000 metric tonnes of beef imports and exports per year as Britain won’t allow imports of hormone-treated beef under the agreement. Steel tariffs of 25pc will also be…

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has pledged to donate nearly all of his wealth by 2045, totalling $200bn, to enhance the lives of the world’s poorest people. The donation of the billionaire followed Elon Musk’s support for sharp U.S. foreign aid cuts. Bill slammed Musk, a key figure in President Donald Trump’s administration and accused him of “killing the world’s poorest children” with huge cuts to the United States’ aid budget.…

The United States and Britain will announce a deal to lower tariffs on some goods on Thursday, the first such agreement since U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a global trade war with universal levies. In his posts on Truth Social, Trump said he would hold an Oval Office news conference about a full and comprehensive trade agreement with Britain. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who describes the U.S. as an indispensable…

Following reports of a potential trade deal between the US and UK, the pound has remained steady against the dollar while UK mid-cap shares rallied as it coincides with the Bank of England’s expected interest rate decision that is likely to result in a quarter-point cut. Sterling rose as much as 0.5% against the dollar after the New York Times reported the possible trade deal before trimming gains to trade…

Labour Party surveys show that voters in the United Kingdom believe rising immigration levels are negatively affecting their standard of living, according to a new poll, adding pressure on party leader Sir Keir Starmer following disappointing local election results. The poll, conducted by Merlin Strategy on April 22 and 23, surveyed 3,000 British adults. Among respondents who voted for Labour in the last general election, only 24 percent said immigration…

U.S. President Donald Trump, announced it aims to protect one of its biggest creative industries by having active discussions with top U.S. officials over the 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the country. “We are already in active discussions with the top of the U.S. administration on this subject. We are working hard to establish what might be proposed, if anything, and to make sure our world-beating creative industries…

Britain’s Trade Minister has defended a contentious tax break for some Indian workers agreed as part of a landmark free trade agreement with India, saying the idea that he had undercut British workers was absolute nonsense. The trade deal, which includes a range of tariff cuts on British imports to India, also exempts some short-term workers from India from paying into Britain’s social security system for three years. The exemption…

The United Kingdom government’s central justification for sweeping changes to environmental protections in its controversial new planning and infrastructure bill has been dealt a major blow by its own impact assessment. According to the analysis conducted by Whitehall officials, there is very little evidence to support the claim that environmental protections delay development. The bill, which is currently under scrutiny, aims to fast-track housing and infrastructure projects by allowing developers…

Ed Miliband has called for a massive expansion of solar power through the untapped potential of Britain’s car parks. The Energy Secretary while seeking views on how to spur the construction of solar panel canopies above parking spaces at supermarkets, offices and shopping villages. The idea is viewed as a win-win because it would make better use of sprawling car parks while also generating more green electricity, potentially lowering bills…