Nigeria is one of more than 60 countries facing increased tariffs after US President Donald Trump launched a reciprocal-tariff programme targeting individual products and countries with varying rates.

President Donald Trump has once again delayed the implementation of sweeping tariffs on China, signing an executive order on Monday to extend the deadline for higher tariffs until 10 November. The announcement came just hours before the existing agreement between the world’s two largest economies was set to expire. The move extends a temporary truce between the two nations, which had been due to end on Monday. The Chinese commerce…

United States consumer prices continued to climb in July, according to key economic data released on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump’s international tariffs started to impact costs for American consumers. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which tracks the price changes of a basket of goods and services, revealed that prices were up 2.7% in July compared with the same month last year. While inflation had eased in the spring, the…

A leading US medical journal has issued a warning about using ChatGPT for health-related information after a man developed a rare condition following advice from the chatbot. The Annals of Internal Medicine published a case study detailing how a 60-year-old man developed bromism, or bromide toxicity, after consulting ChatGPT about removing table salt from his diet. Bromism was once a well-recognised condition in the early 20th century, thought to have…

Donald Trump has invoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the city’s Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, ordering the deployment of the national guard and describing Washington DC as “lawless”  despite official figures showing crime at historic lows. Speaking on Monday, the US president vowed to allow officers to “do whatever the hell they want” in the face of what he called provocations.…

Villagers in Vietnam whose farms are set to be demolished to make way for a $1.5bn (£1.18bn) golf resort backed by the Trump family have reportedly been offered rice provisions and cash compensation of as little as $12 (£9.40) per square metre by state authorities. According to Reuters, thousands of villagers in Hung Yen province, south of Hanoi, will receive payouts based on the size and location of their land.…

In a Fox News interview broadcast on Sunday, Vance sought to deflect criticism of the administration’s refusal to release the “Epstein files” by blaming Democrats.

The Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France has been forced to shut down after a massive swarm of jellyfish clogged the filter drums that draw in cooling water, its state-owned operator, EDF, has confirmed. The facility, one of the largest in France, is cooled via a canal linked to the North Sea. According to EDF, four reactors were affected in the incident, which occurred late on Sunday, prompting a…

Al Jazeera news platform says two of its correspondents, including prominent reporter Anas al-Sharif, and three cameramen were killed on Sunday in what it described as a targeted Israeli strike on a tent used by journalists in Gaza City. The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the attack, saying it specifically targeted al-Sharif, whom it accused of being “a terrorist” linked to Hamas. “A short while ago, in Gaza City,…

Tourist trails on Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy have been closed as firefighters continue to battle a huge blaze sweeping across the volcano’s slopes. Officials have also warned of another “challenging day” for crews tackling France’s largest wildfire since 1949. The wildfire on Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, broke out several days ago and by Saturday afternoon had spread to roughly 3km (1.9 miles) wide, destroying hundreds of hectares of woodland…

Shares in US footwear company Crocs tumbled by almost 30% on Thursday after the firm warned of falling sales, citing the impact of tariffs, “super cautious” American consumers and signs that the “ugly shoe” trend may be losing steam. The Colorado-based maker of foam clogs and sandals saw its share price fall 29.2%, following a forecast that revenues could decline between 9% and 11% in the current quarter. Analysts had…

The summit at Chevening came ahead of a planned meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska.