Electric cars inside a Leapmotor showroom in Beijing, China.
Wu Hao / EPA
The US president is ramping up tariffs on Chinese-made products, including a 100% border tax on electric cars.
Abir Sultan / EPA
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
EPA/Olivier Hoslet
Ad-hoc responses to the situation in Ukraine don’t amount to a coherent vision.
‘Rock, you look a lot like a hard place.’
Cagkan Sayin
Fears abound that cutting rates could tank European currencies, but there’s a a greater risk for them to take seriously.
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Technology is being used in schools without extensive research to show whether it has a positive impact.
Wanna upvote the company?
Gill C
The platform’s own userbase could get into loggerheads with the company – particularly a certain investor community by the name of WallStreetBets.
The funeral of Bertha Gisela Gaytan, a mayoral candidate for the municipality of Celaya, Mexico, who was shot dead after her first campaign rally on April 1 2024.
STR / EPA
Mexican elections have been marred by political violence for years, and this year will be no different.
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New AI-based research suggests chemicals known for their negative health effects are produced in the most popular flavoured vapes. We need for tighter regulation on vapes – fast
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Viewers were concerned that the reality TV star struggled to breathe in her ultra-tight corset while posing on the red carpet
Prisoners at the Terrorism Confinement Centre, a prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, built to house 40,000 gang members convicted or detained.
Rodrigo Sura / EPA
Governments across Latin America are resorting to draconian measures in an attempt to rein in surging gang violence.
Palestinian civilians are evacuating Rafah as Israeli troops prepare to launch their long-awaited assault on the city.
EPA-EFE/Mohammed Saber
The US is redoubling its efforts to complete construction of an aid pier off the coast of Gaza, but with road crossings closed, this will not be enough.
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The government’s decision may seem hard to fathom.
University of Plymouth
Since coining the term microplastics 20 years ago on May 7 2004, Richard Thompson reflects on the progress being made to halt plastic pollution.
EPA-EFE/Sarah Yenesel
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
There are grants of £7,500 available to help with the cost of installing heat pumps.
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The public is largely open to moving away from fossil fuel use for residential heating and hot water.
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Our research has found that young people rarely report their experiences.
A.J. Odudu and Will Best present Big Brother on ITV.
ITV
Once huge ratings draws, reality TV shows are facing dwindling audiences in the UK and elsewhere. Is this the end of the genre, or can it adapt to survive?
Andy and the Odd Socks on stage.
Alice Sutton Photography
How do our differences unite us? Lessons from a kids’ rock band.
Could this be the start of a golden era for Spotify?
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Commentators have been asking for years when the streaming giant will turn profitable – that time may now have come.
Members of the security forces try to stop protesters during a pro-Palestinian rally near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan, in October 2023.
Mohammad Ali / EPA
Jordan’s foreign policy has landed the kingdom in hot water.