The US is the UK’s largest export partner, by far

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Alexander Pichushkin was jailed in 2007 for the murders of 48 people

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Iran’s rial currency traded at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday

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Exclusive: As a Russia-Ukrainian ceasefire looks no closer, Sir Alex Younger tells The Independent how the UK is too detached from the threat posed by Putin – and that our ‘collective effort’ needs to change

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As China slaps reciprocal 34 per cent tariffs on the US, Alicja Hagopian and Millie Cooke look at what industries will be hardest hit

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Have your say: As former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger warns Britain must revive national service to face global threats, the debate over military readiness intensifies

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China is retaliating in a determined and at times highly detailed manner to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, with a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week

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Police are investigating the sale of relics belonging to Carlo Acutis, the millennial saint

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A school building where displaced Palestinian families were sheltering in Gaza City was reduced to rubble following an Israeli strike on Thursday, 3 April.

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‘These unlawfully implemented tariffs cause harm to American businesses, American jobs, and American consumers,’ says Florida entrepreneur who filed suit

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Day after day, Chinese rescue teams haul children and elderly people from collapsed buildings

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Delay in financing has forced the news organization to furlough some staff and cut some programs.

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Kennedy joins a small but growing group of Republican lawmakers getting restless over Trump levies and the market meltdown

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The shallow quake was centred offshore, 120 miles from island of New Britain

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‘The formula they used for these numbers to measure the trade deficit, it’s like ‘apples, oranges, a couple of cashews, divided by ten, times four — none of it makes any sense’

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Trump skipped past transfers during first term in office

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Analysis: Trump’s tariffs are making it harder for Republicans to cut taxes and spending, Eric Garcia writes

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‘We will know soon enough, in a matter of weeks, not months, whether Russia is serious about peace or not,’ said Rubio

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Prosecutors say ‘volume of Santos’ lies and his extraordinary pattern of dishonesty speaks to his high likelihood of reoffending’

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The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat with administration officials discussing attack plans last month

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