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Stock markets in the US have ended their worst week since 2020, as Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs kicked in.

All three main indexes on Wall Street dropped by more than 5%, but the president has again insisted that taxes on goods entering the US will "supercharge" the American economy.

Some of the tariffs have now come into force - with a "baseline" 10% charge hitting goods from the UK and many other nations.

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After months of speculation, Nintendo has confirmed the successor to its wildly popular Switch console will be released on 5 June.

BBC reporter Tom Gerken was one of the first people to get their hands on the Switch 2 at a special event in Paris, and gave his thoughts on the console itself, the new games announced and how they're both being priced.

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Israel’s army said it has launched a new ground offensive east of Gaza City, adding more areas which it calls security zones, to put pressure on Hamas to accept its terms for a ceasefire.

The Hamas-run health ministry has said 86 people have died in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the UN says two-thirds of Gaza is under Israeli displacement orders or in no-go zones, and it’s been more than a month since aid supplies have been allowed into the territory.

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The US markets have tumbled down after China hit back against President Donald Trump’s raft of tariffs.

China - which faces a 54% import tax - said it would retaliate with an additional 34% tax on American goods from 10 April, prompting a further fall in European markets.

Indexes in the UK, Germany and France have all dropped down by more than 3%. Asian markets also dropped earlier.

Meanwhile, writing on his Truth Social account, the US president said “China played it wrong, they panicked,” adding that his policies would “never change”.

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Adam, Chris, Alex and Gary discuss what the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be on the UK.

What it means for the unique case of Northern Ireland? And, what the American people make of it all?

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In Canada, assisted dying was made legal nearly a decade ago, and more than 15,000 people a year have a medically-assisted death in the country.

The vast majority of them are terminally ill, and many of them choose to die at home.

Canada now has one of the most liberal systems of assisted dying in the world, similar to that operating in the Netherlands and Belgium.

But, opponents say death is coming to be seen as a standard treatment option for those with disabilities and complex medical problems.

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Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns sits down with the BBC’s Katty Kay to discuss his life, filmmaking, and his passion for history.

He offers a behind-the-scenes look at his meticulous documentary process and discusses his latest project, a series marking 250 years since the American Revolution.

You’re watching Influential with Katty Kay, a weekly programme where the BBC's Katty sits down for in-depth conversations with some of the most powerful and change-making people in the worlds of culture, business, science, and more.

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Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault between 1999 and 2005.

The charges relate to four separate women.

Brand, 49, has previously denied the allegations, calling them "very, very hurtful".

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China has said it will add a 34% tariff on US goods starting from next week, in retaliation for Donald Trump's tariffs.

Its finance ministry said the US tariffs on Chinese products are "not in line with international trade rules".

US President Donald Trump has announced 54% tariffs on China, which include previous duties already in place. That makes China one of the hardest-hit countries on America's tariff list.

A spokesperson at the ministry of commerce said China has also filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization.

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