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The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, ending a months-long standoff between two of the world's biggest economic partners.

After make-or-break negotiations between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, the pair agreed a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%.

This is half the 30% import tax rate President Trump had threatened to implement starting on Friday. He said the 27-member bloc would open its markets to US exporters with zero per cent tariffs on certain products.

Von der Leyen also hailed the deal, saying it would bring stability for both allies, who together account for almost a third of global trade.

President Trump has wielded tariffs against major US trade partners in a bid to reorder the global economy and trim the American trade deficit.

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Another 10-hour pause in Israeli military operations has come into effect in parts of Gaza to allow more aid to be distributed.

UN aid chief Tom Fletcher has said the next few days were "make or break”.

It comes as aid agencies warn of mass starvation across the strip - Gaza’s health ministry says another 14 people have died in the past 24 hours from malnourishment.

The UN has welcomed the new aid measures, but it also said the action needs to be "sustained" - and that there must be "no more attacks on people gathering for food".

Aid was also air dropped into Gaza at the weekend - but it was a tiny fraction of Gazans' daily needs.

Israel restricts entry of BBC and other international journalists into Gaza, making it difficult to verify the situation on the ground.

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Jordan and the UAE have carried out air drops into Gaza after Israel announced a series of new aid measures.

The IDF said aid corridors are being set up to "refute the false claim of intentional starvation" after aid agencies raised the alarm about malnutrition in Gaza.

Jordan is also sending in 60 trucks carrying essential food supplies, the country's state-run news agency reports, with Egypt delivering more aid by land.

Aid organisations have repeatedly warned that air drops are not sufficient to address the crisis in Gaza, with one calling it a "grotesque distraction".

At least 133 people have died from malnutrition since the war began, the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said.

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Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to hold talks in Malaysia on Monday in an attempt to negotiate an end to a conflict that has lasted four days.

Thailand said on Sunday a delegation led by acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai would attend, after US President Donald Trump called the leaders of both countries on Saturday to press for an immediate ceasefire.

The Thai government said it had been told by Malaysia that Cambodian Prime Minister Hum Manet would also attend.

At least 33 soldiers and civilians have been killed while thousands of Thai and Cambodian nationals have been displaced since border fighting broke out on 24 July.

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In South Africa, frequent power cuts is an issue that people have been battling with for 15 years.

For those who have the means, they have been able to go off grid, using expensive solar systems and alternative energy sources.

Now, local companies are providing pay-as-you-go backup power systems which allow others in less well-off areas to be able to do the same.

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Israel has announced a "tactical pause in military activity" in parts of Gaza.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said "designated humanitarian corridors" are being set up for UN convoys to "refute the false claim on intentional starvation".

Israel has been facing mounting pressure from Western governments, with aid agencies warning that mass starvation is taking hold in Gaza.

At least 127 people have died from malnutrition since the war began, the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said.

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In Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, gangs control 90% of the city.

Government authority has all but collapsed, and ordinary Haitians are trapped in a daily struggle for survival

In the past six months, more than 4,000 people have been killed.

More than a million people have been forced to flee their homes, as violence and insecurity spreads.

The Caribbean island nation has been engulfed in a wave of gang violence since the assassination in 2021 of the then-president, Jovenel Moïse.

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The UN has said nearly one-in-three people in Gaza is not eating for days at a time, warning that 90,000 women and children are in urgent need of treatment.

Earlier this year, Israel temporarily blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza. It then backed a new mechanism for the distribution of supplies, through the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

Since its implementation, more than a thousand Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid, according to the UN, which has described the system as a death trap.

In an interview with the BBC, a whistle blower who quit the GHF said he had witnessed indiscriminate brutality against desperate civilians, calling the incidents possible war crimes.

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Cambodia has called for an "immediate" ceasefire with Thailand, as the two countries have seen more than 30 people killed, including civilians, in the ongoing border clashes.

Cambodia's ambassador to the UN, Chhea Keo, said his country asked for a truce "unconditionally", adding that Phnom Penh also wanted a "peaceful solution of the dispute".

Thailand has not publicly commented on the proposal, while rejecting third-party mediation. It earlier declared martial law in eight districts bordering Cambodia.

At least 32 people - soldiers and civilians - have been killed and nearly 200,000 displaced in the two Southeast Asian countries, who accuse each other of firing the first shots on Thursday.

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Hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic pollution are circulating in marine environments.

It’s a problem in canals, rivers and oceans all around the world.

Tech Now visits a startup in the Netherlands that thinks it's come up with a potential solution - an autonomous floating Wasteshark.

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