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US stocks soar as Donald Trump pauses most of his higher tariffs

Chinese goods now face a tariff of a hundred and twenty five per cent.

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The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator - on his recent trip to Myanmar, almost two weeks after the devastating earthquake.

and should unloved - and threatened - millennium-era buildings be preserved for posterity?

As the White House confirms it will impose a tariff of 104% on China from tomorrow, we ask how the escalating trade war can be resolved.

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Ukraine claims its captured two Chinese citizens fighting for Russia - what does it say about the direction of the war?

We speak to the lawyer of the pro-Palestinian student activist at the centre of a deportation row in the United States.

And when the voice from the past is your own - the woman reunited with a "talking postcard" she recorded - and sent - 70 years ago.

President Trump says the US is in direct talks with Iran over the country's nuclear ambitions. Speaking next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office, the President said a meeting was scheduled for Saturday involving people at a "very high level". He warned it would be a "very bad day for Iran" if no agreement was reached.

The President also doubled down on his threats of further tariffs against China, opening the possibility they could go as high as 104%. We speak to two American businesswomen on what that would mean for them.

And we remember Blondie drummer Clem Burke, who has died at 70.

US share prices have just recorded their worst two-day stretch for five years - after President Trump's global tariffs sent shockwaves through markets. We hear how the fall-out from the President's trade war is going down with Americans. We ask what it may take for Donald Trump to consider a climbdown.

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A woman at the centre of a free speech row between Britain and the US has been convicted of breaching an abortion clinic buffer zone. Why is the US government so concerned about her case?

We report from Turkey, where we meet a photojournalist who was detained after covering anti-government protests.

And forget the Mediterranean diet: why the cuisine of Northern Tanzania could be the new model of nutrition. We get a taste.

Global stocks have sunk a day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on goods imported to the United States. The UK government is continuing to push for a trade deal with Washington DC. We ask what options it has and speak to a business leader present at a roundtable with the Prime Minister in Downing Street this morning.

Hungary says it's quitting the International Criminal Court in protest at its decision to issue an arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We speak to the Hungarian government and an international human rights lawyer.

And the countdown begins to the Women's World Cup in 2035, which will be hosted in the UK.

The US president has announced sweeping tariffs of at least 10% on all US imports in what he called ‘Liberation Day’. The EU and China will face rates of 20% and 37% respectively, while imports from the UK will be taxed at 10%. We hear from UK businesses and one of President Trump’s former economic advisers.

Also on the programme: we hear from Camilla Hempleman-Adams, who has become the first woman to complete a solo crossing of Canada’s largest island.

US President Donald Trump is set to announce tariffs on goods from around the world coming into America tomorrow, in what his administration has dubbed "Liberation Day". The UK government is still trying to negotiate exemptions to the tariffs through an economic deal, while other powers have promised retaliation. We speak to British businesses bracing themselves for the change and a Republican strategist on whether Trump's voters will tolerate projected price rises.

Betty Webb, one of the last of the Bletchley Park codebreakers, has died aged 101. We heard from her friend and historian Tessa Dunlop.

And who should portray The Beatles? We discuss the contested casting in Sir Sam Mendes' new movie project about the world's most famous rock band.

The leader of France's hard right has come out fighting, after being barred from holding public office for five years. We ask if Marine Le Pen really is the victim of a political stitch-up.

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Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident - because of the bin strike which has left 17,000 tonnes of rubbish on the streets - and residents furious. We ask whether there's an end in sight.

And the hunt is on for a missing bell - to complete the restoration of one of the UK’s most remarkable industrial sites.

Hundreds of people are dead in Myanmar with fears for many more after a powerful earthquake struck the centre of the country. The tremors were felt throughout the region. In Thailand's capital Bangkok, rescuers have worked through the night and into the early morning to find survivors from a partially-built skyscraper which collapsed during the quake.

Also on the programme, the Labour MP Diane Abbott has criticised the government's intervention against the Sentencing Council, which has rejected a bid to amend new sentencing guidelines due to come into force on Tuesday.

And Richard Burton's native village in South Wales prepares for an increase in cinephiles as a biopic of his early life is released.

Buckingham Palace says the King had to return to hospital briefly - after experiencing temporary side-effects from his cancer treatment. Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney, says the US is no longer a reliable partner. Words with no English equivalent make it into the OED. Economic competition in the Artic. And the Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer on his hit Netflix show.