WTO chief says 'very concerned' as tariffs cut into global trade
Global trade is expected to plummet this year in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariff offensive, fuelling uncertainty that threatens "severe negative consequences" for the world, the World Trade Organization warned Wednesday.
Read moreStocks mixed as US hits Nvidia chip export to China
Wall Street shares fell but European stocks diverged Wednesday after the US government imposed restrictions on exports of a key Nvidia chip to China, the latest trade war salvo between the world's biggest economies.
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Sports bodies have 'no excuses' on trans rules after court ruling: campaigners
Campaigners say there are "no excuses" for allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports events after a landmark legal decision in Britain on Wednesday.
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Zverev joins Shelton in Munich ATP quarters
German world number three Alexander Zverev is through to the quarter-finals of the ATP event in Munich after cruising to a straight-sets win over Daniel Altmaier on Wednesday.
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The Trump adviser who wants to rewrite the global financial system
One of the architects of US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz has advocated a shake-up of the global trade and financial systems, centred on a radical strategy to weaken the dollar.
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US senator travels to El Salvador over wrongly deported migrant
Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen flew to El Salvador on Wednesday to press for the release of a US resident mistakenly deported to the Central American country.
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UN watchdog chief says Iran 'not far' from nuclear bomb
The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi warned Wednesday that Iran was "not far" from possessing a nuclear bomb, shortly before he arrived in Tehran for talks.
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Trump says 'joke' Harvard should be stripped of funds
President Donald Trump called Harvard a "joke" Wednesday and said it should lose its government research contracts after the top US university refused to accept demands to come under outside political supervision.
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Macron vows punishment for French prison attackers
President Emmanuel Macron warned Wednesday that assailants behind a wave of coordinated arson and gunfire attacks on French prisons would be "found, tried and punished".
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Canada central bank holds interest rate steady amid tariffs chaos
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key lending rate at 2.75 percent, pausing a stream of recent cuts due to shifting US trade policy and tariffs.
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