Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on Saturday of “severe” flash flooding in the coming days.

A revolution is underway in gene editing -- and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose pioneering work is rewriting the building blocks of life with unprecedented precision.

The two countries are dealing with a set of extremely thorny issues, including Trump's shock imposition of 17 percent tariffs on Israeli imports

US customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10 percent tariff on all imports from many countries yesterday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.

Thousands of people descended yesterday on Washington’s National Mall and other cities across the United States in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency.

The US dollar rebounded against major currencies such as the euro and yen on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the repercussions of larger-than-expected US tariffs and signaled a cautious tone on future easing.

Trump's Wednesday tariff announcement shook global stock markets to their core, wiping out $5 trillion in stock market value for S&P 500 companies by Friday's close

The trade gaps, said the White House, were driven by an "absence of reciprocity" in relationships and other policies like "exorbitant value-added taxes"

Top US diplomat calls on other rich countries to chip in

"Trade must not become another source of instability. It should serve development and global growth," said UNCTAD secretary-general

President Donald Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell US assets of popular short video app TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban that was supposed to have taken effect in January under a 2024 law

US President Donald Trump said he wanted “direct talks” with Tehran on a nuclear deal, after he threatened to bomb Iran if it develops nuclear weapons.

US President Donald Trump unveiled the first “gold card”, a residency permit sold for $5 million each, aboard Air Force One on Thursday.

Japan and Taiwan promised billions in investment. Britain offered an invitation from the king.

Americans must also grapple with the potentially long-lasting impact of the move on household budgets

Oil prices fell further in early Asian trade on Friday, and were on track for the worst week in months over US President Donald Trump's new tariffs, stoking concerns over a global trade war that could weigh on oil demand.

Wall Street benchmarks slumped on Thursday, ending with the largest one-day percentage losses in years, as US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs ignited fears of an all-out trade war and a global economic recession.

Can they navigate the risks of tariffs and lost exports?

Here is the complete list of countries along with their respective tariff rates

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Thursday, as she vowed Brussels was 'prepared to respond'