Trump tariffs ripped up global trade order. What now?

About 30% of voters, mostly Democrats, cast postal ballots in the general election two years ago. However, several states like Oregon, Washington, and Colorado rely heavily or entirely on mail ballots for their elections, requiring Republicans to use the system as well. Seven Republican state election officials warned the justices, external that allowing significant changes…

Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has formally apologised to Burkina Faso for the unauthorised entry of a Nigerian military jet into Burkinabè airspace, an incident that led to the detention of 11 Nigerian servicemen. Tuggar’s spokesperson told the BBC that the detained personnel had been released and were due to return to Nigeria, without saying…

Rock star Angry Anderson, whose music famously soundtracked the wedding of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan’s characters in Australian TV soap Neighbours, has died at the age of 79. The musician, whose real name was Gary Anderson, rose to fame as the frontman of Rose Tattoo, one of Australia’s most revered rock bands, from 1976….

Last month, he gave a national address from the White House where he struck similar themes and cited similar statistics – but it hasn’t convinced the public. The president and his aides appear to be hoping that with a bigger State of the Union audience, which should measure in the tens of millions, the results…