World Politics

US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs are facing blowback from all corners - including a market sell-off, foreign retaliation and anger from corporate America.

A deal to spin off the US assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve the deal, thanks to the US' new tariffs.

The world's second biggest economy has announced additional tariffs of 34 percent on US goods.

Sources said the purge also included more than a dozen staff at the White House national security council.

Leaders around the world have threatened to ratchet up a trade war with the United States.

A snap election must be held within 60 days of the ruling.

Analysis: All it took was losing US$100 billion in three months to make Musk change his tune.

The investigation will focus on the Defence Secretary's use of the commercial messaging app to discuss air strikes on Yemen.

Phil Goff was sacked as High Commissioner to the UK over the criticism, and says he would do it again. Audio

Here is what some governments said about what they would - and would not - do in response.

Global stocks slumped, government bonds jumped and safe-haven gold touched a record high.

Global equities have been hit hard leading up to the US president's announcement - dubbed "Liberation Day".

Analysis: China is not so in the midst of an economic crash as a slow decline of hope, Christian Yao writes.