The 59-year-old political newcomer says he will keep tariffs on US imports “until the Americans show us respect”. BBC News
Witnesses said the situation stabilised when security forces arrived following the violence. BBC News
The UK and France are leading efforts to set up a “coalition of the willing” to protect Ukraine. BBC News
Locally organised events took place across the UK, marking five years since the Covid-19 pandemic began. BBC News
Residents described shootings outside their homes and bodies in the streets in Syria’s worst unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. More than 1,000 people have been killed since Thursday, a war monitor said. NYT > World News
The publication of the detailed analysis was a sign that a cease-fire has gone from a theoretical exercise to an urgent and practical issue. NYT > World News
Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, head of Afghanistan’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, has the hard job of raising money in an impoverished country hobbled by international sanctions. NYT > World News