Japan, South Korea and Australia are lobbying the mercurial US president for exemptions on tariffs.

Japan, South Korea and Australia are lobbying the mercurial US president for exemptions on tariffs.
US president says measures are a response to domestic industry being ‘pummelled by both friend and foe alike’.
Tech billionaire has upended the federal bureaucracy in the two weeks since US President Donald Trump took office.
Analysts say Beijing hopes to seize moral high ground with referral of tariffs to World Trade Organization.
Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey among tech leaders to cast doubts on Chinese startup’s claimed budget and chip use.
Chip giant Nvidia shed nearly $600bn in market value after Chinese AI model cast doubt on supremacy of US tech firms.
As Biden seeks foreign policy win in his final days, his biggest political rival is seeking to steal the limelight.
Mark Zuckerberg’s invocation of ‘cultural tipping point’ comes as number of fact-checking initiatives has plateaued.
Jeju Air Flight 2216 exploded into flames after slamming into a concrete structure at the end of the runway.
Bird strikes are a common hazard for commercial flights but only rarely cause serious accidents, experts say.