Will more than triple to 25%. Tariff hikes on other products, including semiconductor chips, are set to take into effect over the next two years. The increases, which impact a relatively small amount of us imports, come as vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump have clashed over tariffs on the campaign trail. Mr trump is calling for sweeping new duties on all imports, while ms harris has said his proposal would raise prices for the american people. Meanwhile, the european union is also considering tariffs on chinamade electric vehicles and negotiations are ongoing. The bloc was meant to vote on the taxes earlier this week, but that has since been delayed. Us stock markets rose on thursday, with the s&p 500 closing at a record high for the third time this week. Shares of micron jumped by almost 15%. This comes after the chip company posted strong earnings and said it expected growth in the months ahead, led by the artificial intelligence boom. We are keeping an e
Thank you very much, stephen. It s a pleasure to be with you again. It s great to talk to you. It s two months now since venezuelans voted in the presidential election. Just tell me what has happened to you since that vote. Well, our victory by a landslide was something the regime didn t expect. As well as the fact that in less than 2a hours, we were able to collect, digitalise and put on a robust web page over 83% of the tally sheets, the official tally sheets that actually demonstrated our victory. It was a 70 over 30 victory, but if it had been a freer election, believe me, we would have won at least by 90 to 10. So this was a huge defeat for the regime. Maduro is naked in front of the whole world and his followers. And so his decision was to get surrounded and entrenched around the top brass of the military and in fact, unleash terror. This has reached to thousands of venezuelans that have been detained, and everybody that was directly involved in organising the election is right n
Twente wanted it more as united are held to a draw at home in the Europa League. We meet the 88 year old whos ticked off his Bucket List Dream of taking to the skies in a spitfire after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Good morning. Another wet and windy day ahead for most of us, Rain Continuing to push north, behind it and return to sunshine and showers but the driest conditions will be ahead of it across Northern Scotland. All of the details shortly. Its Thursday 26th september. Our main story. The uk hasjoined ten other countries and the European Union in calling for a 21 Day Ceasefire between israel and hezbollah. It followed last Nights Emergency Session of the United Nations security council, which heard dire warnings from some nations about the risks of all out regional war if the current Crisis Spirals even further. Our correspondent Tom Bateman reports from New York, where the meeting took place. The deadliest day for lebanon in a generation inflicted by israels warplanes
Certainly be the better day of the weekend. Dry wIth some sunshine. Still a bIt disappointingly cool wIth more rain to come to close out september on sunday. Thanks, louise. And thats Bbc News at six. Now Its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im olly foster, heres whats im olly foster, heres whats coming up for you on sportsday. Goal coming up for you on sportsday. Goal in 60 seconds rangers have made a in 60 seconds rangers have made a stunning start to the euro paris stunning start to the euro Paris Dust Europa League campaign. Dust Europa League campaign. BrIttania fight back in barcelona, BrIttania Fight back in barcelona, Its all level after the first day Its all level after the first day of racing in the Louis VuItton of racing in the Louis VuItton final. And brItish basketball final. And brItish basketball prepares for a new Era And Plenty prepares for a new Era And Plenty of new stars. Of ne
EvenIng. There wIll not be any meetIng wIth PresIdent Trump, he of course has grown, former PresIdent Trump, he has grown IncreasIngly crItIcal of PresIdent Zelensky, accusIng hIm of havIng a favourIte In thIs comIng electIon whIch does reInForce how crucIal the next sIx weeks could be for ukraIne and for the europeans lookIng on. The one element of good news for PresIdent Zelensky Is that he was dIscussIng wIth the former PrIme MInIster Is thIs reassurance has been gIven that the Defence Department wIll allocate all of the remaInIng SecurIty AssIstance that congress had approved for ukraIne by The End of the year. So, before the next admInIstratIon comes In. Mary and, presumably, when he meets Kamala HarrIs In the next hour, he Is goIng to hear that there wIll be contInuIty If she becomes the next presIdent. That Is rIght, and she can assure hIm of that because thIs Is not the fIrst tIme they have met. In fact, kamala Is not the fIrst tIme they have met. Infact, Kamala HarrIs Is not t