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Following a messy divorce with the EU, the U.K. had banked on its “special relationship” with the U.S. forming the cornerstone of its post-Brexit “Global Britain” foreign policy. Now London is reassessing its options.

As U.S. President Donald Trump takes the world economy on a rollercoaster with his unpredictable tariff regime, Britain’s Labour government is increasingly turning to old flames like the EU and India.

Volkswagen's truckmaker Scania said on Friday it had agreed to buy bankrupt Northvolt's division that makes battery packs for heavy industry, reviving a transaction first presented in February, for an undisclosed price.

Sweden's Northvolt filed for bankruptcy last month in one of the country's largest corporate failures, bringing to an end Europe's best hope of developing a rival to Asian electric vehicle battery makers.

The people tasked with keeping the country safe from foreign government hackers and cybercriminal gangs say they feel like they’re under attack, not from their usual adversaries but from the administration they work under.

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Jo Ellis said Matt Wallace’s posts falsely identifying her as a helicopter pilot in the crash went so viral that she had to post a “proof of life” video to refute him.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Thursday it plans to spend $23 billion to build and expand 10 facilities in the U.S., as it grapples with renewed threats of drug import duties from the Trump administration.

The United States warned on Thursday, April 10, against an Iranian misstep after a senior aide to the country's supreme leader threatened to expel UN nuclear inspectors ahead of weekend talks with the United States. "The threat of that kind of action, of course, is inconsistent with Iran's claims of a peaceful nuclear program," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters. "Also, expelling IAEA inspectors from Iran would be an escalation and a miscalculation on Iran's part."

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The European Union and China have agreed to look into setting minimum prices of Chinese-made electric vehicles instead of tariffs imposed by the EU last year, a European Commission spokesperson said on Thursday.

• One investor advocates for building a city on the Arctic island because its harsh environment could provide a test site for colonizing Mars - one of Elon Musk’s highest ambitions.
• Wealthy tech investors including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen have invested in a venture-capital firm that has launched a half dozen charter-city projects globally.

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While Trump has paused his whopping 46 percent tariff on Vietnam, economists say the export-reliant country still faces painful decisions.

In what bird lovers are calling a landmark ruling, the Montpellier court held EDF Renouvelables and nine of its subsidiaries responsible for the deaths of 160 bats and birds, especially lesser kestrels, which regularly collide with the blades despite deterrents put in place by operators.

More than three in five Canadians see Liberal Leader Mark Carney as the best person to negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump, a new public opinion poll suggests.

The survey, commissioned by The Globe and Mail and La Presse and conducted by Nanos Research, says 62 per cent of respondents think Mr. Carney would do the best job in talks with Mr. Trump, with only 24 per cent choosing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

China responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's claim that at least 155 Chinese nationals are fighting alongside Russian troops, with a Foreign Ministry spokesman advising against "irresponsible remarks" and reiterating China's desire for a peaceful resolution.