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The US Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, US, January 21, 2020. File Photo: Reuters

What happens now that Trump's tariffs have been struck down by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court did not specify how the $240 billion to $300 billion in tariff revenue already collected should be handled

British newspapers, featuring coverage of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, younger brother of Britain's King Charles, on suspicion of misconduct in public office, sit on display in a newsagent in London, Britain, February 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jack Taylor

What charge might King Charles' brother face after his arrest?

US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 2 April, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Why Trump's tariffs failed to make America great

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Curling - Men's Round Robin Session 1 - Canada vs Germany - Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - February 11, 2026. Brett Gallant of Canada, Ben Hebert of Canada and Marc Kennedy of Canada in action during Men's Round Robin Session 1. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

What is the Olympic curling double touching controversy about?

Lion dancers perform ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations at a department store, in Bangkok, Thailand, February 15, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

China's Lunar New Year travel rush is world's biggest annual migration

Officials give a final check before dispatching the ballot boxes to voting centres, a day ahead of the national election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Why is Bangladesh holding a referendum alongside its general election?

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: US Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS

How Jeffrey Epstein built a fortune through deception and influence

A car carrier transporting vehicles made by Kia Motors, which is part of South Korea's biggest automaker company Hyundai Motor, travels past blossoming cherry trees near Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/ File Photo

Why has President Trump threatened to raise US tariffs on South Korea again?

Egypt’s Siwa Salt Lakes. Photo: Tripadvisor

Egypt's Siwa Salt Lakes: why you float instead of sinking

A flag reading "RESIST" flaps in the foreground as federal agents stand guard near a vehicle during a demonstration outside the Whipple Federal Building, more than a week after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on 7 January, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, on 15 January 2026. Photo: Tim Evans/Reuters

Explainer: What is the Insurrection Act and why does Trump wants to unleash it?

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Why Iran's clerical establishment still holds as protests rage

Representational Image of human trafficking/ Collected

Why and how Nepal has become a new trafficking route

Myanmar soldiers from the 77th light infantry division walk along a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. Picture taken February 28, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?