Tariffs: US stock markets fall back

China has insisted it won't give in to pressure from President Trump over tariffs -- but says it's willing to negotiate. US stocks opened down after earlier gains in the European and Asian markets. The EU has put retaliatory tariffs against the US on hold, after Donald Trump paused tariff hikes for 90 days. We get reaction from Republican voters.

Our colleague from BBC Verify has been looking into some of the claims by President Trump about global trade.

Defence ministers from Ukraine's allies are meeting in Brussels to continue discussions about how to support Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Russia. We speak to our Ukraine correspondent about expectations and the mood in the country.

We speak to a couple about a long-distance relationship after a video showing their first ever hug went viral.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: US President Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office, Washington, USA - 09 Apr 2025. Credit: CHRIS KLEPONIS/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)