Prince William pays tribute to army medic found dead in barracks

This week has seen a flurry of news from the UK and US, covering a range of topics from politics and trade to scandal and controversy.

In the UK, Prince William has paid tribute to Cpl Lucy Wilde, a 25-year-old army medic who was found dead in her barracks in Warminster, Wiltshire. The Prince remembered Wilde as someone who "served with courage and distinction" during her time with the Welsh Guards. An investigation into her death is currently underway.

Meanwhile, Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has been accused of "performing Maga stunts" after claiming that the British government stopped him from traveling to the Chagos Islands on a humanitarian mission. Farage flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having a permit to visit the nearby archipelago. Critics have questioned the validity of his claims, suggesting that they are nothing more than a publicity stunt.

In the US, trade chief Jamieson Greer has insisted that the country's tariff policy remains unchanged despite a supreme court ruling that declared many of Donald Trump's tariffs illegal. The ruling was seen as a sharp rebuke to the Republican president's aggressive economic agenda. However, Greer maintained that the US will not pull out of deals with the UK, EU, and other countries.

In a separate development, a lobbyist hired by a thinktank has been accused of investigating a Guardian reporter. Tom Harper, a senior director at the US public affairs company Apco, was reportedly making inquiries about Henry Dyer, who has been reporting on a row involving Labour Together, a thinktank instrumental in Keir Starmer's Labour leadership victory.

Finally, US envoy Huckabee has denied saying that he would support Israel expansionism, despite reports suggesting otherwise. A rights advocate has warned that failure to sack Huckabee "will be read by the world as an endorsement of his views" by Trump.

The past week has been marked by a series of significant events that have sparked controversy and debate on both sides of the Atlantic. As these stories continue to unfold, it remains to be seen how they will impact politics, trade, and international relations in the coming weeks and months.

Sources:

• Prince William pays tribute to army medic found dead in barracks (The Guardian)
• Nigel Farage accused of ‘Maga stunts’ for saying he was denied access to Chagos Islands (The Guardian)
• US tariff policy ‘hasn’t changed’ despite supreme court ruling, trade chief says (The Guardian)
• Lobbyist hired by thinktank accused of investigating Guardian reporter (The Guardian)
• US envoy Huckabee tries to deny saying he would support Israel expansionism (The Guardian)