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Columbia University to pay $200m in clash with Trump

Columbia University said Wednesday it will pay $200 million to the US government after president Donald Trump threatened to pull federal funding over what he said was its unwillingness to protect Jewish students.

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Trump declares ‘massive’ Japan trade deal

US president Donald Trump has announced a ‘massive’ trade deal with Japan, as China said it will send its vice-premier to US trade talks next week to secure its own agreement ahead of a looming deadline...

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Trump agrees to small cut in Philippine tariffs

US president Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one percentage point, after what he termed a successful meeting with his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos...

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White House restricts WSJ access to Trump over Epstein story

The White House on Monday barred The Wall Street Journal from traveling with US president Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to Scotland, after the newspaper reported that he wrote a bawdy birthday message to his former friend, alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein...

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Economics of digital services

In a stunning development that shook North American trade diplomacy, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States is ‘terminating ALL discussions on trade with Canada’ in retaliation for Ottawa’s implementation of a digital services tax, DST, targeting US tech firms. Trump, known for his aggressive trade posturing, condemned Canada’s...

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Trump pulls US from WHO pandemic reforms

President Donald Trump’s administration said Friday the United States was rejecting changes agreed last year for the World Health Organization on its pandemic response, saying they violated the country’s sovereignty...

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Trump unveils investments to power AI boom

US president Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce $92 billion in energy and infrastructure deals intended to meet big tech’s soaring demand for electricity to fuel the AI boom.

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Russia suggests Trump delaying peace

The Kremlin warned Tuesday that US president Donald Trump’s pledge of more weapons for Kyiv and threat of sanctions targeting Russian trading partners could embolden Ukraine and further delay already stalled peace efforts...

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US consumer inflation accelerates

US consumer inflation picked up in line with analyst expectations last month, government data showed Tuesday, as policymakers try to gauge how president Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of tariffs is affecting the economy...

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US will send Ukraine Patriot air defence systems: Trump

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine to help it fight off a Russian invasion, as his relations with Russian president Vladimir Putin soured...

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S’pore averts recession in Q2

Singapore averted a recession in the second quarter, official data showed Monday, but the government warned of ‘significant uncertainty’ ahead owing to the effects of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs...

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Impact of US tariffs varies across European Union

European countries are not all equally exposed to the US market and so will not suffer the same consequences should president Donald Trump go ahead with his threats to impose 30-per cent tariffs on the European Union...

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Trump’s dealmaker name on the line

President Donald Trump set out early in his second term to fulfil a decades-long desire of reshaping US trade with the world, but the main outcomes so far have been discord and uncertainty...

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Mexico, EU to face 30pc Trump tariffs from August 1

President Donald Trump on Saturday targeted Mexico and the European Union with steep 30 per cent tariffs, dramatically raising the stakes in already tense negotiations with two of the largest US trading partners...

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Mexico slams Trump’s 30pc tariff threat

Mexico slammed US president Donald Trump’s latest threat of 30 per cent tariffs Saturday as an ‘unfair deal,’ according to a government statement...

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US state dept begins mass layoffs

More than 1,300 state department employees were fired Friday in a downsizing ordered by president Donald Trump and touted as cutting bloated government—but which critics predict will hamstring US influence around the world...