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Trump vows to maintain food aid during shutdown

US president Donald Trump appeared to issue a lifeline Friday for low-income Americans reliant on food aid, saying he does not want them to ‘go hungry’ a day before some 42 million people could lose their monthly assistance.

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Trump rejects resuming Canada trade talks

US President Donald Trump on Friday flatly rejected any resumption of trade negotiations with Canada, one week after interrupting talks amid a dispute over an anti-tariff advertisement.

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LatAm weathered Trump tariffs better than feared

The impact of tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump ‘has been less than expected’ in Latin America, the head of the region’s development bank told AFP in an interview...

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Trump, Xi ease fight on tariffs, rare earths

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed on Thursday to calm the trade war between China and the United States that has roiled global markets, with Washington cutting some tariffs and Beijing committing to keep supplies of critical rare earths flowing...

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Xi, Trump talks win cautious optimism in China

A rare meeting between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping has succeeded in temporarily stabilising US-China relations, analysts said on Thursday, with the talks drawing cautious optimism on the streets of Beijing.

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Trump’s Truth Social to allow betting

The social media network founded by US president Donald Trump, Truth Social, announced Tuesday that it will allow users to make bets on the outcome of real-world events using the platform...

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Putin defies Trump with second nuclear weapons test in days

Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, president Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, defying US president Donald Trump’s warnings with Moscow’s second test of a new nuclear weapons system in just a few days...

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Drug war or power play

THE recent US government military surge vis-a-vis Venezuela, including the USS Gerald R Ford and the most advanced warplanes, has generated fears of a potentially dangerous escalation. President Donald Trump has said the operation was aimed at cracking down on drug trafficking and alleged that Venezuela is a conduit for such activity. Drug trafficking is...

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Canada seeks to resume talks with US

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said Monday he was ready to talk with US president Donald Trump after Washington hiked tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 per cent...

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Trump reveals he underwent MRI scan

US president Donald Trump said Monday he had received an MRI scan during a recent hospital visit, providing an explanation for the first time for why he underwent a second medical exam in a year.

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Russia tests new nuclear-capable cruise missile

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin announced Sunday a successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, amid Moscow’s on-going Ukraine offensive and uncertainty over a new summit with US leader Donald Trump...

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Trump starts key Asian tour with deals ahead of China meet

US president Donald Trump started his Asia tour in Malaysia Sunday by rewarding Cambodia and Thailand with trade deals after co-signing their ceasefire pact, and saying he was confident of a ‘great’ trade deal at upcoming talks with China’s Xi Jinping...

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Trump heads to Asia for Xi talks, eyes Kim meeting

US president Donald Trump headed Saturday for Asia and high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, saying that he would also like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his trip...

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What’s at stake as US-Canada trade tensions surge?

The United States and Canada’s trading relationship has come under threat as President Donald Trump announced an abrupt stop to talks with Ottawa, freezing months of negotiations that cover key sectors like automotives and aluminum...

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Trump sending US carrier to Latin America

The Pentagon on Friday ordered the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to counter drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America, a major escalation of a US military buildup that Venezuela’s leader warned was steered at ‘fabricating a war.’...

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Peace summit is no guarantee for peace

THE recently concluded Gaza peace summit, sponsored by US president Donald J Trump before a US-Israel-imposed 20-point Gaza peace plan championed by the fragile peace initiative, was signed by the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye, with a couple of other world leaders acting as ‘cheerleaders.’ This presents a look of an international consensus. However, this...

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Trump completes demolition of White House East Wing

Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House’s entire East Wing to make way for US president Donald Trump’s giant new $300 million ballroom, satellite pictures showed Thursday.

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Trump’s Asia tour set to spotlight trade challenges

US president Donald Trump’s trip to Asia which begins Sunday, tomorrow, carries significant economic stakes for countries around the region, with multiple tariff deals still pending and a trade dispute simmering between Washington and Beijing.

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US immigration agency expands weaponry, surveillance

The agency overseeing Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown is spending tens of millions of dollars on guns, ammunition, body armour and surveillance technology, according to procurement records reviewed by AFP...