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Academics warn Columbia deal sets risky precedent

Columbia University’s $200 million agreement with president Donald Trump’s administration marks the end of a months-long showdown, but academics warn it is just the first round of a government ‘assault’ on higher education...

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Trump orders firing of key US official

President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the firing of a key economic official, accusing her of manipulating employment data for political reasons after a new report showed cracks in the US jobs market...

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Laos braced for blow of Trump tariff

Hawking clothes outside the garment factory where her daughter toils inside, a Laos vendor weighs US president Donald Trump’s threat of trade tariffs that may soon snarl both their livelihoods...

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Global stocks fall sharply

Stock markets dived Friday following weak US jobs data that raised doubts about the world’s biggest economy as president Donald Trump moves forward with additional tariffs...

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US states sue Trump over transgender care ban

A coalition of liberal US states on Friday said it was suing Donald Trump’s administration over an order to prevent clinics providing gender-affirming care to children.

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Trump warns pharma cos to cut prices or be punished

US president Donald Trump told major pharmaceutical firms Thursday to lower prices or face punishment, as he moved to give Americans relief from medicine costs much higher than elsewhere in the world.

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Trump unveils slew of new tariffs

President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs Thursday on nearly 70 countries — including a blistering 35 per cent on neighbour Canada — as he seeks to reshape global trade to benefit the US economy.

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Trump imposes 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports

The US president, Donald Trump, said Wednesday that imports from India will face 25 per cent tariffs, while also announcing an unspecified ‘penalty’ for New Delhi’s purchases of Russian weapons and energy.

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IMF lifts 2025 growth forecast

The IMF raised its global growth forecast Tuesday as efforts to circumvent Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs sparked a bigger-than-expected surge in trade, while the US president stepped back from some of his harshest threats...

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EU defends Trump trade deal in face of backlash

The European Union on Monday defended its trade deal with president Donald Trump, with EU capitals and businesses sharply divided on an outcome some branded a ‘capitulation’...

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Barclays bank profit jumps on US tariff volatility

British bank Barclays posted on Tuesday second quarter profits that beat expectations as traders benefitted from volatility in global markets caused by US president Donald Trump’s tariff blitz...

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Trump takes a swipe at London's mayor

US President Donald Trump attacked London's Mayor Sadiq Khan once again at a news conference in Scotland alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who interjected that Khan was his ‘friend’.

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Trump, EU chief to meet today in push for deal

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump said Friday they would meet in Scotland this weekend in a decisive push to resolve a months-long transatlantic trade standoff...

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Fake Trump-Epstein AI photos flood internet

Fake AI-generated photos and videos purporting to show Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein socialising with underage girls have flooded social media, racking up millions of views, researchers said Friday.

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Trump, Fed chair bicker during central bank visit

Donald Trump and US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell appeared together for a tense meeting Thursday as the president toured the central bank after ramping up his attacks on its management of the economy.