California to defy Trump鈥檚 tariffs
California governor Gavin Newsom said Friday that he will seek agreements with the rest of the world to avoid the expected retaliations against US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...
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A dangerous economic experiment
US president聽Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement of sweeping reciprocal tariffs, branded as Liberation Day, signals a tectonic shift in global trade dynamics. The plan, which enforces a baseline 10 per cent tariff on all imports to the United States and imposes even steeper rates on specific trading partners, underscores his adherence to a 20th-century economic...
Trump's tariffs: A tax on American consumers
As global financial markets plunge in the wake of US President Donald Trump's 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs, Americans must also grapple with the potentially long-lasting impact of the move on household budgets.
Cambodia commerce ministry says US tariffs 鈥榥ot reasonable鈥�
Harsh new trade tariffs imposed on Cambodia by US president Donald Trump are 鈥榥ot reasonable鈥�, the Southeast Asian country鈥檚 commerce ministry said Thursday...
Major economies vow retaliation as Trump set to unleash tariffs
US president Donald Trump was poised to unveil sweeping new 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs on Wednesday, but kept the world guessing until the last minute about the scope of an onslaught that could spark a global trade war...
Global stocks mixed
Stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors fretted over what shape US president Donald Trump鈥檚 fresh wave of tariffs would take later in the day...
Global outcry as Trump heaps 25pc tariffs on auto imports
World powers on Thursday blasted US president Donald Trump鈥檚 steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing retaliation as a widening trade war intensifies...
Trump revokes Biden, senior aides鈥� security clearances
US president Donald Trump made good Friday on a threat to revoke the security clearances of his predecessor Joe Biden and several senior former White House and national security officials...
Trump order to dismantle Education Dept Thursday
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Thursday aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a long-held goal of American conservatives.
Trump revokes Biden children security details
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is withdrawing Hunter Biden's government bodyguards, extending his campaign of political retribution to Joe Biden's son.
Trump says JFK assassination files to be released Tuesday
US president Donald Trump said his administration would be releasing Tuesday remaining government files on the assassination of president John F. Kennedy -- a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death.
Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine this week
US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, officials said on Sunday, as Washington and Kyiv鈥檚 European allies press Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the three-year war...
US mulling travel ban affecting 43 countries, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Pakistan
US President Donald Trump's administration is mulling a new travel ban that would affect citizens from dozens of countries to varying degrees, the New York Times reported Friday.
Trade war threatens oil demand growth: IEA
Global oil demand growth is set to accelerate this year but the escalating trade war launched by US President Donald Trump threatens to disrupt the market, the International Energy Agency said Thursday...
Opposition wins Greenland vote, as nationalists surge
The centre-right opposition has won a surprise victory in legislative elections in Greenland, the Danish territory coveted by US president Donald Trump, as support also surged for the nationalist Naleraq party seeking independence as soon as possible...
Aid cuts to affect children's lives in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh: UN
he United Nations warned Tuesday that the global aid funding crisis could be paid in children's lives in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, unless sustainable funds emerge fast.
US scientists rally to protest Trump cuts
Scientists rallied in cities across the United States on Friday to denounce efforts by the administration of US president Donald Trump to eliminate key staff across multiple agencies and curb life-saving research.
Trump kicks Zelensky out of White House after shouting match
US President Donald Trump erupted at Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, angrily sending the Ukrainian leader out of the White House after an extraordinary Oval Office meltdown because he was 鈥榥ot ready鈥� for peace with Russia.
Trump to sell 鈥榞old card鈥� US visas for $5m
US president Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new 鈥榞old card鈥� residency permits for a price of $5 million each 鈥� and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible...
Walls close in on Zelensky
Outgunned Ukrainian forces have slowly lost territory to Russian troops over recent weeks. But in the capital Kyiv, the ground is shifting rapidly beneath president Volodymyr Zelensky鈥檚 feet...
Trump says trade deal with China 鈥榩ossible鈥�
US president Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was 鈥榩ossible鈥� with China 鈥� a key target in the US leader鈥檚 tariffs policy...
Trump says US govt should 鈥榯ake over鈥� Washington
Donald Trump said the federal government should 鈥榯ake over Washington DC,鈥� as the US president complained about crime, graffiti and 鈥榯oo many tents on the lawns.鈥�...
Musk says he鈥檒l work with Trump as 鈥榣ong as helpful鈥�
Elon Musk has said he would work with US president Donald Trump for as long as he 鈥榗an be helpful,鈥� as the pair dismissed concerns over possible conflicts of interest due to the tech tycoon鈥檚 work with the White House...
Trump says US auto tariffs to be about 25 per cent
US president Donald Trump expanded his offensive against trading partners on Tuesday, threatening 25 per cent tariffs on imported cars, and similar or higher duties on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors...
Trump outlines Musk鈥檚 role as enforcer-in-chief
US president Donald Trump painted Elon Musk as his enforcer-in-chief Tuesday, hailing the tech billionaire鈥檚 zeal in implementing the blizzard of executive orders the president has issued since returning to office...
Deep state and Trump-Modi press briefing
THE recent joint press briefing between US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has sparked significant discussion regarding the role of the deep state in shaping geopolitical events. While the discussion revolved primarily around trade, defence and diplomatic engagements, a key point of contention was whether the US deep state had...
Trump offers top-end jets, trade deal to India in Modi bromance
US President Donald Trump on Thursday offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade, rekindling a bond that defies the new US administration's punitive approach to much of the world.
India's Modi builds bromance with Trump, Musk despite trade war
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump -- and billionaire Elon Musk -- at the White House on Thursday, with the two national leaders hailing their close bond despite Trump's expanding global trade war.
Trump, Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine
US president Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday he expected to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, in an extraordinary thaw in relations after a surprise phone call between the two leaders...
Trump fires USAID inspector general
US president Donald Trump has fired the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development, US media outlets reported on Wednesday...
