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Trump's tariffs: A tax on American consumers

As global financial markets plunge in the wake of US President Donald Trump's ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, Americans must also grapple with the potentially long-lasting impact of the move on household budgets.

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Global stocks mixed

Stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors fretted over what shape US president Donald Trump’s fresh wave of tariffs would take later in the day...

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Trump threatens $9 bn in Harvard funding over 'anti-Semitism'

The US government will review $9 billion of funding for Harvard University over alleged anti-Semitism on campus, authorities said Monday, after it cut millions from Columbia University, which has also seen fierce pro-Palestinian student protests.

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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.

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Trump begins mass layoffs at Voice of America

President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence.

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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’s European allies press Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the three-year war...

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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...

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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...

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US federal workers thrown into uncertain job market

Unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by President Donald Trump's billionaire advisor Elon Musk are sending thousands of federal workers and contractors back to the labour market -- but experts warn that hiring is low at this time.

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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.

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Greenland rejects Trump pledge to make the island American

Greenland’s prime minister on Wednesday hit back at President Donald Trump’s pledge to take the Arctic territory ‘one way or the other’, insisting that islanders did not see their future with the United States or even Denmark...

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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 ‘not ready’ for peace with Russia.

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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’s feet...

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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...