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Gold tops $3,500, global stocks retreat

Stock markets fell and gold hit a record high of $3,501.59 an ounce Tuesday as investors fled to safe havens over concerns about US president Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve fight, tariffs uncertainty and Europe’s public finances...

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Minorities stand to lose in Trump’s Texas vote map redo

President Donald Trump’s drive to retain control of the US Congress by rewriting the Texas electoral map is playing out in part in a largely Latino, low-income patch of Houston that smells of chemical plants and oil refineries.

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US appeals court finds Trump’s global tariffs illegal

A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of president Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have upended global trade, were illegal—but allowed them to remain in place for now, giving him time to take the fight to the Supreme Court.

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Judge blocks Trump’s rapid deportation expansion

A US judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from massively expanding a procedure that allows authorities to swiftly deport migrants without a court hearing, in a blow for the president’s mass deportation plans.

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Trump still working for Putin, Zelensky meeting

US president Donald Trump is still working on a Russia-Ukraine peace summit, the White House said Friday, after French president Emmanuel Macron warned Trump risked being ‘played’ by Vladimir Putin.

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Trump moves to block $5b in foreign aid

US president Donald Trump has moved to block $5 billion of congressionally-approved foreign aid, the White House said Friday — raising the likelihood of a federal shutdown as Democrats oppose the policy.

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Lisa Cook sues Trump over move to fire her

US Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit Thursday to challenge Donald Trump’s move to fire her from her position — as the president widened his pressure on the central bank.

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Trump moves to limit US stays of students, journalists

President Donald Trump’s administration moved Thursday to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country.

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Israel ups pressure on Gaza City

The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as president Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory...

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50pc US tariffs on Indian goods take effect

US tariffs of 50 per cent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil...

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Fed governor Cook says Trump has no authority to fire her

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook rejected US president Donald Trump’s unprecedented bid to oust her on Tuesday, saying he had no legal authority for such an intervention against a member of the independent US central bank.

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Australia joins countries suspending post to US

Australia joined on Tuesday a string of countries suspending some postal deliveries to the United States, citing a ‘complex and rapidly evolving situation’ with US President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs...

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Delhi trapped in Trump’s diplomatic snare

THE images remain vivid: Narendra Modi clasping Donald Trump’s hand before a roaring crowd of Indian Americans in Houston in 2019; the ‘Namaste Trump’ rally in Ahmedabad the following year, replete with pageantry, promises and mutual admiration. For many in New Delhi, these spectacles signalled the arrival of a new era — an India finally embraced as...

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US Fed chair opens door to rate cut

US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell left the door open to interest rate cuts in a keenly watched speech Friday, balancing risks to the economy as president Donald Trump intensifies pressure on the central bank...

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Trump says US to probe furniture imports

US president Donald Trump on Friday threatened fresh tariffs on imported furniture, saying his administration will launch a probe on the sector...

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Intel agrees to give US govt 10pc stake

Chipmaker Intel has agreed to give the US government a 10-per cent stake in its business, the company and president Donald Trump announced Friday...

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FBI raids Trump critic Bolton’s home

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents raided the home and office on Friday of former national security advisor John Bolton, one of US president Donald Trump’s fiercest critics, in an investigation officials said was linked to classified documents.

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India to suspend postal deliveries to US

India will temporarily suspend postal deliveries to the United States, the government said Saturday, citing confusion stemming from tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump...