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Columbia University to pay $200m in clash with Trump

Columbia University said Wednesday it will pay $200 million to the US government after president Donald Trump threatened to pull federal funding over what he said was its unwillingness to protect Jewish students.

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Trump declares ‘massive’ Japan trade deal

US president Donald Trump has announced a ‘massive’ trade deal with Japan, as China said it will send its vice-premier to US trade talks next week to secure its own agreement ahead of a looming deadline...

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Trump agrees to small cut in Philippine tariffs

US president Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one percentage point, after what he termed a successful meeting with his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos...

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White House restricts WSJ access to Trump over Epstein story

The White House on Monday barred The Wall Street Journal from traveling with US president Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to Scotland, after the newspaper reported that he wrote a bawdy birthday message to his former friend, alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein...

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Economics of digital services

In a stunning development that shook North American trade diplomacy, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States is ‘terminating ALL discussions on trade with Canada’ in retaliation for Ottawa’s implementation of a digital services tax, DST, targeting US tech firms. Trump, known for his aggressive trade posturing, condemned Canada’s...

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Trump pulls US from WHO pandemic reforms

President Donald Trump’s administration said Friday the United States was rejecting changes agreed last year for the World Health Organization on its pandemic response, saying they violated the country’s sovereignty...

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Trump unveils investments to power AI boom

US president Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce $92 billion in energy and infrastructure deals intended to meet big tech’s soaring demand for electricity to fuel the AI boom.

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Japan’s SMEs ready to adapt to Trump tariffs

Small and medium-sized firms like Mitsuwa Electric that form the backbone of Japan’s economy have weathered many storms over the decades, and company president Yuji Miyazaki is hopeful they will also withstand Donald Trump.

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Indonesia hails ‘new era’ with US

Indonesia’s president on Wednesday hailed a ‘new era’ of trade relations with the United States, after Donald Trump said he would slash tariffs faced by Southeast Asia’s biggest economy from 32 per cent to 19 per cent...

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Indonesian shoemakers fear Trump tariffs

At a leather boot shop in the Indonesian city of Bandung, workers handle an order from Texas but owner Etnawati Melani says she fears such business will dwindle when Donald Trump’s tariffs hit exports...

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A recipe for geopolitical decline

THE July 7, 2025, letter from President Donald J Trump to Dr Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the government of Bangladesh, reads like a familiar echo of an old, misguided economic playbook. In it, the US warns of a 35 per cent tariff on all Bangladeshi goods entering American markets, citing long-standing trade deficits and the need for reciprocal trade...

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Russia suggests Trump delaying peace

The Kremlin warned Tuesday that US president Donald Trump’s pledge of more weapons for Kyiv and threat of sanctions targeting Russian trading partners could embolden Ukraine and further delay already stalled peace efforts...

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US consumer inflation accelerates

US consumer inflation picked up in line with analyst expectations last month, government data showed Tuesday, as policymakers try to gauge how president Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of tariffs is affecting the economy...

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US will send Ukraine Patriot air defence systems: Trump

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine to help it fight off a Russian invasion, as his relations with Russian president Vladimir Putin soured...

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S’pore averts recession in Q2

Singapore averted a recession in the second quarter, official data showed Monday, but the government warned of ‘significant uncertainty’ ahead owing to the effects of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs...

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Boos and applause for Trump at FIFA Club World Cup final

Donald Trump experienced the agony and the ecstasy of football on Sunday as he was booed at the final of the FIFA Club World Cup -- even as he joined in some high-spirited celebrations with champions Chelsea.