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Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded streets across the United States and major cities around the world on Saturday in the largest show of opposition yet to President Donald Trump’s second administration.
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China will impose an additional 34 percent tariff on all US-origin goods, effective April 10, in retaliation to the US government’s newly announced “reciprocal tariffs” on Chinese imports, the Customs Tariff Commission
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Washington has imposed a strict ban on U.S. diplomatic personnel, their family members, and contractors with security clearances, prohibiting them from engaging in any form of “romantic and sexual relations” with Chinese
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The global economy is facing a severe jolt as President Trump’s administration enacts sweeping tariff hikes, sending shockwaves through major economies including the UK, Europe, and a host of Asian countries. Economists
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The US is clearly massing military forces for what many experts believe will be a full-bore attack on Iran. The big question, is this a part of President Trump’s usual negotiating strategy
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As the war in Ukraine continues to devastate the region, Russia is betting on U.S. President Donald Trump to broker a peace deal that could bring an end to the conflict. However,
More While the President Donald Trump’s trade war was designed to sideline China by imposing tariffs on Chinese imports, it appears that Beijing ultimately came out ahead. Despite the intention to weaken China’s
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French President Emmanuel Macron has urged French companies to halt investments in the United States in response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. In a statement, Macron emphasized the need for
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Billionaire businessman and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has issued a stark warning about the U.S. economy, claiming the nation is heading towards a “fiscal breakdown” unless urgent action is taken
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor The mid-week announcement from the Trump administration to escalate tariffs on a broad swath of imports has sent shockwaves across the globe. For most, the implications of
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Key members of the President Donald Trump’s National Security Council (NSC), including senior officials, were dismissed after a highly unusual meeting in the Oval Office with
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Global stock markets took a significant hit on Thursday after President Donald Trump unveiled an aggressive set of tariffs on US trading partners, far surpassing expectations. The move, seen as a full-blown
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would impose a new 10 percent tariff on all imported goods entering the United States. This decision marks
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Few billionaires, including those in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, wield as much influence as the tech moguls who shadowed him at his inauguration. Elon Musk, now one of the president’s closest allies, is
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Newly declassified U.S. documents have revealed that Washington and Tokyo went to great lengths in 1996 to keep the existence of a CIA station in Japan secret, fearing that disclosure would damage
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