69 minutes ago UK hints trade war risks one million American jobs in veiled warning to Trump

But Labour insists it will resist Brexit concessions with EU despite Trump tariff threat

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1 hour ago Trump’s new tariffs: How many migrants cross illegally into US from Canada?

Trump border czar calls northern border ‘extreme national security vulnerability’ and says it ‘can’t be a gateway to terrorists coming to the United States’

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1 hour ago Trump’s latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US?

President-elect Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States

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2 hours ago Donald Trump will 'force' Ukraine into peace deal and 'sign country away' just like WW2

Critical historians said Britain's deal with Adolf Hitler in 1938 was a huge betrayal - one expert has warned Donald Trump could be about to do the same thing with Vladimir Putin

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3 hours ago Eric Trump demonstrates in 30 seconds he doesn’t have a clue how tariffs work

‘You want to allow drugs to come through our southern border? We’re going to tariff you,’ son of president-elect tells major U.S. trading partner

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3 hours ago Presidents have used immigration 'parole' since the 1950s. Now it could disappear under Trump

Cuba’s at one of its lowest points since the 1959 revolution

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4 hours ago Trump's sharp tariff hikes could speed up China's shift to new markets and offshore factories

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to sharply raise tariffs on all Chinese imports and close some loopholes Chinese exporters currently use to sell their products more cheaply in the U.S. If enacted, his plans would likely raise prices in America and squeeze sales and profit margins for Chinese exporters

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5 hours ago UK government seeks meeting with Trump team over Chagos Islands agreement

National security adviser will travel to Washington in attempt to persuade US president-elect not to rip up dealUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s national security adviser is to travel to Washington as the UK government tries to persuade Donald Trump not to rip up the Chagos Islands agreement, the Guardian has learned.Jonathan Powell, who negotiated the Chagos deal earlier this autumn, is drawing up plans to visit the US capital in the coming days, four government sources said. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Donald Trump’s trade tariffs could cost US consumers $2,400 a year – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest ecoonomic and financial newsTrump vows tariffs on Mexico and Canada and deeper tariffs on ChinaThe US president-elect’s social media post announcing 25% import tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada, and 10% from China, when he takes power in January has sent global stockmarkets into a spin.Research by ING has estimated that if the costs of the new tariffs are fully passed on to consumers, then Americans will face having to pay $2,400 more per capita annually for goods.“President-elect Donald Trump has promised to implement sweeping new tariffs aimed at protecting American industries, promoting domestic manufacturing, and reducing reliance on foreign imports.“However, tariffs imposed during the first Trump term – and continued and extended under Biden ...

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