3 d. ago Trump threatens Colombia with tariffs and slashes aid, calls Petro a ‘drug leader’

The United States will slash assistance to Colombia and enact tariffs on its exports because the country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington and one of its closest allies in Latin America. In a social media post, Trump referred to Petro as “an illegal drug leader” who is “low rated and very unpopular”. The Republican president warned that Petro “better close up” drug operations “or...

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6 d. ago Carney expects to meet senior China leaders, sidesteps question on tariffs

Carney expects to meet senior China leaders, sidesteps question on tariffs  Reuters

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1 week ago Trump threatens to impose additional 100% tariff on China and scrap Xi talks

Trump threatens to impose additional 100% tariff on China and scrap Xi talks  France 24

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1 week ago Trump announces new 100% China tariff, threatens to scrap Xi talks

Trump announces new 100% China tariff, threatens to scrap Xi talks  The Korea Herald

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1 week ago Trump Slaps Extra 100% Tariff On China, Threatens To Scrap Talks With Xi Jinping

Trump Slaps Extra 100% Tariff On China, Threatens To Scrap Talks With Xi Jinping  NDTV

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1 week ago Trump announces new 100 percent China tariff, threatens to scrap Xi talks

Trump announces new 100 percent China tariff, threatens to scrap Xi talks  Yahoo

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1 week ago Trump raises China tariffs by 100% and threatens to scrap Xi meeting over export rules

Trump raises China tariffs by 100% and threatens to scrap Xi meeting over export rules  New York Post

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1 week ago Trump threatens to scrap meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and impose ‘massive’ China tariffs

Trump threatens to scrap meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and impose ‘massive’ China tariffs  New York Post

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1 week ago Trump threatens to scrap trade talk with China's Xi Jinping: 'There seems to be no reason' to meet

Trump threatens to scrap trade talk with China's Xi Jinping: 'There seems to be no reason' to meet  qz.com

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2 w. ago Lula asks Trump to scrap tariffs as leaders agree to meet after call

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump agreed to meet in person soon after a friendly video call on Monday, Brazil’s government said, boosting prospects for a thaw in bilateral relations that are at their worst in decades. During the leaders’ 30-minute call, Lula’s office said in a statement that he and Trump discussed their positive impressions of a brief encounter at the United Nations last month and exchanged phone numbers to open a direct line of...

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2 w. ago Brazil’s Lula asks Trump to scrap tariffs as leaders agree to meet after ‘friendly’ call

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump agreed to meet in person soon after a friendly video call on Monday, Brazil’s government said, boosting prospects for a thaw in bilateral relations that are at their worst in decades. During the leaders’ 30-minute call, Lula’s office said in a statement that he and Trump discussed their positive impressions of a brief encounter at the United Nations last month and exchanged phone numbers to open a direct line of...

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3 w. ago South Korea cannot pay Trump’s US$350 billion trade demand upfront: top aide

South Korea is unable to pay US$350 billion upfront in investment in the United States as President Donald Trump suggested under a deal to cut tariffs and is seeking an alternative solution, Seoul’s presidential adviser has said. Since a handshake deal by the allies’ leaders in July to lower US tariffs to 15 per cent from 25 per cent, as Trump earlier imposed, South Korea has said the US$350 billion in investment would be in the form of loans and loan guarantees as well as equity. Trump in...

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3 w. ago Lula says Zelensky ‘more willing to talk’ as he revives Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said he saw new signs that both Kyiv and Moscow may be edging towards negotiations to end the three-year war in Ukraine, reviving his joint peace push with China and urging the United Nations to take a central role. Speaking to reporters at the UN headquarters after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Lula said he believed both sides now understood the limits of their battlefield ambitions. “I felt Zelensky was much more...

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4 w. ago Lula rebukes Washington at UN, yet finds surprise US opening

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used the UN rostrum on Tuesday to excoriate Washington over tariffs and military actions, promote closer ties with China, and call for reform of global institutions – only to be met moments later by an unexpected olive branch from US President Donald Trump, who proposed meeting him next week. Lula’s address came against the backdrop of sharp tensions with the United States, including 50 per cent tariffs on imports from Brazil, which Trump has imposed...

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4 w. ago Brazil’s Lula rebukes Washington at UN, yet finds surprise US opening

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used the UN rostrum on Tuesday to excoriate Washington over tariffs and military actions, promote closer ties with China, and call for reform of global institutions – only to be met moments later by an unexpected olive branch from US President Donald Trump, who proposed meeting him next week. Lula’s address came against the backdrop of sharp tensions with the United States, including 50 per cent tariffs on imports from Brazil, which Trump has imposed...

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