70 m. ago Trump declares Great Depression wouldn’t have happened with tariffs

Donald Trump has declared that the US could have avoided the Great Depression with tariffs.

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74 m. ago UK could retaliate to Trump’s tariffs if no US trade deal is secured, business secretary says

The government has drawn up a 417-page list of products that could be slapped with import taxes in retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs on British goods

Economics

74 m. ago Britain braces for Trump trade war as list of US products that could be hit with retaliatory tariffs is released

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says: ‘We will seek the views of UK stakeholders...on products that could potentially be included in any UK tariff response’

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94 m. ago Britain could unleash UK's 'apex weapon' against Donald Trump after destructive tariffs

An expert has warned that Donald Trump could soon find himself on the receiving end of one of the UK's most influential assets - the Royal Family - after the US President launched a global trade war

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2 h. ago Trump’s tariffs not good news for Scotland – and whole world, says Swinney

The First Minister spoke out after President Donald Trump announced tariffs of at least 10% would be applied on exports from the UK to the US.

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2 h. ago Millions of Afghans lose access to healthcare services as USAID cuts shut clinics

Fears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced to close ‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babiesMore than 200 health facilities run by the World Health Organization in Afghanistan, providing medical care for 1.84 million people, have closed or ceased operating after the US aid cuts announced by the Trump administration shut off life-saving medical care, including vaccinations, maternal and child health services.On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump announced an immediate freeze on all US foreign assistance, including more than $40bn (£32bn) for international projects coming from USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. It was later confirmed that more than 80% of USAID programmes had been cancelled. Continue reading...

Science

2 h. ago Trump's weirdest tariffs as he declares war on uninhabited islands, cheap tat and penguins

Donald Trump has declared economic war on lands around the world, including remote subantarctic islands where humans haven't been for 10 years and only penguins call home

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2 h. ago CNN political analyst claims President Donald Trump’s advisors are ‘tired of Musk’s presence’

Musk’s approach has been described as like a ‘chainsaw, not a scalpel,’ the New York Times’ chief White House correspondent Maggie Haberman says

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2 h. ago Donald Trump loses support of more than HALF of American voters in shock new poll result

According to a new poll from Nate Silver, 50.1% of Americans disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing since he returned to the White House amid fears over his tariff wars

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3 h. ago Sir Tom Hunter fires tariffs warning to Donald Trump and says whisky industry 'will come through this'

The Scots billionaire and philanthropist warned Trump's system of tariffs would create "havoc".

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3 h. ago Every reason why Trump's tariffs war matches the plot to Star Wars' Phantom Menace

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' saw the Orange Manbaby roll out a series of crippling tariffs across all countries, with some experts worried he's heading for a trade war scenario

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3 h. ago Trump has abandoned the idea of diplomacy in the Middle East | Jo

The administration has proposed no realistic settlement, leaving a void for Netanyahu. This is foolishness gone wildWhen I wrote an opinion piece for the Guardian a few months ago, anticipating Donald Trump’s foreign policy regarding the Middle East, I made a big mistake.I thought that there would be diplomacy involved, even if it was ill-conceived. Instead, the complete lack of diplomatic rendering in this administration’s foreign policy is already pointing in dangerous directions, especially regarding Israel, the Palestinians, Jordan and Egypt. Saudi Arabia, the sleeping giant that’s in a key position to provide a roadmap to a fair resolution for both Israelis and Palestinians, seems to be sitting on the sidelines now. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Donald Trump tariffs could 'LOWER price' of some items for UK shoppers

Personal finance analysts say some some prices in the UK may actually come down after US President Donald Trump announced bombshell global tariffs including a 10% import tax on UK goods

Economics

4 h. ago Donald Trump makes massive gaffe that leaves people calling him complete 'idiot'

President Donald Trump found himself on the receiving end of ridicule online after imposing a 'Liberation Day' 10% trade tariff in a highly unexpected place

Politics

4 h. ago Donald Trump's tariff speech almost breaks the internet over bizarre fixation on common word

The US president became visibly gripped by a word that most Americans use without a second thought: "groceries." "Likewise, an old-fashioned term that we use: groceries," Trump mused

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4 h. ago Donald Trump lied about how he calculated tariffs on the world for a simple reason

But the numbers don't add up, the calculations are not what they appear to be. Last night, he was straight up lying about how they came up with the numbers. Here's what they're really designed to do

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4 h. ago Insider says President Donald Trump’s advisors are ‘tired of Musk’s presence’

Musk’s approach has been described as like a ‘chainsaw not a scalpel’, Haberman says

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4 h. ago Is Donald Trump trying to bully Britain into taking chlorinated chicken? White House swipes at 'non

The US President last night slapped a 10 per cent tariff on American imports of UK goods as part of blizzard of global levies on what he dubbed 'Liberation Day'.

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4 h. ago Biden skipped White House meeting after Trump debate for photoshoot, new book says

Ron Klain tells author Chris Whipple that Biden opted for Annie Leibovitz shoot at critical moment in campaignIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The five parts of Wales' economy set to be hit hardest by Donald Trump's tariffs on goods going into the USA

President Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariffs could have a huge impact on industries in the UK and Wales

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