9 d. ago Furious Kremlin orders Donald Trump to 'wash his hands of Ukraine'

It comes just a day after Donald Trump threatened to 'take a pass' on brokering further Russia-Ukraine talks if Moscow or Kyiv were to 'make it very difficult' to arrive at a peace deal

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9 d. ago Donald Trump threatens to withdraw US from Ukraine peace talks if deal proves difficult

President Trump warned the US could 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if the talks prove to be 'very difficult', as the previous 30-day deal to protect energy infrastructure from Russian attack ends

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9 d. ago Donald Trump threatens to walk away from peace talks if deal isn't struck, but says 'we have a good chance of solving the problem'

The US President claimed America would walk away unless there were clear signs a truce can be reached.

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1 week ago The Latest: Trump administration takes aim at Harvard international students and tax

President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status

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1 week ago Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax

President Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university’s ability to host international students, who make up 27% of the campus

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1 week ago IMF chief cuts growth forecast over ‘off the charts’ trade uncertainty

Kristalina Georgieva warns that Donald Trump’s tariff ‘reboot’ threatens to raise prices and play havoc with markets

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1 week ago AP PHOTOS: Trump's tariffs could be tough to crack for a German nutcracker maker focused on the US

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to become a tough nut to crack in an unlikely place — a small Germany company producing painstakingly hand-crafted nutcrackers that are snapped up by American collectors.

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1 week ago Trump's tariffs could be tough to crack for a German nutcracker maker focused on the US

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to become a tough nut to crack in an unlikely place — a small company whose factory nestled deep in the hills of eastern Germany produces painstakingly hand-crafted nutcrackers that are snapped up by American collectors

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1 week ago Beijing slams Trump 'blackmail' after White House document sparks confusion over '245% tariffs' on China

The US President has ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on all US critical minerals imports

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1 week ago UK scrambling to get Donald Trump to slash tariffs to zero, says minister as US threatens medicines levies

Tariffs on Britain’s pharmaceutical industry could deal a severe blow, potentially costing firms billions of pounds

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1 week ago Joe Biden skewers Donald Trump with scathing takedown about 'hatchet job'

Joe Biden has elevated concerns Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social Security - and it is the first time he has explicitly attacked the President

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1 week ago Donald Trump threatens to remove Harvard’s tax exempt status

Warning comes as the university rejects the administration’s demands to overhaul its governance

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2 w. ago WW3 fears grow as Trump's tariffs spark China feud – how would you cope with war?

World War Three feels closer than ever, with the war between Russia and Ukraine continuing, Trump's tariffs sparking new tensions with China and Iran developing nuclear tech

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2 w. ago Trump tariffs live: China announces fresh 84% levy on US goods in latest trade war escalation

Asian markets slump again in Wednesday’s early trade as Trump’s full roster of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs takes effect

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2 w. ago Trump imposes new tariffs on dozens of partners, sparking fresh market turmoil

Rates on imports to US from dozens of economies rise further, with China hit by 104% tariffsBusiness live – latest updatesThe US and China are heading towards an all-out trade war, after Donald Trump unleashed a fresh wave of tariffs against dozens of partners that triggered a fresh day of stock market turmoil on Wednesday.Despite the market chaos, China’s government was unbowed, reiterating threats of further countermeasures and saying it was unwilling to fight a trade war but “will never sit idly by and watch the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese people be damaged and deprived”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump's massive 104% tariff sparks 'bullying' response from China as market plunges

Donald Trump has declared a trade war on the rest of the world after his latest round of tariffs went into full effect at midnight. China has now been slapped with an eye-watering 104%

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2 w. ago Donald Trump insists 'China wants deal badly and it will happen' in social media rant

Donald Trump has posted about China after Beijing threatened to fight the president's recent Liberation Day tariffs of 34% against the nation with reciprocal measures

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2 w. ago As Trump ignites tariff war, a US city is embracing Canadians with all its heart

An estimated 300,000 Canadians visit Palm Springs each year and Trump’s levies threaten tourism in the regionWorried that Donald Trump’s policies are scaring away Canadians, a key segment of their tourist industry, a California resort city has put up “Palm Springs Loves Canada” signs across its downtown.“It was a gesture to let our Canadian visitors know that what happens in Washington DC, is not the way that Palm Springs is looking at Canada,” Ron deHarte, the city’s mayor, said of the signs, which were installed on Friday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump to sign executive orders aimed at boosting the coal industry – US politics live

President speaks in White House framed by coal minersThe European Union still wants to avoid a trade war with the United States despite Donald Trump’s administration’s rejection of the “zero for zero” offer on all industrial goods put forward by Brussels, an EU spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday that the European Union needed to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added taxes and food safety regulations, if it wanted to reach a deal. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump ‘waiting for China to call’ as deadline to avoid 50% extra tariff passes – US politics live

US president had threatened to impose extra levies unless China withdrew its 34% retaliatory tariffs todayThe European Union still wants to avoid a trade war with the United States despite Donald Trump’s administration’s rejection of the “zero for zero” offer on all industrial goods put forward by Brussels, an EU spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday that the European Union needed to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added taxes and food safety regulations, if it wanted to reach a deal. Continue reading...

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