14 h. ago Trump accuses 'Governor' Trudeau of using tariffs drama to 'stay in power' in explosive call

Donald Trump is tearing into 'Governor' Justin Trudeau of Canada after an explosive call between the leaders as the tariff war escalates. 

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19 h. ago Keir Starmer told to press Donald Trump to extradite Andrew Tate and brother to UK

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey called for Keir Starmer to put pressure on Donald Trump to extradite Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK, where a warrant has been issued over rape and human trafficking allegations

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21 h. ago Tiger King's Joe Exotic wants 'Trump gold card' amid confusion over hubby's deportation

Tiger King star Joe Exotic has been calling on Donald Trump for help, after he was being told his new husband is being deported back to Mexico just days before his birthday

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25 h. ago How Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will impact US businesses and shoppers

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs have plunged America into an escalating trade war — and consumers and businesses will be the hardest hit

Economics

27 h. ago Trump declares administration ‘just getting started’ in address to Congress

President boasted about efforts to slash federal workforce and reorient foreign policy as Democrats protested from chamberDonald Trump on Tuesday declared that his administration was “just getting started”, boasting in an extended address to Congress and the American public about his administration’s efforts to slash the size of the federal workforce, reorient US foreign policy and escalate a risky trade war as Democrats protested from the chamber with placards that read “lies” and “false”.“America is back,” Trump declared, opening the his primetime speech to a joint session of Congress, the first of his second term and the longest in American history. Republicans broke into a boisterous chant of “USA”. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago What to know about Trump's tariffs and their impact on businesses and shoppers

U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs are here — plunging America into an escalating trade war with China, Canada and Mexico

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37 h. ago Trump slams ‘Governor Trudeau of Canada’ in escalating tariff trade war that caused market plunge: Live

President’s trade aggressions cause further unease after he suspends American aid for Ukraine

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38 h. ago Furious Justin Trudeau calls Donald Trump's tariffs 'dumb' and vows to escalate trade war

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump's decision to level punishing tariffs on their country.

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40 h. ago Europe 'holds all the cards' and should 'replace US as world leader' claims expert

Research Fellow Sławomir Sierakowski has called for Europe to 'step up' following tension between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensk. He believes Europe have what it takes to become world leader

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43 h. ago Tariffs can help US workers. But Trump’s doing them all wrong

Trump’s levies won’t bring factories home. But combined with infrastructure investment, protectionism can be a progressive boonIn the run-up to the 2024 election, a lot of people were ringing alarms about Donald Trump’s tariffs. Kamala Harris called Trump’s policies a “tax on the American people” and warned of sky-high prices. According to the Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, they are “very bad for America and for the world”. His fellow Nobel laureate Paul Krugman called them “small, ugly, and stupid” (seemingly unaware that he was invoking that joke in Annie Hall about the food being bad and the portions too small). More recently, the whirlwind tariff drama of the past two months – first a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, then a 30-day “pause” on that policy, a plan to raise tariffs on steel, aluminum and agricultural goods, plus an across the board tariff hike on China – has generated yet more frenzied debate about the danger of tariffs.Observers aren’t wrong to crit...

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43 h. ago Tariffs can help US workers. But Trump’s doing them all wrong | Dustin Guastella

Trump’s levies won’t bring factories home. But combined with infrastructure investment, protectionism can be a progressive boonIn the run-up to the 2024 election, a lot of people were ringing alarms about Donald Trump’s tariffs. Kamala Harris called Trump’s policies a “tax on the American people” and warned of sky-high prices. According to the Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, they are “very bad for America and for the world”. His fellow Nobel laureate Paul Krugman called them “small, ugly, and stupid”. More recently, the whirlwind tariff drama of the past two months – first a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, then a 30-day “pause” on that policy, a plan to raise tariffs on steel, aluminum and agricultural goods, plus an across the board tariff hike on China – has generated yet more frenzied debate about the danger of tariffs.Observers aren’t wrong to criticize the US president’s policies. His proposed tariffs seem unlikely to improve what ails the US economy. Worse, app...

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51 h. ago China and Canada retaliate after Trump trade tariffs come into effect

Markets tumble as US president’s levies against Canada, Mexico and China come into effectChina and Canada unveiled retaliatory measures against the US after Donald Trump imposed his sweeping tariffs plan at midnight US time, despite warnings it could spark an escalating trade war.US tariffs have come into force of 25% against goods from Canada and Mexico, the US’s two biggest trading partners, and 20% tariffs against China – doubling the levy on China from last month. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky's brutal response to Donald Trump ally after calls to resign

Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a response to US officials who suggested he should resign from his position. It comes after a tense exchange between the Ukrainian leader and Donald Trump

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69 h. ago Piers Morgan reveals what Donald Trump told him in phone call after Keir Starmer meeting

Piers Morgan has revealed Donald Trump called him following the US president’s White House meeting with Keir Starmer last week (27 February).

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69 h. ago Nigel Farage's Donald Trump comments called out on live radio as LBC caller makes savage dig

US President Donald Trump 'surprised' Nigel Farage when he said he thought the US would be 'inclined to go along' with Keir Starmer's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands

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3 d. ago The ‘perfect’ phone call that came years before Trump and Zelensky’s Oval Office row

The blowup on Friday has cast new doubt on the future of U.S. support for Kyiv in fending off Russia’s invasion

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3 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer speaks out after calls to cancel Donald Trump state visit

One UK party leader says the planned visit 'cannot go ahead'

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3 d. ago Donald Trump facing backlash from his own party after attack on Zelensky

The US President had a stormy meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky where Donald Trump called the Ukrainian leader "disrespectful" and it has not gone down well with members of his Republican Party

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3 d. ago John Swinney: Donald Trump's state visit invitation should be revoked

There have been repeated calls for Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK to be cancelled after the angry scenes in the Oval Office on Friday night.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer challenged about Donald Trump state visit amid calls to tear up invite

Keir Starmer was asked by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg about calls to rescind Donald Trump's invite for a second state visit - making him the first person ever to receive the honour a second time

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