11 h. ago Canada not affected by Trump’s looming deadline for trade deals

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will be sending letters to countries around the world today as he seeks trade deals — but Canada is not being affected by Wednesday’s tariff deadline. On Sunday, Trump said he’s sending correspondence to up to 15 countries hit by the president’s “Liberation Day” duties, telling them […]

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27 h. ago Gaza: Nétanyahou à Washington, Trump espère un accord Israël

Trump a estimé dimanche qu’il existait «de bonnes chances» de parvenir à un accord avec le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas «cette semaine».

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31 h. ago Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday warning countries that higher tariffs could kick in Aug. 1. That furthers the uncertainty for businesses, consumers and America’s trading partners, and […]

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32 h. ago Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday warning countries that higher tariffs could kick in Aug. 1. That furthers the uncertainty for businesses, consumers and America’s trading partners, and […]

Economics

3 d. ago Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at White House July 4 picnic

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday in front of Fourth of July picnickers after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term legacy. Flanked by Republican legislators and members of his Cabinet, Trump signed […]

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3 d. ago Trump said he didn’t know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders. Trump told reporters early Friday after returning from an event in Iowa that he had “never heard it that way” and “never heard that” the term was considered […]

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5 d. ago President Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam that will let US goods into the country duty

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free. Vietnamese exports to the United States, by contrast, would face a 20% levy. On his Truth Social platform, Trump declared the pact “a Great Deal of Cooperation between our two Countries.” In […]

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5 d. ago Air defence missiles among weaponry U.S. is withholding from Ukraine: sources

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will hold back delivering to Ukraine some air defence missiles, precision-guided artillery and other weapons as part of its announced pause to some arms shipments amid U.S. concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, officials said. The details on the weapons in some of the paused deliveries […]

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5 d. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to remove 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who were fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge. Trump has the power to fire independent agency board members, the Justice Department argued in its filing to […]

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5 d. ago U.S. stops some arms shipments to Ukraine as Kyiv expresses disappointment

As Washington has distanced itself under U.S. President Donald Trump from Ukraine's war efforts, a bigger onus has fallen on European countries to pressure Russia.

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6 d. ago Trump says Israel has agreed on terms of Gaza ceasefire, urges Hamas to accept

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. Trump announced the development as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House on Monday. The U.S. leader has […]

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7 d. ago Netanyahu to head to Washington next week as Trump presses for Gaza ceasefire

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday, according to two U.S. administration officials. The visit comes as the U.S. leader has begun stepping up his push on the Israeli government to broker a ceasefire and hostage agreement and bring about an end […]

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8 d. ago Trump says he’s not planning to extend pause on global tariffs beyond July 9

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would expire, and his administration will notify countries that the trade penalties will take effect unless there are deals with the United States. Letters will start […]

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1 week ago Trump says he’s terminating trade talks with Canada over tax on technology firms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s immediately suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack on our country.” Trump, in a post on his social media network on Friday, said that Canada had just informed the U.S. […]

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1 week ago Trump ’terminating’ trade talks with Canada over digital tax

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s immediately suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack on our country.” Trump, in a post on his social media network on Friday, said that Canada had just informed the U.S. […]

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1 week ago Trump defends U.S. strikes on Iran as intel assessment stirs debate

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback. “This was a devastating attack, and it knocked them for a loop,” Trump said as his administration deployed a phalanx of top […]

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2 w. ago Trump says Iran, Israel agreed to have ceasefire phased in over 24 hours

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday declared the “12-day war” between Israel and Iran as likely ending in a ceasefire, validating the strategic gamble of a devastating U.S. airstrike this weekend on three Iranian nuclear sites. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete […]

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2 w. ago ‘NOBODY KNOWS’: Trump won’t say whether he will move forward with U.S. strikes on Iran

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump would not say Wednesday whether he has decided to order a U.S. strike on Iran, a move that Tehran warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens. “I may do it, I may not do it,” Trump said in an exchange with reporters at the White House […]

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2 w. ago Trump to extend deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell app

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order this week to extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video-sharing app, the White House announced Tuesday. Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for an additional 75 days after a potential deal to sell the […]

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2 w. ago Trump urges Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender,’ says they know where ayatollah’s hiding

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding during the Israel-Iran conflict but doesn’t want him killed “for now.” Trump urged, in a social media posting, Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” as the five-day conflict continues to escalate. “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ […]

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