21 h. ago Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threats

The federal judiciary is warning that Congress is not providing enough money for judges’ security, at a time of escalating threats and chilling efforts at intimidation

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26 h. 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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50 h. 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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56 h. ago North Korea issues chilling World War Three threat over US long range bombers

The US flew two B-1B bombers on Tuesday during an aerial drill accompanied by South Korean fighter jets, which Seoul framed as a direct response to the escalating threat of North Korea's growing nuclear ambitions

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5 d. ago Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth teases possible WAR with longstanding adversary over nuclear weapons

Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump is not afraid to escalate threats against a key US adversary by involving the Department of Defense if the country attempts to obtain nuclear weapons.

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1 week ago Trump threatens 104% tariff on China as trade war escalates hours before negotiating deadline: Live updates

DAILYMAIL.COM LIVE BLOG: Meanwhile, China blasted Trump's tariffs as 'blackmail' by the United States and vowed to 'fight to the end.'

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1 week ago Wall St set to rally as European markets rebound despite Trump and China trade threats – business live

Beijing says US threat to escalate tariffs against China is a ‘mistake on top of a mistake’ and amounts to blackmailHow ‘liberation day’ rout compares with other notorious stock market crisesWall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesSouth Korea’s government has approved Tuesday 3 June as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his declaration of martial law.The move comes after Yoon’s removal after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

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1 week ago China vows to 'fight to the end' and accuses Trump of tariffs blackmail in escalating trade war

‘The US threat to escalate tariffs on China is a mistake on top of a mistake and once again exposes the blackmailing nature of the US’ - China’s Commerce Ministry

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1 week ago China vows to ‘fight to the end’ against latest Trump tariff threat

Beijing accuses US of blackmail and adding a ‘mistake on top of a mistake’ as Wednesday deadline for latest levies loomsTariff market reaction –live updatesChina’s government says it will “fight to the end” if the US continues to escalate the trade war, after Donald Trump threatened huge additional tariffs in response to China’s retaliatory measures.On Tuesday, China’s commerce ministry accused the US of “blackmail” and said the US president’s threats of additional 50% tariffs if Beijing did not reverse its own 34% reciprocal tariff were a “mistake on top of a mistake”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs – business live

Beijing says US threat to escalate tariffs against China is a ‘mistake on top of a mistake’ and amounts to blackmailTrump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesSouth Korea’s government has approved Tuesday 3 June as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his declaration of martial law.The move comes after Yoon’s removal after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Global trade war escalates as Trump threatens China with '104% tariffs'

The White House confirmed that with previous hikes in tariffs on China, the total Beijing was now being threatened with would be 104%.

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1 week ago Global recession fears as markets plunge on Trump’s tariff ‘medicine’

Banks warn of slowdown but president threatens to escalate trade war with China by imposing even higher import taxes

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2 w. ago Hot cross bun shortage threat as farmers escalate their protests against ‘tractor tax'

Food producers have pledged to halt the transport of milling wheat in their latest effort to pressure the Chancellor into scrapping inheritance tax rule changes

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