6 h. ago On election day, Trump wants Canada to become ‘cherished’ 51st US state

Final polls indicate a tight race between Poilievre and Carney, who has warned the US under Trump ‘wants to break us’.

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25 h. ago Trump floats income tax cut in bid to ease tariffs bite; says US talking to China on trade

US president suggested income tax be reduced – ‘maybe even completely eliminated’ – for people making less than US$200,000 a year.

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30 h. ago Canada’s leaders make final pitches in campaign disrupted by Trump

Trump’s threats to annex Canada has led to a surge in nationalism and support for the incumbent Liberals in the final days of the campaign.

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46 h. ago Trump says US ships should travel through Panama and Suez canals for free

The US president says he has asked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ‘immediately take care of’ the matter.

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3 d. ago Trump calls Harvard a ‘liberal mess’ in fresh attack on university

The US president is seeking unprecedented levels of government control over the inner workings of the prestigious school.

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4 d. ago Trump denies China’s statement about no trade talks with US, says they met ‘this morning’

The US president declined to say who was involved in the discussions while doubling down on comments suggesting there had been engagement.

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4 d. ago Trump to be interviewed by Atlantic editor who exposed ‘Signalgate’ chat

Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a group chat in which top US officials shared secret military strike plans.

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4 d. ago Days before Canada’s election, Trump says country would ‘cease to exist’ if not for US

The US president’s threats to its neighbour’s economy and sovereignty are on voters’ minds going into the polls.

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5 d. ago Singapore election: late surprise switch for ministers likely on Nomination Day

The May 3 election is seen as a test of public confidence in Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s leadership.

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5 d. ago Elon Musk to cut back work with Trump and Doge after Tesla sales skid

The billionaire CEO’s political actions as a close adviser to the US president have damaged the brand and caused blowback.

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5 d. ago Trump says he has ‘no intention’ of firing US Federal Reserve chair

The US president had earlier spooked markets by saying he would like to remove central bank head Jerome Powell.

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6 d. ago Does Trump have authority to sack US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell?

The two men are at loggerheads over interest rate cuts and Trump’s power to fire Powell is unclear as no US president has done this before.

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6 d. ago Harvard University sues Trump over US federal funding cut threats

Trump has sought to bring several universities to heel over claims they tolerated antisemitism by threatening budgets and tax-exempt status.

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6 d. ago Harvard University sues Trump over threats to cut US$2.2 billion in federal funding

Trump has sought to bring several universities to heel over claims they tolerated antisemitism by threatening budgets and tax-exempt status.

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7 d. ago US toy retailers fear ‘really difficult Christmas’ as Trump tariffs bite

After a 145 per cent tariff shock, US toy executives are warning of a Christmas crisis and pleading for exemptions.

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7 d. ago US toy retailers fear ‘really difficult Christmas’ as China tariffs bite

After a 145 per cent tariff shock, US toy executives are warning of a Christmas crisis and pleading for exemptions.

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8 d. ago Trump aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO

Since taking office, President Trump has frozen foreign aid funding, moved to dismantle USAID, and announced plans to leave the WHO.

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9 d. ago Trump officials say Harvard letter that sparked legal battle was sent by mistake: report

The Ivy League university declined to ‘surrender’ to the letter’s demands, prompting an escalating series of attacks by the US president.

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9 d. ago Trump goes to war with the US Federal Reserve: a ‘recipe for disaster’?

The president’s conflict with the Fed could threaten the central bank’s independence and destabilise US financial markets, analysts warn.

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1 week ago Trump turns White House Covid information site into page pushing Chinese lab leak theory

The updated website now accuses Anthony Fauci of promoting a ‘preferred narrative’ that the deadly disease originated in nature.

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