2 h. ago South Korea’s Lee Wants Trade Deal with US Before July Deadline

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung hopes to clinch a trade agreement with the US ahead of a looming July deadline, according to his nominee for prime minister, after a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump was called off at the last minute.

Economics

13 h. ago Oil Jumps, US Futures Drop on Trump Tehran Warning: Markets Wrap

Global markets received a jolt in early Asia hours after President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran, in comments that contrasted with earlier optimism that Israel’s war against Iran wouldn’t escalate into a wider conflict.

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13 h. ago Oil Rises, US Futures Drop on Trump Tehran Warning: Markets Wrap

Global markets received a jolt in early Asia hours after President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran, in comments that contrasted with earlier optimism that Israel’s war against Iran wouldn’t escalate into a wider conflict.

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18 h. ago Trump said he still favours tariffs against Canada as negotiators sit down at G7

Trump called trade with Canada a 'primary focus'

Politics

4 d. ago Trump backers call for Walmart boycott amid furor over ‘No Kings Day’ ad

Some supporters of President Donald Trump are calling for a Walmart boycott after an heiress to the nation’s largest retailer took out an ad in the New York Times to promote a protest of the president’s policies. The full-page display, which appeared in the newspaper Sunday and was paid for by Christy Walton, advertises “No […]

Culture

5 d. ago Correspondent Terry Moran out at ABC News over Stephen Miller post

Correspondent Terry Moran is out at ABC News, two days after the organization suspended its correspondent for a social media post that called Trump administration deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world class hater.” The network said Tuesday that it was at the end of its contract with Moran “and based on his recent […]

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6 d. ago Newsom says ’democracy is under assault’ by Trump as feds intervene in L.A. protests

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Calling President Donald Trump a threat to the American way of life, Gov. Gavin Newsom depicted the federal military intervention in Los Angeles as the onset of a much broader effort by Trump to overturn political and cultural norms at the heart of the nation’s democracy. In a speech Tuesday evening, […]

Events

6 d. ago Trump says he will ’liberate’ Los Angeles in speech to mark army’s 250th anniversary

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles “animals” and “a foreign enemy” in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday as he defended deploying the military on demonstrators opposed to his immigration enforcement raids. Trump, in his most aggressive language yet regarding the protests, used a speech ostensibly supposed to […]

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7 d. ago U.S. and China are holding trade talks after Trump’s call with Xi

LONDON (AP) — High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that has roiled the global economy, A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng was due to hold talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, […]

Economics

1 week ago U.S., Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior U.S. administration officials will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, President Donald Trump said Friday. The meeting comes after a phone call between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, which the U.S. president described as […]

Economics

1 week ago Trump Is Holding Back From Calling Out China Over Russia War Aid

President Donald Trump is holding back from pushing China to halt support for Russia’s war machine as he focuses on other issues in the relationship with its biggest geopolitical rival, according to US and European officials familiar with the matter.

Other

1 week ago As Trump taunts Springsteen, these Republicans stick with ‘The Boss’

Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, an ally-turned-critic of President Donald Trump, says he recently reached out to another target of the president’s ire: rock legend Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen opened his European tour by calling Trump “unfit.” The president fired back, dismissing The Boss as a “dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker.” As a regular […]

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1 week ago Letters June 6, 2025: ‘Ukraine’s president did well to keep Trump out of their military plans.’

A secret worth keeping You have to give Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky 5 stars for not telling the United States ( Donald Trump ) in advance about Ukraine’s planned, devastating attack and destruction of Russia’s many strategic bombing airplanes deep inside Russia. In Trump’s recent phone call to Putin, Trump emphasized that he did not […]

Events

1 week ago Trump says after Xi call that US and China will resume trade talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that his first call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since returning to office was “very positive,” announcing that the two countries will hold trade talks in hopes of breaking an impasse over tariffs and global supplies of rare earth minerals. “Our respective teams will be meeting shortly […]

Economics

1 week ago Trump speaks with Xi amid stalled talks between U.S. and China over tariffs

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday at a time when stalled tariff negotiations between their two countries have roiled global trade. The conversation was confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry, which said Trump initiated the call. The White House did not immediately comment. Trump had declared one […]

Economics

1 week ago Putin ready to help Trump with Iran nuclear deal talks, Kremlin says

Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear program.

Politics

1 week ago Trump says Putin vowed Russian response to Ukraine drone attack in call

The U.S. president said in a social media post that his lengthy call with Putin 'was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace.'

Events

1 week ago Musk calls Trump’s big tax break bill a ’disgusting abomination,’ testing his influence over the GOP

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump’s”big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts as a “disgusting abomination” on Tuesday, testing the limits of his political influence as he targeted the centerpiece of Republicans’ legislative agenda. The broadside, which Musk issued on his social media platform X, came just days after the president […]

Economics

2 w. ago Northern US Mayors Call for End to ‘Irrational’ Trade War With Canada

Mayors in states that border Canada are calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s trade war with the country, saying it has harmed businesses and workers in their communities and upended one of the world’s most successful economic relationships.

Economics

2 w. ago Ishiba Calls Trump to Talk Tariffs, Touts Deeper Understanding

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba initiated a phone call with US President Donald Trump to discuss tariffs, and said the two deepened their understanding.

Economics