99 m. ago Kamala Harris takes aim at Trump in first major speech since leaving office

Former vice-president says Americans are now facing ‘the greatest man-made economic crisis in modern presidential history’.

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7 h. ago No China talks under way, Trump trade chief says, but other deals are close

Negotiations are with India are not ‘finish-line close’, however, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says.

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11 h. ago Trump says US kids may get ‘2 dolls instead of 30’ but China will suffer more in trade war

The comments come amid news of the US economy shrinking, which the president ‘has nothing to do’ with his tariffs.

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11 h. ago Trump says Canada PM Mark Carney to visit ‘within the next week’

The Liberal Party leader won Monday’s election after vowing to stand up to the US president’s threats to annex his country.

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18 h. ago Trump blames Biden after US economy shrinks in first 3 months of his presidency

US GDP fell at an annual rate of 0.3 per cent in the first quarter, after growth of 2.4 per cent in the last months of 2024.

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32 h. ago Trump fires Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff from Holocaust board

The former US second gentleman, who is Jewish, responded by saying Holocaust remembrance should never be politicised.

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32 h. ago Canada now likely has more latitude to work with China if US tensions persist: analysts

‘Almost certain’ that electoral victory led by Prime Minister Mark Carney will prompt review of Ottawa’s commercial relations with Beijing.

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41 h. ago Trump executive order to relax 25% auto tariffs to revitalise US manufacturing

The order seeks to simplify import tax enforcement to avoid multiple tariffs on foreign cars and cut tariffs on parts for domestic production.

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41 h. ago Trump eases car tariffs burden, as Lutnick says 1 foreign trade deal reached

The US Commerce secretary declined to name the country with whom an agreement had been reached, saying it was pending local approval.

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41 h. ago Trump eases car tariffs burden as Lutnick touts first foreign trade deal

The US Commerce secretary declined to name the country with whom an agreement had been reached, saying it was pending local approval.

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41 h. ago Amazon plans to display Trump tariff costs. White House calls it ‘hostile, political act’

Amazon’s decision angered the White House, which asked why the e-commerce site did not act similarly when inflation rose under former president Joe Biden.

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51 h. ago Canada’s Mark Carney: political newcomer who says he’s best in crisis

Mark Carney secured a term as prime minister despite having never served in parliament.

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53 h. ago Carney’s Liberals win Canadian election dominated by Trump, as Conservative’s Poilievre loses seat

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election, influenced by Trump’s threats, while his Conservative rival, Pierre Poilievre, lost his seat in Parliament.

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65 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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3 d. ago Exclusive: Chinese President Xi to visit financial hub Shanghai this week, sources say

Exclusive: Chinese President Xi to visit financial hub Shanghai this week, sources say  Reuters

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3 d. ago Exclusive: Chinese President Xi to visit Shanghai this week, sources say

Exclusive: Chinese President Xi to visit Shanghai this week, sources say  Reuters

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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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4 d. 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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6 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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