10 m. ago Donald Trump hails 'special' Keir Starmer, praises Brexit and backs Chagos deal as grinning PM hands president invite for unprecedented second state visit in the Oval Office

Smiling Keir Starmer was greeted by the president outside the famous building, where the leaders will meet for the first time since Donald Trump returned to power.

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12 m. ago Starmer plays royal Trump card to win Chagos deal backing and no trade tariffs in critical White House summit

US president Donald Trump says he and prime minister ‘get along famously’ during White House talks over Ukraine and defence

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70 m. ago Trump hails 'special' Starmer, praises Brexit and backs Chagos deal as grinning PM hands president invite for unprecedented second state visit in the Oval Office

Smiling Keir Starmer was greeted by the president outside the famous building, where the leaders will meet for the first time since Donald Trump returned to power.

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73 m. ago Trump hints at backing for Chagos deal and no UK tariffs in huge win for Starmer on White House visit

US president Donald Trump says he and Sir Keir Starmer ‘get along famously’ as they start key White House talks

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85 m. ago Democrat slams tariffs announcement: ‘Trump is driving the US economy straight into a wall’ – live

Ron Wyden, ranking member of Senate finance committee, says tariffs on neighboring countries will be felt by Americans and called it a betrayal to Trump’s votersTrump threatens China with additional 10% tariff in escalation of trade warAs Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a radical and opaque cost-cutting drive that allows him to keep control of SpaceX, Tesla and other huge companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts.We expect that today’s meeting will be the first in a series of such expert consultations that will bring us closer to overcoming the disagreements that have a...

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2 h. ago Trump doubles down on huge tariffs for Canada, Mexico and China to begin March 4

President Donald Trump on Thursday promised to push ahead with plans to impose punishing tariffs on Mexico and Canada because drugs are still pouring into the U.S. from those countries.

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2 h. ago Trump’s threatened 25% tariffs on EU imports could trigger ‘economic turmoil’

US president’s plan could prove to be an economic shock to both blocs, German thinktank saysBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s threatened 25% tariffs on EU imports could trigger “economic turmoil”, sharply push down growth and send inflation soaring, according to a German thinktank.The Kiel Institute said the US president’s promise on Wednesday that he would impose the levies “very soon” was a profound moment in the postwar relationship between Washington and Brussels and could prove to be an economic shock to both parties. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump live: Mexico, Canada tariffs will take effect on March 4 and levy on China will double, president says

President claims drugs ‘still pouring into our Country from Mexico and Canada at very high and unacceptable levels’

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4 h. ago Trump says tariffs for Mexico, Canada, and China to go into effect next week – live

US president blames illegal drugs from Mexico and Canada as reason for tariffs going into effect on 4 March; China to be charged an additional 10% As Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a radical and opaque cost-cutting drive that allows him to keep control of SpaceX, Tesla and other huge companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts.We expect that today’s meeting will be the first in a series of such expert consultations that will bring us closer to overcoming the disagreements that have arisen with the American side, strengthening confidence-building measures. Continue readin...

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4 h. ago US to raise tariffs on China and push ahead with Canada and Mexico levies

Donald Trump says tariffs on America’s biggest trading partners to go into effect on March 4

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5 h. ago US to boost tariffs on China and push ahead with Canada and Mexico levies

Donald Trump says tariffs on America’s biggest trading partners to go into effect on March 4

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5 h. ago New blow for the electric car revolution: Audi EV mega factory closes for good in Belgium due to tanking global demand with 3,000 jobs cut

Audi first announced plans to restructure the Brussels plant back in July, with suggestions that it was considering an early end to production there sparking huge protests in the months since.

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8 h. ago Ontario heads to polls for snap election in face of looming Trump tariffs

Premier Doug Ford called for the early vote, arguing he needs ‘strong mandate’ in case of US-Canada trade warVoters in Canada’s most populous province head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new premier who may have to face the task of preserving Ontario’s economy in the face of punishing US trade tariffs.Doug Ford, the Progressive Conservative party leader who has been the province’s premier since 2018, called the snap election last month, arguing that he needs a “strong mandate” to steer the province through any trade war with the US. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Carmakers lead European stocks lower after Trump’s tariff warning

US president has threatened 25% duties on EU imports

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14 h. ago Now Donald Trump slaps 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union after claiming the bloc was created to 'screw' the US over

Donald Trump last night announced he would slap 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the European Union.

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15 h. ago Donald Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union

Donald Trump, who will meet Keir Starmer today, said the bloc was established just to "screw" the United States of America as he announced the massive levy last night

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20 h. ago Now Donald Trump slaps 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union

Donald Trump last night announced he would slap 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the European Union.

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22 h. ago Coffee shops renaming Americanos ‘Canadianos’ in protest at Trump tariffs

The trend of renaming the popular drink has taken hold across the country

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22 h. ago Trump says EU was ‘formed to screw US’ and tells Europe to shoulder Ukraine security

Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on the EU to come “soon” during cabinet meeting

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25 h. ago Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against leviesDonald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was “formed to screw the United States”.Speaking at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the US president said he would soon release details of the latest tariff threat. “We have made a decision and we’ll be announcing it very soon. It’ll be 25%,” he said. Continue reading...

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