5 d. ago What is the survival rate of Joe Biden’s ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer after high Gleason score

The former US president has been diagnosed with the disease that has spread to his bones.

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8 d. ago Trump says US will unilaterally set tariff rates for some of its trading partners

President says letters revealing rates will be sent out within weeks as US lacks capacity for individual dealsBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said the US will send letters to some of its trading partners to unilaterally impose new tariff rates, suggesting that Washington lacks the capacity to reach individual trade deals.Highlighting the challenge for the White House to negotiate deals with scores of countries at once, Trump said it was “not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump says US will unilaterally set new tariff rates for scores of countries

President says letters revealing rates will be sent out within weeks as Washington lacks capacity for individual dealsBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said the US will send letters to some of its trading partners to unilaterally impose new tariff rates, suggesting that Washington lacks the capacity to reach individual trade deals.Highlighting the challenge for the White House to negotiate deals with scores of countries at once, Trump said it was “not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump says US will set new tariff rates for scores of countries

President says Washington lacks capacity to strike deals with every nation

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8 d. ago Trump says US will set tariff rates for scores of countries in 2 to 3 weeks

President says Washington lacks capacity to strike deals with every nation

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1 week ago Hamas frees last living US citizen held in Gaza in what Trump calls a ‘good faith step’

American soldier Edan Alexander meets family at Israel border after masked fighters hand him over to Red Cross Hamas has freed the last living US citizen it held in Gaza, soldier Edan Alexander, in a unilateral move Donald Trump described as a “good faith step” towards ending the war and bringing home all remaining hostages.The release of 20-year-old Alexander, a dual national serving in the Israel Defense Forces who spent 584 days in captivity after he was seized from his base on 7 October 2023, was agreed with little Israeli involvement beyond practical coordination on the ground. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bank of England set to cut interest rates as US tariff impact hits UK economy

The Bank is trying to ease borrowing costs as economic growth is predicted to be slowed by the impact of Trump's tariffs

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2 w. ago Bank of England set to cut interest rates as US tariff impact in focus

Most economists are expecting rates to be reduced by 0.25 percentage points on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Canada set to vote in election overshadowed by Trump’s tariff and annexation threats

Liberal party looked headed for defeat until American president began threatening Canada's economy and sovereignty

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4 w. ago Trump’s transactional instincts could help forge a new Iran nuclear deal | Mohamad Bazzi

The president has a chance to make good on his reputation as a dealmaker as Iran moves closer to a nuclear weaponIn May 2018, Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed American sanctions that crippled the Iranian economy. Trump tore up the 2015 agreement, which had taken years for Iran to negotiate with six world powers, under which Tehran limited its nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions. Trump insisted he would be able to negotiate a better pact than the one reached by Barack Obama’s administration.Today, in his second term as president, Trump is eager to fix the Iran deal he broke nearly seven years ago.Mohamad Bazzi is the director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern studies and a journalism professor at New York University. Continue reading...

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