5 h. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump and India: the tariff war that boosted China | Editorial

The White House wanted India to bow. Instead, Narendra Modi flew to China, shook Xi Jinping’s hand and left Washington sidelined Donald Trump’s imperial tendencies see the US president wield tariffs and sanctions in the expectation that America will receive tributes. Yet his latest move – punishing India with 50% tariffs for Russian oil purchases once encouraged by the US – has produced not submission but spectacle. It has sent India’s Narendra Modi to China for the first time in seven years as Xi Jinping hosted more than 20 leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin. And it is in Tianjin, not Washington, where it looks as if the hinge of history is moving.The SCO is easy to dismiss: the bloc is a bundle of contradictions. India and Pakistan remain adversaries. China and India still stare across a garrisoned Himalayan frontier, though relations have thawed since last October’s border breakthrough. Russia and China vie for influence in Central Asia. Unl...

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12 h. ago What next for Trump’s tariffs after president warned US would be ‘destroyed’ if they don’t go ahead

Donald Trump furious after U.S. Court of Appeals agrees that justification for levy on imports, his signature trade policy, amounts to executive overreach

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31 h. ago Nicola Jennings on the striking down of Trump’s tariffs by a federal court – cartoon

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3 d. ago Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higher

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased

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6 d. ago California and Oregon fire crews battle several blazes as forecasters warn more may spark

Firefighters try to corral Garnet fire, with parts of California under red flag warning, as Oregon blaze destroys homesNumerous wildfires across the US west coast are challenging emergency crews from California wine country to central Oregon, as weather forecasters warned that the risks of more blazes sparking is not over yet.In central California, firefighters are working to corral a fast-growing wildfire that is churning through the Sierra national forest as forecasters warned on Tuesday that lightning strikes from thunderstorms could ignite new fires. Since breaking out on Sunday afternoon, the Garnet fire has scorched 14 sq miles (36 sq km) of grass, chaparral and timber in a remote area known for camping and hiking about 60 miles (97km) east of Fresno. The fire is currently at 0% containment, and officials said that “strong, erratic winds” would likely test firefighters ability to make progress. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘Death is better than displacement’: Gaza City mothers say hunger blocks escape of looming Israeli offensive

Palestinian mothers have warned that their hunger is preventing them from moving away from Gaza City as Israel warned that Gaza’s largest city would be destroyed unless Hamas yields to their terms.

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1 week ago Trump’s tariffs replace diplomacy as other US tools of statecraft are discarded

Measures meant to rebalance America’s economy are wielded instead against the likes of Canada, India and Brazil ‘to compel loyalty to the president’On the campaign trail, Donald Trump pledged to use tariffs to revitalise American industry, bringing jobs home and helping to make America great again. But more than six months into his administration, experts say the president’s trade war is increasingly being wielded as a political cudgel, in lieu of more traditional forms of diplomacy.The president’s current target, India, has been unable to reach a trade agreement and Trump appears ready to follow through with his threat to impose a further 25% tariff on Delhi – bringing the total to 50% – the joint highest levy on any country, along with Brazil. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Asian shares advance ahead of Trump's deadline for imposing higher tariffs on Chinese goods

Shares are higher in Asia a day ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for imposing higher tariffs on goods imported from China

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3 w. ago Why Trump's tariffs could be a disaster for Brazil's acai industry and American consumers

Prices of acai smoothies and bowls look certain to go up in the U.S. as President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports in July and threatened the delicate balance of supply and demand that holds the industry

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3 w. ago People who get ‘Obamacare’ health insurance are set to see premiums jump by 18%, study finds

The hike is due to rising healthcare costs, inflation, uncertainty over federal policy changes and, potentially, President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to the analysis

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3 w. ago Harvard scientist warns interstellar object blasting toward Earth ‘may come to save – or destroy us’

31/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object to be detected in our solar system

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3 w. ago Trump's planned 100% computer chip tariff sparks confusion among businesses and trading partners

President Donald Trump's plan for 100% tariffs on non-U.S. computer chips is causing confusion among businesses and trading partners

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3 w. ago The Latest: Wall Street and US trading partners worldwide react to Trump's latest tariffs

The U.S. has begun officially levying higher taxes on imports from dozens of countries Thursday, four months after President Donald Trump first announced plans to impose tariffs on most of the world while seeking new trade agreements across the board

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs: Full list of countries hit by US president’s new trade war levies

Donald Trump slapped tariffs as high as 50 percent for scores of countries around the globe

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3 w. ago Toyota reports a 37% drop in profit, cuts its forecast due to Trump's tariffs

Toyota has reported its profit plunged 37% in the April-June quarter and it lowered its full year earnings forecasts, largely because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs

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3 w. ago New US tariffs cloud outlook for exporters in Asia and beyond

President Donald Trump's new tariff rates on U.S. imports from dozens of countries have taken effect, the latest chapter in his effort to reshape global trade

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3 w. ago Sony raises its profit forecast after saying it expects less damage from Trump's tariffs

Japanese entertainment and electronics company Sony says its profit surged 23% in the last quarter from the year before, as damage from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs was less than it had expected

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3 w. ago European earnings lag behind US as trade war saps market revival

President Trump’s tariffs and strong currency weigh on Eurozone corporates

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3 w. ago European earnings lag behind US as trade war throttles market revival

President Trump’s tariffs and strong currency weigh on Eurozone corporates

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3 w. ago Woman issues airport security warning after priceless item left 'destroyed' by X

Many people take cameras with them on their travels to capture the memories and amazing sights - but one woman has issued a warning after a priceless item was 'destroyed' by an X-ray scanner.

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