17 h. ago Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of U.S. commitment to NATO

BRUSSELS — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance. Rubio on Thursday decried “hysteria and hyperbole” in the media about U.S. President Donald Trump’s intentions, despite persistent signals from Washington that NATO as it has […]

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34 h. ago ’Liberation Day’: A timeline of Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada

For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency.  Trump was elected on Nov. 5, and it’s been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modified and delayed multiple rounds of […]

Economics

58 h. ago Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump will hold a Wednesday meeting with aides about possible investors who could buy a stake in TikTok, a deal that could potentially stop the social media site from being banned in the United States.  The details of the meeting were confirmed by a person familiar with the situation who […]

Technology

60 h. ago Will TikTok be banned in U.S. again? Trump signals deal could be found

U.S. President Donald Trump said that “there’s tremendous interest in Tiktok," adding that he would “like to see TikTok remain alive.”

Technology

63 h. ago With a TikTok ban looming, Trump signals a deal will come before April 5 deadline

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signaled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement with ByteDance, the social media app’s China-based parent company. Speaking with reporters on Air Force One late Sunday, Trump said that “there’s tremendous interest […]

Events

7 d. ago U.S. judge orders Trump admin to save Signal chat about Yemen strike plans

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg barred administration officials from destroying messages that were sent over the encrypted messaging app Signal earlier this month.

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9 d. ago Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor ’glitch’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen’s Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information […]

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1 week ago Feds spent $1.13 million on TikTok ads despite ban on government devices

The government reportedly launched a national security review of TikTok in September 2023 and later ordered the Chinese-owned app to shutter its Canadian operations.

Economics

2 w. ago Hamas signals readiness to release American hostage and four bodies

The terrorist group said it would free Edan Alexander, who holds U.S. citizenship, after the Trump administration signalled his importance

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3 w. ago US Lambasts Japan’s ‘700% Rice Tariff,’ Hinting at Levy Target

President Donald Trump’s administration hit out at Japan’s elevated rice tariffs, signaling that the grain and Tokyo will likely be targeted as the US seeks to apply reciprocal tariffs in the coming weeks.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian dairy products 'just noise': Expert

U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Canada’s dairy industry Friday, signaling he will implement steep tariffs on Canadian dairy. Though the dairy tariff threat is “noise” from the Oval Office, it’s a sign U.S. access to the Canadian market will be a battleground for the Trump in the future, one Canadian agri-food expert says. […]

Economics

3 w. ago India Signals Readiness to Make Deeper Tariff Cuts, Trump Says

US President Donald Trump said India has signaled its readiness to make deeper tariff cuts, after he ramped up pressure on the country to lower trade barriers that he has said unfairly penalize American businesses.

Economics

4 w. ago L’Allemagne de Merz prête à débloquer des centaines de milliards d’euros pour se réarmer

Le futur chancelier envoie un signal fort dans la foulée du désengagement de Donald Trump vis-à-vis des Européens.

Economics