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February 28, 2025 10:58 AM

Trump vows March 4 tariffs for Mexico, Canada, extra 10% for China over fentanyl

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect on March 4 along with an extra 10% duty on Chinese imports because deadly drugs are still pouring into the U.S. from those countries....

February 20, 2025 4:16 PM

US State Department revises China webpage to focus on trade, business curbs

The U.S. State Department has changed references to China on its website, emphasising the trade deficit in an expanded section on economic ties, while dropping talk of working with allies and assistance to China on cultural and environmental issues. ...

February 19, 2025 8:14 PM

US envoy Kellogg arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelenskiy

Keith Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy, arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and "listen," as the war against Russia approaches its three-year mark. Kellogg's visit comes a day after the United ...

February 19, 2025 2:26 PM

Gaza Arab plan may involve up to $20 billion regional contribution

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to travel to Riyadh on Thursday, two Egyptian security sources said, where he is due to discuss an Arab plan for Gaza that may include up to $20 billion from the region for reconstruction. Arab stat...

February 19, 2025 2:28 PM

US, Russia forge ahead on peace talks, without Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine after an initial meeting that excluded Kyiv, a departure from Washington's previous approach that rallied U.S. alli...

February 13, 2025 8:39 AM

Transgender girls challenge Trump’s ban on them playing female sports

Two transgender girls in New Hampshire on Wednesday set in motion the first legal challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that would ban them from participating in school sports for female athletes. Parker Tirrell, 16, and Iri...

February 13, 2025 8:35 AM

Trump says he will sign reciprocal tariffs order soon, as trade war fears mount

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose reciprocal tariffs as soon as Wednesday evening on every country that charges duties on U.S. imports, in a move that ratchets up fears of a widening global trade war and threatens to accelerate U.S...