For days, Donald Trump and his White House team had insisted they were fully committed to their decision to impose sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries. They even derided a report on Tuesday that said the president was considering a 90-day pause – news that triggered a brief stock market surge. But now that…
President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs, but escalated a spiralling trade war with China. In a dramatic change of policy, just hours after levies against roughly 60 of America’s trading partners came into effect, Trump said he was authorising a universal “lowered reciprocal tariff of 10%”…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and subsequent actions by other nations have cast a shadow over investors’ portfolios. Markets largely fell all around the world following the announcements, and the sell-off has extended into Monday. Trump and his administration has been defiant, with the U.S. president saying “it won’t be easy” and urging Americans to “hang…
China’s and U.S.’ flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters BEIJING — Risks of an intense U.S.-China trade war are rising rapidly, according to analysts, after Beijing responded more forcefully than many had expected to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs. In a shift in…
US President Donald Trump says he had an “extremely productive” first call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, amid an ongoing trade war between the two neighbours. In a Truth Social post, Trump said that the two will meet “immediately” after Canada’s upcoming elections on 28 April to discuss “politics, business, and all other factors”….
Barrel bombs believed to contain a highly flammable liquid have been used in airstrikes in South Sudan as escalating violence pushes the world’s newest country to the brink of another civil war, the UN has said. The comments by Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN mission in South Sudan, follow recent fighting between the army…
Rushdi Aboualouf Gaza correspondent AFP Hundreds of people took to the streets of Beit Lahia, with many chanting anti-Hamas slogans Hundreds of people have taken part in the largest anti-Hamas protest in Gaza since the war with Israel began, taking to the streets to demand the group step down from power. Masked Hamas militants, some…
President Trump claimed on Friday that a report in The New York Times, which detailed plans for Elon Musk to receive a briefing at the Pentagon on U.S. military plans for any prospective war with China, was “made-up” and “fake.” The Times said afterward that it stood by the reporting in the article, which was…
Barbara Plett Usher BBC News Reuters The recapture of the presidental palace marks a significant victory for the army The scenes of jubilant soldiers in Khartoum mark a significant advance in an offensive that has seen Sudan’s army seize back swathes of territory in recent months. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) lost control of the…
Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is likely to call a national election for 28 April, potentially as soon as this Sunday, multiple news outlets report. With Canada’s businesses reeling from a trade dispute with the US, Carney – a former two-time central banker – is expected to pitch himself as the candidate best…
