Trump announces new tariffs of up to 40% on a growing number of countries
President Donald Trump cranked up the pressure Monday on America’s trading partners, firing off letters to heads of several countries, informing them of their new tariff rate. But at the…
Trump’s new version of Oval Office meetings has rattled some foreign leaders
Foreign leaders’ visits to the White House used to be occasions for face-to-face diplomacy, allied backslapping and polite photo ops. But President Donald Trump’s public pillorying of Ukraine President Volodymyr…
Scores killed in Gaza as Israel intensifies strikes
More than 80 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Thursday, according to health officials, as Israel intensified its strikes across the strip. The deaths, which authorities said included dozens of…
Trump announces a US trade deal with Vietnam
Against a ticking clock, President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States has reached a trade agreement with Vietnam, pulling off the administration’s third significant deal ahead of a self-imposed…
Billionaires are turning on Trump
Wealthy business leaders are turning on US President Donald Trump over his plan to impose a colossal set of tariffs on America’s trading partners, as losses mount on stock markets…
Russia’s summer offensive in Ukraine underwhelms – but Kyiv won’t be celebrating
For months the talk in Kyiv was of a much-anticipated Russian offensive that would aim to gobble up more of the Ukraine’s eastern regions. So far, it’s been underwhelming –…