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US takes in $87b from tariffs in first half of 2025

More than $87 billion in tariff revenue collected by end of June, surpassing $79 billion total for all of 2024

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US to refuse visas to Palestinian Authority officials

The United States said Thursday it would deny visas to Palestinian Authority officials, accusing the body which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank of seeking to "internationalize" the situation

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US to impose 25% tariff on India from Aug 1: Trump

He says India will also face an unspecified penalty

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NY officials honour ‘hero cop’ Didarul in Manhattan shooting

Officials said he had migrated to the US from Bangladesh, had two children and his wife was expecting a third

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Trump warns of 'real starvation' in Gaza as aid deliveries pick up

US President Donald Trump warned Monday that the people of Gaza are facing "real starvation"

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Five dead after New York Midtown shooting: US media

The incident began around 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) when reports of gunfire prompted hundreds of police to a busy office district on the storied Park Avenue

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Latest US-China trade talks begin in Stockholm

Chinese and US economic officials met for talks in Stockholm yesterday, with Beijing saying it wanted to see “reciprocity” in its trade with the United States.

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Tariff deadline of Aug 1 'firm', no extensions: US commerce secy

'No extensions, no more grace periods. August 1, the tariffs are set,' says Howard Lutnick

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Harvard university: State Dept resumes processing student visas after judge’s ruling

The US State Department directed all US missions abroad and consular sections to resume processing Harvard University student and exchange visitor visas after a federal judge in Boston last week temporarily blocked President Trump’s ban on foreign students at the Ivy League institution.

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Trump deploys Marines as tensions rise over Los Angeles protests

Trump had already mobilized 2,000 National Guard members to the country's second most populous city on Saturday

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Trump travel ban in effect, citizens from 12 nations barred from US

The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on illegal entries

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Scuffles in Los Angeles as soldiers sent by Trump fan out

Unrest broke out for a third day, with protesters angry at action by immigration officials that has resulted in dozens of arrests of what authorities say are illegal migrants and gang members

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Trump deploys military in LA to quell anti-immigration protests

About a dozen National Guard members were seen in video footage on Sunday morning lining up at a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, where detainees from immigration raids on Friday were taken, sparking protests that continued on Saturday.

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US and China set for trade talks in London on Monday

Vice Premier He Lifeng will be in the United Kingdom between June 8 and June 13

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Trump deploys National Guard over LA immigration protests

Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday

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Musk deletes post claiming Trump 'in the Epstein files'

Musk did not reveal which files he was talking about and offered no evidence for his claim

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Trump slaps new travel ban on 12 countries

US President Donald Trump has signed a travel ban on 12 mostly Middle Eastern and African countries, reviving a controversial measure from his first term expected to trigger a fresh wave of legal challenges..Trump said on Wednesday the measure was spurred by a makeshift flamethrower attack

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China says will 'resolutely safeguard' its students' rights after US visa ban

Trump announced a six-month ban on foreign students enrolling at Harvard University

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