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Russia's actions in Ukraine 'disgusting': Trump

Washington has given Moscow until the end of next week to cease hostilities in Ukraine, under threat of severe economic sanctions

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Trump to build ballroom at White House

President Donald Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House as he pushes forward with remodeling the US executive mansion, his spokeswoman said Thursday

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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

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from India starting on August 1.

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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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Head of US-backed Gaza aid group resigns, says mandate 'not possible' to fulfil

The Gaza Humanitarian foundation (GHF), based in Geneva since February, has promised to distribute some 300 million meals in its first 90 days of operation

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Trump fires new 50% tariff threat at EU

US President Donald Trump rekindled his trade war with the European Union on Friday by threatening 50 percent tariffs, as Brussels reacted with a call for “respect.”

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US strike on Yemen kills al-Qaeda members

Five Al-Qaeda members have been killed in a strike blamed on the United States in southern Yemen, two Yemeni security sources told AFP yesterday.

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Pilot and passengers killed in San Diego plane crash

The six people onboard a small plane that crashlanded on a California neighborhood amid dense fog were all killed, according to investigating authorities.

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US tightens security after murder of Israeli embassy staff

The victims of Wednesday's attack, Israeli citizen Yaron Lischinsky and American Sarah Lynn Milgrim, had been planning to marry

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Trump expands Apple tariff threat to all smartphones

He threatened with a 25 percent tariff unless the devices are built in the United States

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Trump’s plan could launch new era of weapons

US President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence concept revives a controversial, decades-old initiative whose ambitious construction could upend norms in outer space and reshape relations between the world’s top space powers.

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Trump fires new tariff threats at Apple, EU

President Donald Trump yesterday ratcheted up the US trade war, threatening to impose a new 25 percent levy against Apple, and a 50 percent tariff on the European Union.

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Trump threatens 25% import tax on Apple unless iPhones made in US

President Donald Trump today threatened to put a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are manufactured in the United States

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US Senate push for new Russia sanctions gains support

A bill in the US Senate seeking to pressure Russia with new sanctions over its war in Ukraine has gained the support of over 80 members of both parties as of Wednesday.

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