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Trump to raise tariff on India over Russia oil

President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to “substantially” hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil -- a key source of revenue for Moscow’s war on Ukraine.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Trump envoy’s visit will be ‘important’

The Kremlin said yesterday it was anticipating “important” talks with Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, later this week, ahead of the US president’s looming deadline to impose fresh sanctions on Moscow if it does not make progress towards a peace deal with Ukraine.

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Trump tariff rates unlikely to change

New US tariff rates are “pretty much set” with little immediate room for negotiation, Donald Trump’s trade adviser said in remarks aired yesterday.

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US agency probes special counsel who prosecuted Trump

US officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led two federal criminal cases against President Donald Trump, US media reported Saturday.

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Autopilot death / Tesla ordered to pay $242m

A Florida jury on Friday ordered Tesla to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to plaintiffs who blamed a deadly 2019 crash on the company’s “Autopilot” driver assistance technology.

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Row with Russia / Trump deploys nuclear submarines

US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines Friday in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over Ukraine and tariffs.

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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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Trump blasts SC over block on deportations

US President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at the Supreme Court after it blocked his bid to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members, saying the justices are “not allowing me to do what I was elected to do.”

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Qatari jet gift turns spotlight on Trump graft allegations

The US president's decision to accept a luxury jet from Qatar is the latest in a barrage of ethical conflicts that opponents say have blurred the line between his public role and private business interests

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WHO reduces management team after US funding cuts

The World Health Organization chief told staff yesterday the UN agency was reducing its management team after US funding cuts forced it to shrink its budget dramatically.

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Trump offers to go to Ukraine talks if Putin does

US President Donald Trump yesterday offered to head to Turkey for talks on ending Ukraine war if his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also showed up.

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US President Trump blinked in trade war with China. Can Southeast Asia get a break, too?

It took one weekend in Geneva for US President Donald Trump to roll back what has been seen till now as the raison d’etre of his presidency

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US administration cuts more Harvard funding

Harvard has taken the Trump administration to court over what it calls an unlawful attempt to control aspects of the university's operations

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Trump says 'very strong' trade deal with China will see it 'open up'

US President Donald Trump said Washington had the blueprint for a "very, very strong" trade deal with China

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Trump heads to the Gulf eyeing deals amid diplomatic offensive

The trip marks the US president's first major visit abroad of his second term, with the White House saying he looked forward to a 'historic return' to the region

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Trump family bitcoin operation set to go public

A bitcoin mining start-up backed by US President Donald Trump's two eldest sons announced plans on Monday to go public on the New York Stock exchange via a merger

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Trump hails Air Force One ‘gift’

Donald Trump on Sunday defended plans to receive a new Air Force One as a gift, after reports he will accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar despite strict rules on presents for US presidents.

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