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Trump says Indonesia to face 19% tariff under trade deal

This is significantly below the 32 percent level the president earlier threatened

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Trump makes Indonesia trade deal

US President Donald Trump yesterday announced a trade deal with Indonesia, the latest pact in a bid to cement better terms with trading partners and reduce a massive trade deficit, even as the European Union readied retaliatory measures should talks between Washington and its top trading partner fail.

1d ago

Trump intensifies trade war with threat of 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

Trump announced the latest tariffs in separate letters to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum

3d ago

SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup, WSJ reports

SpaceX and xAI did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment

3d ago

US slaps 30% tariff on EU, Mexico

President Donald Trump yesterday said major US trading partners Mexico and the European Union would face a 30 percent tariff starting next month, ramping up pressure for deals in his trade wars.

4d ago

US sanctions Cuban president

The United States announced its first sanctions on Friday against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his role “in the Cuban regime’s brutality toward the Cuban people.”

4d ago

Trump visits Texas flood zone

Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the stricken Hill Country region, where at least 120 people, including dozens of children, perished a week ago.

4d ago

US customs duties top $100 billion for first time in a fiscal year

US customs duty collections surged again in June as President Donald Trump's tariffs gained steam

4d ago

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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Trump administration ramps up attack on Harvard, Columbia

Trump is seeking to bring the universities to heel with claims their international students pose a national security threat, and that they ignored anti-Semitism on campus, and perpetuate liberal bias

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US vetoes UN Security Council demand for Gaza ceasefire

The other 14 countries on the council voted in favor of the draft as a humanitarian crisis grips the enclave of more than 2 million people

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Trump orders inquiry into 'conspiracy' to hide Biden's health decline

The move, which was slammed by Biden, is the latest in a long-running campaign by Trump

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US private sector hiring hits slowest rate since 2023: ADP

US private sector hiring hit its lowest pace since early 2023 in May, according to data from payroll firm ADP on Wednesday

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Trump, Xi will likely speak this week

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will likely speak this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, days after Trump accused China of violating an agreement to roll back tariffs and trade restrictions.

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US SC lets Trump revoke legal status for 5 lakh migrants

The US Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory Friday in his immigration crackdown, giving his administration the green light to revoke the legal status of half a million migrants from four Caribbean and Latin American countries.

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Biden says 'I'm feeling good' after cancer diagnosis

Former US President Joe Biden told reporters Friday he was feeling "optimistic" about the future after delivering his first public remarks since revealing he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer

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