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Donald Trump sat down with Norah O’Donnell at his Mar-a-Lago estate for an exclusive interview airing on 60 Minutes this Sunday. This marks Trump’s first sit-down with the program since his network, CBS News, parent company settled a lawsuit. Earlier this year, CBS’s parent company agreed to a roughly US $16 million settlement with the…
Donald Trump announced that the United States and Canada will not restart trade negotiations after he pulled the plug last week. The decision followed an ad campaign by Ontario province that Trump described as antagonistic to U.S. tariffs. Trump said the advertisement broadcast in the U.S. had lead to the breakdown in talks with Canada….
In a major escalation of trade tensions, President Donald Trump has announced a 10% increase in tariffs specifically targeting imports from Canada. This move comes shortly after the President halted all trade talks with Canada earlier this week, reportedly in response to a Canadian advertisement that used former President Reagan’s words to criticize tariffs. A…
Trade negotiations between the US and Canada were halted this week after President Donald Trump reacted strongly to an advertisement sponsored by Ontario, Canada. The minute-long advert used excerpts from a 1987 Reagan address on foreign trade. In the ad, Reagan is quoted as saying tariffs “hurt every American.” President Trump immediately called the advert…
As US pressure mounts over its energy ties with Moscow, India faces a tough choice — balancing economic pragmatism with diplomatic realities. After President Donald Trump threatened 50% tariffs on Indian goods for continuing to buy Russian oil and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had agreed to phase out such imports, both New Delhi…
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado accepted her award “in his honour,” asserting he “deserved” it and saying she told him she accepted it because of his support. Trump told reporters, “The person who got the Nobel Prize called me today … ‘I’m accepting this in your…
Beijing has warned it will take “resolute countermeasures” if U.S. President Donald Trump proceeds with his plan to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese imports, escalating tensions just weeks ahead of a potential Trump–Xi meeting in South Korea. China’s Ministry of Commerce called Washington’s tariff threats “unilateral and misguided,” urging the U.S. to “promptly correct…
The Nasdaq suffered its steepest drop since April, tumbling 3.6% on Friday as tech megacaps — Amazon, Nvidia, and Tesla — collectively shed $770 billion in market value. The sell-off followed President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese goods and new export controls on “critical software.” The S&P 500 also fell 2.7%,…
The Trump administration has begun laying off thousands of federal employees in what it calls a “necessary efficiency measure” — a move that critics say is an attempt to pressure Democrats into ending the ongoing government shutdown. White House budget chief Russell Vought announced the decision Friday morning on X (formerly Twitter): “The RIFs have…
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose an additional 100% tariff on all imports from China starting next month, intensifying an already fragile trade relationship between the world’s two largest economies. In a series of social media posts, Trump also said his administration would place export controls on critical software, accusing Beijing of…
