Canada will give a “firm and clear” response to the latest trade barriers planned by US President Donald Trump, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump says he will levy a…
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USA: Trump signs order shifting US back toward plastic straws
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed…
USA: Judge finds White House violated court order to stop funding freeze
The Trump administration has violated a court order by refusing to reverse a freeze of billions in government funds, a judge ruled Monday. The ruling was the latest challenge to…
USA: Global growth forecast to flatline as tariffs add to strains
The global economy is set to flatline this year amid fears including fresh US tariffs hitting trade, the World Bank has warned. Growth of 2.7% would be the joint weakest…
USA: Trump says US is ‘committed to buying and owning Gaza’
President Donald Trump has said he is “committed to buying and owning” the Gaza Strip and relocating the two million Palestinians living there, despite global condemnation of the plan he…
USA: Trump says he will announce raft of new trade tariffs
President Donald Trump has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US, a move that will have the biggest impact in Canada.…
Japan: Success behind PM Shigeru Ishiba’s US state visit
If Japan needed reassurances it was indeed still the US’s top ally and friend in the increasingly unstable Asia-Pacific, it got that and then some. But what was striking about…
USA: The people Trump has sacked since taking office
President Donald Trump took over the White House less than a month ago, and in keeping with his reality television show catchphrase from The Apprentice – “You’re Fired” – he…
USA: Musk’s Doge takes aim at US consumer protection agency
The Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) have moved to take control of – and possibly shut down – an agency set up to protect consumers…
USA: Trump says Nippon Steel will ‘invest heavily’ in US Steel, drop takeover bid
President Donald Trump has said Japan’s Nippon Steel will drop its $14.9bn (£12bn) bid to acquire US Steel. Speaking alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House, Trump…