US President Donald Trump has suspended tariffs on small packages from China, after his sudden order ending duty-free treatment for shipments worth less than $800 (£645) left the US postal…
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USA: Trump will ‘put measures in place’ to stop TikTok ban, top adviser says
US President-elect Donald Trump will find a way to save TikTok before a ban on the app is due to take effect this weekend, his incoming national security adviser has…
USA:Trump asks Supreme Court to halt criminal sentencing
Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to halt his sentencing in the criminal hush money case, which is set for Friday.The eleventh-hour filing comes after two lower courts…
USA: Europe will not allow attacks, says France, after Trump Greenland threat
France has said the European Union will not allow other nations to attack its “sovereign borders”, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to seize…
UK: ‘Visit Hull’ invitation to Trump after social post
Donald Trump is being invited to Hull to see for himself the impact of renewable energy on the region after the US president-elect criticised the UK’s move away from oil…
Canada: Trudeau in peril after spat over Trump threat sparks crisis
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has been thrown into fresh disarray with the abrupt departure of his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland. By the end of a frenetic Monday, a…
USA: Trump lauds ouster of Syria’s al-Assad as ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye
United States President-elect Donald Trump has described the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad as an “unfriendly takeover” by Turkiye, which had aligned itself with several of the opposition groups that led…
USA: President-elect Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to his inauguration
United States President-elect Donald Trump has invited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration ceremony in January, despite his history of hawkish rhetoric and tariff threats. On Thursday, Trump’s…
USA: Broadcaster ABC News agrees to pay $15m to settle Trump defamation suit
ABC News has agreed to pay $15m to settle a defamation suit filed by President-elect Donald Trump over an inaccurate claim by the United States-based network’s anchor. The lawsuit stemmed from on-air…
USA: Trump aims to end ‘costly’ daylight saving time
United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will endeavour to end daylight saving time, the practice of moving clocks forward during the summer to take advantage of longer daylight hours.…