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Trump Says He Discussed Trade, Rare Earths in Call With Xi
President Trump spoke Thursday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, calling it a productive conversation with both sides agreeing to meet shortly as they seek to stabilize trade negotiations that have broken down in recent weeks.
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Trump Makes a New Push to ‘Decouple’ U.S. From China
President Trump is getting a second chance to try to sever ties with China by starting a trade war, imposing export controls and revoking student visas.
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White House moves to overturn ruling that Trump’s tariffs are illegal
Top trade adviser Peter Navarro says ‘nothing has changed’ in push for new trade deals
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US confirms South Africa G20 boycott
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Pretoria of going against Washington on “issue after issue after issue”
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Trump hails US-UK trade agreement but scope of deal is unclear
US President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Britain on Thursday, saying on his Truth Social platform that it was a “comprehensive” deal but providing no details. The Wall Street Journal described it as a “framework” agreement, suggesting it was far from a comprehensive free trade deal.
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US threatens China with 245% tariff
The warning comes amid an escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing
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El Salvador’s Bukele Says He Doesn’t Have Power to Return Mistakenly Deported Man
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s comments came during an Oval Office meeting with President Trump.
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Trump says US ‘having direct talks’ with Iran over nuclear deal
President, sitting in Oval Office with Benjamin Netanyahu, warns Tehran of ‘great danger’ if talks are not successful
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Defiant Trump officials vow to stay course as countries scramble over tariffs
The US commerce secretary says a 10% "baseline" tariff on imports will definitely stay in place for weeks.
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