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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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Trump's sweeping new tariffs explained
After weeks of anticipation and speculation, US President Donald Trump followed through on his tariff threats on Wednesday by declaring a 10 percent baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on nations that run trade surpluses with the United States. FRANCE 24 answers some key questions about the tariffs.
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