Reuters — China on Wednesday reported a strong export run in 2025 with a record surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion, as producers braced for three more years of a Trump administration set on slowing the production powerhouse by shifting US orders to other markets. Beijing’s resilience to renewed tariff tensions since President Donald Trump returned…
Washington’s European allies have rejected US President Donald Trump’s latest claim that the United States “needs” Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, for its national security needs. Trump made the comment Sunday in the aftermath of the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying: “American dominance in the Western hemisphere will never be questioned again.” Denmark’s…
President Donald Trump confirmed he will not meet with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to South Korea and blamed timing. Trump made his comments to South Korean counterpart, President Lee Jae-myung, adding that he remained committed to peace on the Korean Peninsula. “I know Kim Jong Un very well. We get…
As President Donald Trump continues his Asia tour with stops in Japan and later South Korea, businesses in both economic powerhouses are closely watching to see if his meetings with their leaders will offer more clarity to their trade relations with Washington. Even though the longtime US allies negotiated tariff rates of 15%, a lower…
We’re tracking President Donald Trump’s diplomatic tour in Asia, as he firms up a string of agreements in the region. Trump has left Malaysia and is now on his way to Japan, where he will meet the country’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday. In the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, Trump joined the…
The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and former hostages have been celebrating the news of the ceasefire agreement reached between Hamas and Israel. Some in Washington, DC spoke with US President Donald Trump on the phone to thank him. In a video released by hostage families, a group can be seen saying “Thank…
Qatar is one of only two regional mediators leading the sole diplomatic track trying to bring an end to the war in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the enclave. The country, which has strategically positioned itself as an essential back-channel mediator for global US security issues like Iran and…
The US and China have agreed to massively roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90-day period, de-escalating a global trade war. The announcement comes after a weekend of marathon trade negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland by officials from the world’s two largest economies. Major breakthrough: The substantial, if temporary, breakthrough was unexpected….