US President Donald Trump on Thursday (May 8) unveiled a preliminary trade agreement with the United Kingdom framed as a historic breakthrough.Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, “The final details are being written up,” as he praised the deal for boosting American ethanol and beef exports while retaining a baseline 10 per cent tariff…
“Xi is a smart guy and we’ll end up making a very good deal,” said US President Donald Trump, praising the Chinese leader as “one of the smartest people in the world” during remarks at the White House on Wednesday. It was an oddly warm endorsement in the middle of a cold trade war. Despite…
A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press’s access to President Donald Trump’s official events, saying it had no right to bar media for their “viewpoints.” The AP filed suit against the White House after it began denying access to some of Trump’s official events to the wire…
In the clearest sign that his most powerful adviser Elon Musk will be wrapping up his work inside the government, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Musk would likely leave his administration in a “few months”, an AP report said. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that “Elon is fantastic” but he…
US stock futures dropped after President Trump signed an executive order imposing 25% tariffs on car imports. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) fell 0.3%. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) tumbled 0.4%. CBOT – Delayed Quote • USD As of 9:00:35 PM EDT….
Sterling (GBPUSD=X) edged higher against the dollar in early European trading on Monday, rising 0.3% to $1.2955, as investor concerns about the US economy weighed on the greenback. The latest developments in the global economic and trade landscape, particularly US president Donald Trump’s tariff policies, continue to cloud market sentiment. Uncertainty surrounding the impact of…
Politics LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT The Ukrainian president said he is ready for another shot at negotiations after ugly scenes inside the White House on Friday. Leigh Kimmins Reporter Published Mar. 4 2025 12:59PM EST Getty Images Leigh Kimmins Reporter Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. Source link
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians woke up on Tuesday to news that the Trump administration has paused military aid for their fight against Russia’s invasion, days after a disastrous Oval Office row that has deepened a rift between Kyiv and the White House. U.S. President Donald Trump directed the U.S. to pause all assistance to…
In front of Chicago’s iconic Water Tower, hundreds gathered Sunday afternoon in thunderous support of democracy in war-torn Ukraine — two days after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance confronted the Eastern European nation’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, over plans for peace in a tense televised meeting. Politicians and leaders from around the country…
Top Washington officials suggested Sunday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky might have to step down if a peace deal is to be reached, underscoring President Donald Trump’s stunning shift in approach to the war with Russia. “We need a leader that can deal with us, eventually deal with the Russians, and end this war,” National…