Friday’s phone call between the leaders of China and the United States could deliver a marked – if fragile – improvement in stability in the world’s most consequential relationship, Chinese observers said. However, they also sounded a note of caution. One analyst highlighted serious sources of friction, such as confrontations in the South China Sea…
President Trump said on Wednesday that he spoke to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a move aimed at easing tensions between the two major economies as they clash over tariffs and New Delhi’s purchase of Russian oil. “He is doing a tremendous job,” Trump said. “Narendra: Thank you for your support on ending the…
The president is pressuring NATO allies to stop purchasing oil from Russia, saying if they continue to do so, he’ll enact sanctions alongside them. Currently Turkey, Hungary, and Slovakia buy Russian oil, and others purchase Russian natural gas. Russia uses the profits to wage war in Ukraine. Now President Trump says NATO should also. Tariffs…
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Saturday that “China does not participate in wars or plot them”, responding to US calls for allies to impose tariffs on Russian oil buyers, including China. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a news conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)(AP) President Donald Trump…
Donald Trump says the United States will move to impose sanctions on Russia on the condition that all NATO countries stop buying Russian oil and set tariffs of 50 to 100 per cent on China. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, the US president said he was ready to hit “go” on energy sanctions…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday pressed Nato countries to stop buying oil from Russia and impose sanctions on it, while proposing to impose 50-100 per cent tariffs on China till Ukraine war ends. Trump’s remarks assume significance as the US President imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods, including a 25 per cent…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Friday called on Group of Seven and European Union allies to impose “meaningful tariffs” on goods from China and India to halt their purchases of Russian oil and convened an emergency G7 finance meeting to discuss efforts to step up pressure on Moscow to end…
The European Union is very unlikely to impose tariffs on India or China, the main buyers of Russian oil, despite US President Donald Trump’s request, news agency Reuters reported, citing people aware of the development. This week, an EU delegation, including the EU’s Russia sanctions chief, travelled to Washington to discuss how the two sides…
US President Donald Trump reportedly urged European Union officials on Tuesday to hit China with tariffs of up to 100% in a bid to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, said a US official and an EU diplomat. According to Reuters,Trump also encouraged the European Union to slap India with similarly expansive tariffs, said the official,…
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro on Tuesday launched a new verbal attack on BRICS as he asserted none of members ‘would survive without selling to the United States’. In a TV interaction, Peter Navarro also doubted if the alliance between bloc of countries would stay for long. He alleged that all countries part of…