Page 13 - Latest Updates on Donald Trump
US, Canada reach deal to delay 50% tariffs on Canadian imports: Trump
The announcement buys time for more negotiations and avoids, for now, another strain in already tense relations between the historic allies
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Threatening friends and courting enemies in Trump's 'upside-down world'
The president's hostility to allies like Oman, Canada, South Korea, and his affection for adversaries like North Korea, may still shock some. But it comes as little surprise after a decade of upheaval
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Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled
There are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Trump said
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Trump cites India's electoral system to push for SAVE America Act
US President Donald Trump has cited India's voter ID system and low use of postal ballots as he pushes for tighter voting rules under the proposed SAVE America Act
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Is the American dream losing its allure for Asia's brightest students?
In July, the White House issued a rule that eliminates the system that allowed foreign pupils to remain in the country, as long as they maintained their student status
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Facing quagmire in Iran, Trump turns to familiar face Kim Jong-un
Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?
Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on Strait of Hormuz deal
60-day negotiating period to find a peace deal between the US and Iran is expiring, with no word of an extension and both sides seemingly as far apart as they were at the start
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US Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump in $5 million E Jean Carroll case
Trump denied Carroll's claims and asserted that she lied both in 2019 and again in 2022, while he was out of office
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UK PM Burnham exchanged messages with impersonator posing as Trump's aide
Andy Burnham communicated with someone posing as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, an incident on which Downing Street has declined to comment
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Big, bold step: Trump welcomes Saudi-Turkey-Pak defence pact amid Iran war
The agreement was signed August 7 by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
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Trump orders Pentagon to scale back US-South Korea joint military drills
The move comes after Trump said South Korea declined to help denuclearise Iran, days before the allies are set to begin their annual 11-day joint exercises
Trump weighs more economic pressure on Iran: What are his options?
Recent measures have targeted Iran's shadow oil fleet; shipping insurers; freezing an estimated $500 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency
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German firms cut US investment to 3-yr low amid Trump's uncertain policies
First-half direct investments plunged by nearly two-thirds year-on-year to €4.3 billion ($5 billion), the lowest level since 2023, according to calculations by the German Economic Institute
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Trump's Iran war pulls US carrier from Pacific as China steps up pressure
Beijing sees the US military presence in the region as a threat to China's rise and an obstacle to its ambition to seize Taiwan, the self-governing island it claims as its own
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Trump dismisses concerns over USS Abraham Lincoln crew's long deployment
Families of sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier have raised concerns over food shortages, contaminated water and poor living conditions as its West Asia deployment nears nine months
Will declare Strait of Hormuz 'US territory' after defeating Iran: Trump
Trump had earlier claimed that the US exercised "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and that he "will keep it" amid stalled negotiations with Iran regarding the reopening of the strategic route
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Trump allows Navy to build ships abroad, orders return to steam catapults
Trump's directive would allow foreign shipbuilders to construct up to two vessels overseas while ordering the Navy to replace EMALS with steam catapults.
US court dismisses Trump admin lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard
The decision from US District Judge Richard G Stearns said President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws
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Trump gives green light to US companies to aim hacks at cybercriminals
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions
Trump orders Navy to return to older jet-launch system on aircraft carriers
The new mandate would likely cost billions of dollars and revert the Navy's most advanced ships to a system that takes more sailors to operate and is more difficult to maintain