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Trump tariff impact: US kids to see higher price tag on Christmas toys
Majority of US retail firms put their orders on hold due to uncertainty in tariff situation
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Zelenskyy rejects ceding Donbas to Russia, seeks role in US-Russia talks
Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that together form Donbas as a condition to unlock a ceasefire
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Zelenskyy to visit Berlin for meetings ahead of Trump-Putin summit
Zelenskyy is due to meet with European leaders first, to prepare for a virtual call with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance about an hour later
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Russian forces advance in Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of fresh Russian offensives as Trump and Putin prepare for talks in Alaska without Kyiv at the table
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Alaska's Russian ties in spotlight as Trump, Putin meet in the 49th state
In WWII, Japan seized Attu, the Aleutian chain's westernmost island, closer to Russia than the mainland US. Its 1943 recapture became known as the war's "forgotten battle"
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Trump's meeting with Putin 'listening exercise for President': White House
Donald Trump will be meeting Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, where the two leaders will hold a one-on-one conversation regarding the Russia-Ukraine war
Panama Canal set to enter ports business as Trump-China feud simmers
Though China has no role in operating the canal, Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd has operated ports on the Atlantic and Pacific sides
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Trump's labour chief pick suggests suspension of monthly jobs report
EJ Antoni criticised the monthly employment report as 'flawed' and proposed replacing it with more accurate, though less timely, quarterly data for US economic planning
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US July budget deficit up 20% Y-o-Y despite record Trump tariff income
The US saw a 273 per cent increase - or $21 billion - in customs revenue in July over the same period last year, the data showed
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Trump admin calls out human rights records of countries accepting deportees
The reports, which cover 2024 before President Donald Trump took office, reflect his administration's focus on free speech and protecting the lives of the unborn
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Trump rebukes Goldman Sachs' economics research on tariff impact
Trump did not specify which Goldman report he was referring to, but Goldman has taken a bearish position on Trump's tariffs. The Wall Street investment bank declined to comment on the matter
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Trump says he may allow lawsuit against Fed chief Powell over renovations
Trump in a social media post on Tuesday resumed his criticism of the Fed chair over the central bank's decision to hold interest rates steady and again hammered Powell over the renovation work
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Trump selects economist EJ Antoni to head Bureau of Labor Statistics
Antoni is currently the chief economist at the influential U.S. conservative think tank Heritage Foundation
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Trump extends tariff truce with China for 90 days before deadline ends
Trump paused China tariffs for 90 days, hours before the deadline was set to expire. If the deadline had expired, the US could have increased taxes on Chinese imports back to where they stood in April
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EU appeals to Trump to defend Europe's interests at war summit with Putin
The summit is taking place in the US state of Alaska, which was colonised by Russia in the 18th century until Czar Alexander II sold it to the US in a land deal in 1867
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Trump's DC police takeover echoes historic racist urban crime narratives
Trump threatened to take over and beautify the nation's capital on the campaign trail and claimed the district was a nightmare of murder and crime
Trump says he'll quickly know if Putin seeks Ukraine peace deal in talks
Trump's eagerness to reach a deal has raised fears in Ukraine and Europe about such an agreement favouring Russia, without sufficient input from Ukraine
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Trump meets Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan days after calling for his resignation
US President Donald Trump meets Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan days after calling for his resignation over alleged China links amid US chip industry scrutiny
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Trump's tax law squeezes poor, boosts income for wealthy, says CBO
Earners in the middle of the distribution will see their annual resources grow by about $800 to $1,200 on average, according to the analysis
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South Korean President Lee to meet Trump in Washington on August 25
The August 25 summit will follow a July trade deal in which Washington agreed to cut its reciprocal tariff on South Korea to 15% from the initially proposed 25% & to apply the same rate to cars
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