Page 22 - Latest Updates on Donald Trump
Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
In his 2024 campaign, Trump repeatedly cast his Democratic opponents as warmongers and said he was a president who started 'no new wars' and would bring an era of peace
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'Get back to table, make a deal': Trump asks Netanyahu not to strike Iran
Iran launched missiles at Israel on Monday, marking the first Iranian missile attack since the April 8 ceasefire
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Iran fires several rounds of missiles at Israel as Trump defends ceasefire
Negotiations between Washington and Tehran are bogged down over the fate of billions of dollars of frozen Iranian assets and a parallel conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon
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Trump says he would not unfreeze Iran's assets before peace deal is done
Trump says sanctions relief and access to frozen assets will come only after a peace deal with Iran, while signalling openness to talks with its leadership
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Will work with Iran to retrieve, destroy its enriched uranium: Trump
Trump says the US would help eliminate Iran's enriched uranium under a peace deal, while warning of harsher military action if negotiations fail
Chennai-born architect of Trump's AI policies to leave White House post
Sriram Krishnan was an architect of the Trump administration's "AI Action Plan", which provided a blueprint to roll back regulation of the emerging technology and promote the build-out of data centres
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Trump signals interest in US govt holding stakes in leading AI companies
The president's comments highlight how debate over how to share the potentially massive gains from the artificial intelligence boom is intensifying in Washington and around the world
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US, Iran deadlocked over ceasefire terms as conflict nears 100-day mark
Without a breakthrough, the continuing standoff suggests that Iran believes it can bear the current level of pressure longer while betting that the political pain may get Trump to concede
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Court cannot halt Trump's White House ballroom construction: Govt lawyer
The hearing on Friday centered on who has standing to challenge government steps once they have already been taken and whether that standing overrides national security
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US Congress nears approval of $70 bn boost for Trump's deportation agenda
The work of Congress comes at a pivotal time for the Republican president and his party as they face restless voters before the midterm elections
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Trump's lawyers sought to halt discovery in $10 billion BBC lawsuit
Trump has accused the BBC of defaming him by splicing together parts of a January 6, 2021, speech to make it appear that he directed supporters to storm the US Capitol
US hails 'robust' partnership with India, highlights Trump-Modi bond
State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Thursday said the strong ties between the two countries were on full display during Secretary of State Marco Rubio's recent visit to India
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Trump confident of trade deal with India, calls PM Modi a 'good friend'
Responding to a question on the trade deal being negotiated between the two countries, Trump said India had taken advantage of US policies for years and charged "tremendous tariffs"
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If Iran kills US troops, it would be a good reason to restart war: Trump
Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said that those who voted against him would rather see the country "fail" than give him another victory
John Bolton reaches deal to plead guilty over classified information
The former Trump national security adviser plans to plead guilty to a count of illegal retention of classified information, which could result in a fine and possibly prison time of up to five years
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A year of tariffs: Donald Trump's trade policy impoverishes US workers
New evidence from economists at Morgan Stanley sheds light on how US firms that are exposed to tariffs are changing their behaviour
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Trump's trade chief says new tariffs can fit within existing deals
The EU and US agreed to a free-trade deal in July that would see the bloc erase levies on US industrial goods in exchange for a 15 per cent tariff ceiling on its exports
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Trump picks former personal lawyer Todd Blanche for attorney general post
Blanche was brought into the Justice Department as deputy attorney general and was elevated after Bondi's ousting over her failed efforts to prosecute Trump's perceived political opponents
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Trump signs order to tighten customs enforcement, curb tariff cheats
Trump's order targets customs loopholes by cracking down on shell companies, inadequate customs bonds, and shipment-routing schemes used to conceal the true origin of imported goods
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Trump plans $700 mn in new coal support using Cold War-era defence powers
Trump admin has framed energy issues in existential terms as it eyes domestic need to sustain power-hungry AI data centers and aims to marginalise foreign adversaries that hold fossil fuel reserves
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