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Trump slams Republicans pushing for Epstein Files as 'stupid people'

Trump's comments followed a social media post earlier in the day in which he cast the clamor for documents related to Epstein as a new SCAM and expressed dismay

Trump hints at trade deal with India, says major announcements on the way

US President Donald Trump hints at new deal with India, possibly with tariffs similar to Indonesia's 19% rate

Not planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, says Trump

Trump is open to the idea of firing Powell, a source told Reuters on Wednesday before Trump said he wouldn't, even as he unleashed a new barrage of criticism against the Fed chair

Trump likely to announce pharma tariffs as high as 200% this month

Donald Trump's plan to impose pharma tariffs could hit Indian drugmakers like Biocon, Lupin, and Sun Pharma, with new levies starting August 1

WTO overhaul targets fairer trade, easier decision-making to end paralysis

Trump's sweeping tariffs have forced countries to line up to negotiate bilateral trade deals with Washington, bypassing the multilateral framework

US will have Indonesia-type trade deal with India: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that the proposed trade deal with India would be on the lines of what America has finalised with Indonesia on Tuesday. Under the US-Indonesia trade pact, the Southeast Asian nation will provide complete access to its market to US products, while Indonesian goods would attract a 19 per cent duty in America. In addition, Indonesia has committed to purchasing USD 15 billion in US energy, USD 4.5 billion in American Agricultural Products, and 50 Boeing jets. Later, while talking to reporters, Trump said: "India is basically working along that same line. We are going to have access into India. You have to understand, we had no access to any of these countries. Our people couldn't go in, and now we are getting access because of what we are doing with the tariffs The Indian team is in Washington for the fifth round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA). Commenting on Trump's remarks, economic think tank GTRI said if India were

We will have access to India, says Trump after striking Indonesia deal

Trump announces full US market access and reduced tariff for Indonesia and says India is working along the same line in securing a trade deal

Russia may use 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains unlikely

President Donald Trump's ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on its energy exports has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive. The dogged Ukrainian resistance, however, makes it unlikely that the Russian military will make any quick gains. President Vladimir Putin has declared repeatedly that any peace deal should see Ukraine withdraw from the four regions that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but never fully captured. He also wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to join NATO and accept strict limits on its armed forces - demands Kyiv and its Western allies have rejected. A chronic shortage of manpower and ammunition has forced Ukrainian forces to focus on holding ground rather than launching counteroffensives. But despite a renewed Russian push and an onslaught of aerial attacks on Kyiv and other cities in recent weeks Ukrainian officials and analysts say it remains unlikely that Moscow can

Trump may use Fed's $2.5 bn renovation project to oust Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the US central bank's USD 2.5 billion renovation project. The push comes after a months-long campaign by Trump to try to rid himself of the politically independent central banker, who has resisted the president's calls to slash interest rates out of concerns about the administration's tariffs sparking higher levels of inflation. The president indicated Tuesday that Powell's handling of an extensive renovation project on two Fed buildings in Washington could be grounds to take the unprecedented and possibly legally dubious step of firing him. I think it sort of is, Trump said. When you spend USD 2.5 billion on, really, a renovation, I think it's really disgraceful, Trump said, adding that he never saw the Fed chair as someone who needed a palace. The project has been underway for years, going back to Trump's first term. But it only .

Brazilian ex-President echoes Trump, calls coup plot trial 'witch hunt'

Brazil's chief prosecutor has called for a guilty verdict in the case of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial accused of leading an alleged coup plot. The evidence is clear: the defendant acted systematically, throughout his mandate and after his defeat at the polls, to incite insurrection and the destabilization of the democratic rule of law, Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said in a 517-long page document released late Monday. Bolsonaro is accused of seeking to overturn the 2022 election in which he was defeated by a left-wing rival. All the accusations are false. I never violated democracy or the constitution, Bolsonaro said on X hours before Gonet submitted his final report. The ex-president said that the trial was a witch hunt, echoing a term used by US President Donald Trump when he came to his South American ally's defense last week. The prosecution accuses Bolsonaro of leading an armed criminal organization, attempting to stage a coup and attempting ...

Why did Trump admin allow Nvidia to resume H20 AI chips sales to China?

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration has allowed the resumption of sales of H20 AI chips because the company will not be giving its best technology to China

'Credible Epstein files should be released', says Trump amid MAGA backlash

Trump flip-flops on the release of the 'Epstein files' as his supporters express outrage on the lack of transparency, fuelling speculation about potential cover-ups involving high-profile figures

Asia shares struggle, dollar soars on lowered Fed rate cut bets

Data on Tuesday showed US consumer prices rose 0.3 per cent in June, in line with forecasts, but the largest gain since January

Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 bn in spending cuts

Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump's request to cancel some USD 9 billion in previously approved spending, overcoming concerns from some lawmakers about what the rescissions could mean for impoverished people around the globe and for public radio and television stations in their home states. The Senate vote was 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie. A final vote in the Senate could occur as early as Wednesday. The bill would then return to the House for another vote before it would go to Trump's desk for his signature before a Friday deadline. Republicans winnowed down the president's request by taking out his proposed USD 400 million cut to a programme known as PEPFAR. That change increased the prospects for the bill's passage. The politically popular programme is credited with saving millions of lives since its creation under then-President George W. Bush to combat HIV/AIDS. The president is also looking to claw back money for foreign aid

Donald Trump sues PBS, NPR board members for refusing to leave their posts

US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to remove three board members of PBS and NPR who refused to vacate their positions after being dismissed in April

Trump AI czar Sacks defends reversal of chip export curbs to China

Allowing Nvidia to resume H20 chip shipments will help the US compete globally and curb Huawei's efforts to expand its share in the international tech market, Sacks said

Trump admin pulls back deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in LA

About 2,000 National Guard troops will be released from duty because the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said

Global views of China, Xi improve as US, Trump ratings decline: Pew

Views of China and its leader Xi Jinping have improved in many countries worldwide, while those of the US and President Donald Trump have deteriorated, according to a new survey of about two dozen countries by the Pew Research Centre. Released Tuesday, the survey shows that international views of the two superpowers and their leaders are closer than since 2020. The results are a drastic departure from those in the past several years when the US and its leader then-President Joe Biden enjoyed more favourable international views than China and its president. In its latest survey of 24 countries, Pew found that the US was viewed more favourably than China in eight countries, China was viewed more favourably in seven, and the two were viewed about equally in the remainder. Pew did not provide definitive explanations for the shifts, but Laura Silver, associate director of research, said it's possible that views of a country may change when those of another superpower shift. "As the US

Trump rules out sending long-range weapons as Ukraine awaits US aid

President Donald Trump has downplayed the possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as Kyiv awaits an injection of US weaponry that it hopes will help it beat back an intensifying Russian air offensive. Trump on Tuesday offered a more cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia a day earlier with steep tariffs if President Vladimir Putin doesn't act within 50 days to end the three-year conflict. He also on Monday announced plans to bolster Kyiv's stockpile by selling American weapons to NATO allies who would in turn send arms to Ukraine. Providing Ukraine with more long-range weaponry would give Kyiv the chance to strike further into Russian territory, a move that some in Ukraine and the US have said could help push Putin toward negotiations to end the fighting. Asked if he intended to supply Ukraine with weapons that could reach deeper into Russian territory, Trump replied, "We're not looking to do that." He made the remarks to reporters before departing the

Trump admin fires 17 immigration court judges across 10 states, says union

Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes forward with its mass deportations of immigrants in the country. The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, which represents immigration court judges as well as other professionals, said in a news release that 15 judges were fired "without cause" on Friday and another two on Monday. The union said they were working in courts in 10 different states across the country California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia. "It's outrageous and against the public interest that at the same time Congress has authorised 800 immigration judges, we are firing large numbers of immigration judges without cause," said the union's President Matt Biggs. "This is nonsensical. The answer is to stop firing and start hiring." The firings come as the courts have been increasingly at th