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Trump govt plans to roll back Biden's stricter fuel-efficiency standards

The move appears aimed at satisfying a Trump campaign promise to end the EV mandate

Qualcomm positive on Trump administration as it sees growth in chip sales

Responding to another analyst question, Qualcomm Chief Executive Cristiano Amon said he does not foresee problems competing for business in China, which accounted for 46 per cent of Qualcomm's nearly

Donald Trump names TV doctor Mehmet Oz as medicare, medicaid chief

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Oz became an informal health adviser to Trump, then serving his first White House term

Someone accessed files with damaging info on Trump's AG nominee: Lawyer

An unauthorised person gained access to a file containing confidential testimony from women who have made allegations about former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick to become the next attorney general, a lawyer said on Tuesday. Attorneys involved in a civil case brought by a Gaetz associate were notified this week that an unauthorised person accessed a file shared between lawyers that included unredacted depositions from a woman who has said Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17, and a second woman who says she saw the encounter, according to attorney Joel Leppard. Gaetz has denied all the allegations, and the Justice Department ended its sex trafficking investigation without any criminal charges against him. A lawyer who has represented Gaetz said he would not answer any questions when reached Tuesday by The Associated Press. The apparent breach comes as Gaetz is facing intense scrutiny over the allegations threatening to complicate his path to be confirmed as the nation's top

G20: Chaos in Rio shows a world untethered even before Trump returns

The behind-the-scenes squabbling over language characterising wars in Ukraine and the Middle East had been abruptly shut down by an impatient host

China seeks improved ties with India to ease US pressure: Business leader

China is trying to improve ties with India in an attempt to ease pressure from the incoming Trump administration, the head of a top India-centric US business advocacy and strategic group said on Tuesday. During his presidential election campaign, Trump proposed a 60 per cent tariff on goods from China -- and a tariff of up to 20 per cent on every other US import. Mukesh Aghi, president of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), said: "So, we are seeing an early impact of the Trump administration coming in that has created pressure on China to ease dealing with India. So that's why border patrolling has been agreed upon. Direct flights have been agreed upon." "They will also issue more visas to Chinese coming to India. You are seeing the impact of Trump coming in having a positive impact on the India-China relationship," he further said. Last month, India announced that it had reached an agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in east

Prosecutors oppose tossing Trump's conviction, may allow sentencing delay

New York prosecutors oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction but expressed openness on Tuesday to delaying sentencing until after his second term. In a court filing, the Manhattan district attorney's office said Trump's forthcoming presidency isn't grounds for dropping a case that was already tried. But, citing "the need to balance competing constitutional interests", prosecutors said "consideration must be given" to shelving the case until after he's out of office. Prosecutors said they're OK delaying Trump's sentencing -- which had been set for November 26 -- while his lawyers fight to get the case tossed out. Judge Juan M Merchan has not said when he will rule on the fate of the first criminal conviction of a former, and now future, US commander-in-chief. But with the sentencing schedule now effectively on hold, Trump's lawyers are pursuing multiple legal paths to try to dispose of the case -- an effort that could reach the Supreme Court

Trump, Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for Starship rocket launch

Donald Trump headed to Brownsville, Texas, on Tuesday to watch one of Elon Musk's companies test its Starship rocket, the latest sign of a deepening bond between the president-elect and the world's richest man. Ever since Musk began camping out at Mar-a-Lago after the election, there's been speculation over when Trump would grow tired of having him hanging around and giving him advice on running the country. But Tuesday's outing was a remarkable display of intimacy between the two, one with implications for American politics, the U.S. government, foreign policy and even the possibility of humans reaching Mars. Musk spent around $200 million to help Trump beat Democrat Kamala Harris in the presidential race, and he's been given unparalleled access. He's counseled Trump on nominees for the new administration, joined the president-elect's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and been tapped to co-chair an advisory panel on cutting the size of the federal ...

Texas offers 1,402 acres to Trump to construct deportation facilities

Texas has offered 1,402 acres to President-elect Trump to be used for constructing infrastructure to facilitate mass deportation of illegal immigrants. Trump will take oath as president on January 20. In a letter to Trump on Tuesday, Dawn Buckingham -- commissioner of the Texas General Land Office -- said, "I am writing to formally offer 1,402 acres of land in Starr County, Texas, to be used to construct deportation facilities." Mass deportation of illegal immigrants was one of the major election promises of Trump. After his victory, the president-elect has expressed determination to fulfil the promise by remove illegal immigrants from the US. The number of illegal immigrants in the country is said to be more than 11 million, which also includes several hundreds of thousand of Indians. The outgoing Joe Biden administration has been removing such Indian nationals through chartered flights. Trump has not made public details of the deportation plan. In his letter, Buckingham wrote t

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Trump may pick Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick for Commerce chief

The Donald Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Tulsi, Rubio, Waltz: Why these 3 Trump Cabinet picks are alarming Pakistan

Pakistan may no longer be a US foreign policy priority, but policymakers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi are reportedly monitoring President-elect Donald Trump's key nominations closely

All you need to know about challenges Trump govt will impose on Brazil

Trump's latest win provoked immediate reactions in Brazilian politics

US House Ethics panel to discuss Trump's attorney general pick Gaetz

An attorney who said he represented two women who testified to the committee said on Monday that Gaetz had paid his clients, who were adults, for sex and that one of his clients witnessed Gaetz having

Trump widens treasury secretary search with Warsh and Rowan in the list

Bloomberg reported on Monday that Bessent was being considered for the White House's National Economic Council, but holding off accepting until a decision is made on the Treasury secretary

Trump fancies himself a skilled dealmaker, Mideast peace may be beyond him

Trump will have much difficulty balancing his ardent support of Israel and his other ambitions in the region

Brazil's G20 Summit produces broad declaration that is short on specifics

The summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Rio de Janeiro produced a joint declaration on Monday that, while not totally endorsed by one of the group's members, succeeded in addressing most topics host Brazil had prioritised addressing -- both ongoing major wars, a global pact to fight hunger, taxation of the world's wealthiest people and changes to global governance. Experts had doubted Brazil 's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could convince assembled leaders to hammer out agreement given uncertainty about the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump and heightened global tensions amid the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Further dimming prospects of consensus, Argentina's negotiators challenged some of the draft language -- and ultimately refrained from endorsing the complete document. "Although generic, it is a positive surprise for Brazil," said Thomas Traumann, an independent political consultant and former Brazilian minister. "There was a ...

Asia stocks rise, dollar weak from multi-month highs as US yields tick down

Tech shares advanced, tracking Wall Street's recovery from last week's steep losses although Nvidia's upcoming earnings on Wednesday limited the scope for big moves

Will work with Trump on border security but on some conditions: Arizona Guv

Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs said on Monday she is willing to work with President-elect Donald Trump's new administration on border security issues like stopping fentanyl trafficking but not in areas that she said could harm Arizona families such as mass deportation. Hobbs travelled to the Arizona-Mexico border on Monday to trumpet her state's National Guard work helping crack down on smuggling of the deadly synthetic opioid into the US through Nogales, Arizona. More than half of all border seizures of the drug are made in Nogales. "Border security was a core issue of the Trump campaign," Hobbs told reporters as vehicles moved behind her. "I look forward to having conversations with the incoming president about Arizona's needs, including border security and the work we've done here to build these partnerships that are actually producing results and how we can continue those partnerships under his administration." But, she added, there are Arizona families who "are worried

Donald Trump's treasury pick could give hint about his plans for tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump's decision on a treasury secretary is about far more than whose name will be printed on America's money. The choice of how to fill his highest-profile outstanding Cabinet selection will be the clearest indication yet of how he intends to wield import tariffs in his new administration. The leading candidates for the role have expressed differing perspectives on how Trump should use the protectionist trade policies that he put front and center in his campaign for the White House, while Trump himself has offered seemingly contradictory views. Billionaire investor Scott Bessent, considered a leading candidate, has talked up tariffs as a negotiating ploy. Another prominent contender, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, has expressed more support for broad tariffs. Lutnick is co-chair of Trump's transition operation and is helping put forward candidates for key roles, including the Treasury Department. Trump is also looking at other potential candidates as