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EU mulls 800 bn euro plan to beef up defences to counter 'US disengagement'

Key to the quandary of EU nations has been an unwillingness to spend much on defense over the past decades as they hid under the US nuclear umbrella and a sluggish economy

TSMC to announce $100 bn investment in US chip plants over next 4 years

TSMC is the world's leader in production of advanced semiconductors used for artificial intelligence, and the investment would help bolster Trump's pledge to make the US dominant in AI

CK Hutchison sells Panama Canal ports to BlackRock amid Trump pressure

The consortium will also acquire 90% of Panama Ports Co., which operates the two ports in Balboa and Cristobal

Wall Street's losing streak deepens as Donald Trump's tariffs kick in

Anxiety over tariffs is also bleeding into the corporate side of the economic equation

Mexico to impose tariffs on US, joining China and Canada in trade war

Canada said it would slap tariffs on more than $100 billion of American goods over the course of 21 days

South Asian-origin men guilty of one of UK's largest money laundering plots

Babber ran Goldsteel Limited and is said to have started laundering cash for others through Fowler Oldfield Limited in 2015

China's Liu Jiakun wins Pritzker Prize for people-centric architecture

Liu is known for creating public areas in highly populated cities where there is little public space, forging a positive relationship between density and open space, the statement said

Melania Trump invites 'everyday Americans' to President Trump's address

Elliston Berry from Aledo, Texas is a 15-year-old who was the victim of computer-generated deepfakes created by a bully at her school intended to humiliate and degrade Berry and her friends

Putin agrees to help Trump broker high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran

White House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Neither Russia nor Iran have publicly confirmed or denied the request

Trump threatens to cut federal funding over 'illegal protests' in schools

The US government recently announced that it was reviewing over $50 million in federal contracts with Columbia University amid concerns that the institution failed to protect Jewish students

Arab leaders back counteroffer to Trump's Gaza plan as ceasefire falters

Israel has meanwhile embraced what it says is an alternative US proposal for the ceasefire itself and the release of hostages taken in Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war

Warren Buffett slams Trump's tariffs imposition, calls it 'an act of war'

The US government imposed a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday, while increasing tariffs on Chinese goods from 10 per cent to 20 per cent

Trade wars erupt as Trump hits Canada, Mexico, and China with steep tariffs

The tariffs on Mexican and Canadian products could have much deeper repercussions for a highly integrated North American economy

US-Canada tariff history: The 2018 trade dispute, retaliation, and fallout

From a steel standoff in 2018 to a lumber feud spanning decades, here's how US-Canada tariff battles have shaped trade relations over the years

Trump asks farmers to sell in US as he proceeds with Canada, Mexico tariffs

US President Donald Trump's post comes as 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods come into effect

Canadian govt retaliates, puts tariffs on $107 billion of US products

Canada will not let this unjustified decision go unanswered, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement

Justin Trudeau meets King Charles amid Trump's Canada annexation threat

Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that Canada should join the United States as its 51st state

Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China take effect: How did they retaliate?

US trade wars: Tariff hikes have sparked volatility in financial markets, with North American stocks plunging on Monday in anticipation of trade disruptions

Spain to grant Catalonia control over borders, migration in landmark deal

The issue of Catalan independence has dominated regional politics for years, fuelled by a deep-rooted nationalist movement seeking separation from Spain

Video: Trump's 'dragging leg' and bruised hand fuel health speculation

Concerns over Trump's health have been circulating online, with some attributing his movements to age-related issues