Top Trump administration officials insist that the Aug. 1 deadline is not changing, even as dozens of countries’ trade negotiations are unresolved.
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At least 2,571 killed in Iran’s protests, U.S.-based rights group HRANA says
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. Mahsa | Afp | Getty Images The death toll from protests in Iran has reached 2,571 people, the U.S.-based HRANA rights group said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic’s clerical rulers face the biggest wave of dissent in years. U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep […]
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Trump attacks Powell again amid Fed independence fears: ‘Incompetent’ or ‘crooked’
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Iran’s regime in its ‘final days and weeks’ after mass protests, Germany’s Merz says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) gives a press statement on the sidelines of his visit to the Bosch company. This is the last stop on his trip to India. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said the embattled Iranian regime appears to be finished as mass protests […]
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