Foreign policy
Trump: ‘I think we’ll have a deal with India’ on tariffs and trade
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One as he departs for Michigan to attend a rally to celebrate his first 100 days in office, from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday that tariff […]
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Trump said he could stop the Ukraine war in 24 hours. After 100 days, a deal still eludes him
U.S President Donald Trump speaks to members of press onboard Air Force One on a flight to Fiumicino Airport near Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, April 25, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Before his presidential election win last fall, Donald Trump famously boasted that he could end the war between Russia and […]
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China insists no tariff talks underway with Trump and Xi or top aides, despite U.S. claims
U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters’ questions after exiting Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters China on Monday once again denied that it is in talks to resolve its tariff war with the U.S., after a series of statements by President Donald Trump and […]
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Putin announces 3-day ceasefire in May to mark 80 years since WW2 victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a nuclear submarine base March 26, 2025, in Murmansk, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies […]
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Philippines says China has not seized disputed South China Sea reef
Philippine coast guard personnel and a Chinese coast guard ship on April 23, 2023. Ted Aljibe | Afp | Getty Images The Philippines said Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and found no Chinese presence there. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on Friday […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Countries are pivoting away from the U.S. amid Trump policies
Harvard University on April 17, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sophie Park | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” ideology, which, generally speaking, prioritizes the domestic over the international, rests on the assumption that the world needs America more than it needs the world. This may be true for the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s ‘America First’ might leave the U.S. behind
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 departs from San Diego International Airport with an American flag in the foreground on April 20, 2025 in San Diego, California, U.S. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” ideology, which, generally speaking, prioritizes the domestic over the international, rests on the […]
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Iran says ‘extremely cautious’ on success of nuclear talks with U.S.
United States Capitol building and an Iranian flag are seen at the National mall in Washington D.C., United States. Celal Gunes | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iran and the United States have agreed to continue nuclear talks next week, both sides said on Saturday, though Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi voiced “extreme” caution about […]
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Emerging markets are betting on a post-tariffs winner — and it’s not China or the U.S.
Visitors look at the city skyline from a park in Kuala Lumpur on September 30, 2021. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images) Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images Emerging markets have found themselves between a rock and a hard place amid an escalating trade war, seemingly forced […]
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South Korea calls for ‘calm, orderly’ talks with the U.S. amid hopes of a tariff deal by early July
South Korea’s Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (right) arrives at Incheon International Airport on April 23, 2025, as he departs for Washington for finance and trade ministers’ talks with the U.S. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea has asked for “calm” and “orderly” discussions with the U.S. on trade issues, […]
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