Foreign policy

Ukraine agrees to U.S.-led ceasefire plan if Russia accepts
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Ukraine agrees to U.S.-led ceasefire plan if Russia accepts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, during his visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Saudi Press Agency | Via Reuters Ukraine agreed Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan, officials said. As part of the plan, the United States […]

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Trump raises Canadian steel, aluminum tariffs to 50% in retaliation for Ontario energy duties
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Trump raises Canadian steel, aluminum tariffs to 50% in retaliation for Ontario energy duties

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered his administration to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports by an additional 25%, bringing the total duties to 50%. The new policy will go into effect Wednesday morning, Trump said in a Truth Social post that also repeated his calls for Canada to be absorbed […]

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Greenland caught in a love triangle between the U.S., Denmark and independence as election takes place
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Greenland caught in a love triangle between the U.S., Denmark and independence as election takes place

Campaign posters hang outside of the polling station ahead of tomorrow’s general election on March 10, 2025 in Ilulissat, Greenland. Greenland will hold a general election on March 11 to elect the 31 members of its parliament, the Inatsisartut.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Greenlanders are heading to the polls on […]

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U.S. and Ukrainian officials meet for first time since Oval Office spat, but Zelenskyy stays away
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U.S. and Ukrainian officials meet for first time since Oval Office spat, but Zelenskyy stays away

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images U.S. and Ukrainian officials are convening in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, marking the first time the two parties will meet since the spectacular Oval […]

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Can Trump launch Iran nuclear deal 2.0 in second White House term?
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Can Trump launch Iran nuclear deal 2.0 in second White House term?

An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the late Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a street in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2024.  Majid Asgaripour | Via Reuters Iran’s fortunes may look entirely different over the course of President Donald Trump’s […]

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Trump finds unexpected ally in auto union leader over tariffs
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Trump finds unexpected ally in auto union leader over tariffs

United Automobile Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024.  Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — The head of the United Auto Workers has become an unexpected ally for President Donald Trump’s plans […]

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Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs: ‘They always say that’
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Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs: ‘They always say that’

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stands by him aboard Air Force One on his return to Washington, D.C., U.S., March 9, 2025.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump has dismissed the growing chorus of CEOs, investors and policymakers who are pleading with the White House […]

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European leaders back defense spend push amid uncertainty over Trump aid to Ukraine
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European leaders back defense spend push amid uncertainty over Trump aid to Ukraine

A week since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s heated expulsion from the White House, European leaders have upped the ante on defense spending plans as they seek to support Kyiv and fill a potential void of U.S. aid.   This week, the European Commission proposed measures for fiscal flexibility on defense spending and a plan to […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Trump paused tariffs for some imports — but Nasdaq enters correction territory
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump paused tariffs for some imports — but Nasdaq enters correction territory

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump expanded his tariff pause to goods coming in from Canada and Mexico, so long as they satisfy terms of the […]

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U.S. will collapse Iran’s economy by shutting down its oil industry, Treasury Secretary says
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U.S. will collapse Iran’s economy by shutting down its oil industry, Treasury Secretary says

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent addresses the Economic Club of New York on March 6, 2025.  Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s sanctions against Iran are designed to shut down the country’s oil industry and “collapse its already buckling economy,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday. The U.S. is deploying […]

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