Foreign policy

Tariffs-spared Kremlin says a global war trade would still hurt Russia
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. Leonhard Foeger | Reuters Russia escaped unscathed from President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs unveiled earlier this month, but the Kremlin says Moscow is not immune from the economic aftershocks […]
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The European Union braces for more U.S. tariffs despite talks
In this photo illustration, a double exposure images shows U.S. President Donald Trump against the EU flag. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The European Union is preparing for more tariffs from the United States, despite conversations with the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration earlier this week. It’s been an intense back-and-forth over the […]
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Trump ‘looking into’ legality of deporting U.S. citizens to foreign prisons, White House says
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: US President Donald Trump, during a meeting with Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 14, 2025. Al Drago | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump is exploring whether he can legally deport U.S. […]
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Trump is ‘shredding’ credibility with allies while China benefits, former national security advisor John Bolton says
U.S. President Donald Trump’s moves to take China to task on trade are likely to backfire as his sweeping global tariffs hit allies as well as rivals, according to former national security advisor John Bolton. “This is certainly not the way you treat your friends. You don’t slap them in the face publicly and say, […]
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‘Good chance’ of U.K.-U.S. trade deal, JD Vance says, as Trump ‘really loves’ Britain
U.S. President Donald Trump inspected an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 3, 2019, on the first day of their three-day State Visit to the U.K. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images The U.K. has a “good chance” of securing a trade deal with America, U.S. […]
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U.S. businesses sue to block Trump tariffs, say trade deficits are not an emergency
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A group of five small businesses on Monday sued President Donald Trump, seeking to block new tariffs that he has imposed on foreign imports in recent weeks. The lawsuit in the U.S. […]
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says he won’t return Abrego Garcia to U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Monday that he would not return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States despite a U.S. Supreme Court order […]
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Why Trump’s nuclear talks with Iran could be far more successful than Biden’s
This combination of pictures created on April 09, 2025 shows US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff after a meeting with Russian officials at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025 (L); and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking to AFP during an interview at the Iranian consulate in Jeddah on March 7, […]
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China’s Xi says ‘protectionism will lead nowhere’ as he starts Southeast Asia outreach amid tariff worries
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, 4th right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, attend the meeting at the Great Hall of People on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping said that there are no winners in a trade war and warned against […]
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How China used Vietnam to evade higher U.S. tariffs
The threat of rising tariff rates on U.S. imports could hobble the economic trajectory of countries such as Vietnam. Foreign direct investment in Vietnam has increased in recent years as firms search for ways to manage risks stemming from production in China. Vietnam has received approximately $18.5 billion in net foreign direct investment, according to World Bank […]
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