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Trump cuts India tariffs, says Modi will stop buying Russian oil
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India on Monday, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine.
US Supreme Court appears sceptical of Trump tariff legality
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - A majority of US Supreme Court justices appeared deeply sceptical of the legality behind a swath of Donald Trump’s tariffs, as they heard a landmark case on Wednesday that could uphold — or upend — the president’s economic agenda.
Trump announces steep new tariffs, reviving trade war
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump announced Thursday punishing tariffs on pharmaceuticals, big-rig trucks, home renovation fixtures and furniture, reviving his global trade war.
Southeast Asian visitors power growth in visa-free arrivals in China
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» Visa-free entries into China by foreign nationals rose by more than half in the first eight months of the year, with visitors from Southeast Asia accounting for a big part of the growth.
Trump asks Supreme Court for ‘expedited’ ruling on tariffs
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for an expedited ruling preserving the tariffs that have roiled global markets, saying a lower court ruling against it has already damaged trade negotiations.
US appeals court finds Trump's global tariffs illegal
AFP, Published on 30/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of President Donald Trump's tariffs, which have upended global trade, were illegal -- but allowed them to remain in place for now, giving him time to take the fight to the Supreme Court.
Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a delay in the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, hours before a trade truce between Washington and Beijing was due to expire.
Kyiv won’t give up land, says Zelensky
AFP, Published on 09/08/2025
» KYIV - Ukraine won’t give up land to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned early on Saturday, hours after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit in a bid to end the war.
UK says first migrants held under return deal with France
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» LONDON - The United Kingdom said on Thursday it had detained the first migrants under a new “one-in, one-out” deal with France in which it can return people crossing the Channel on small boats.
Higher US tariffs officially take effect
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - Higher US tariffs came into effect for dozens of economies on Thursday, drastically raising the stakes in President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging efforts to reshape global trade.