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U.S. stock markets tumble after Trump says he’s raising China tariffs to 100%
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Sept. 22. (Jeenah Moon/Reuters) Stocks fell sharply on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their biggest one-day percentage declines since April 10, while Treasury yields dropped and the U.S. dollar weakened as comments by U.S. President Donald Trump reignited worries over a U.S.-China trade war. After markets closed on Friday, Trump said he was raising tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. to 100 per cent and imposing export controls onRead more
Trump didn’t win Nobel prize, but some in Israel see him as saviour
A demonstrator wearing a mask resembling U.S. President Donald Trump holds a sign designed to look like a Nobel Peace Prize medal during a rally in support of hostages in Tel Aviv on Saturday. (Emilio Morenatti/The Associated Press) As tens of thousands of Israelis crowded what has become known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday, a large black banner was unfurled. From above bright yellow lettering reads, “Nobel President Trump.” It was unabashed praise for the U.S. president who didn’t win the prestigious peace prize after publicly campaigningRead more
Trump says Israel agrees to ‘initial withdrawal line,’ Hamas confirmation pending
Dozens were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Saturday, local health officials said, despite a demand from U.S. President Donald Trump for Israel to stop bombing in response to a declaration by Hamas that it was ready to free hostages under his plan to end the two-year-old war. With ceasefire talks due to begin in the coming days in Egypt, Trump said on Saturday on his Truth Social platform that Israel had agreed to an “initial withdrawal line” inside Gaza and that “when Hamas confirms, the Ceasefire will beRead more
Trump’s latest plan to end the war in Gaza contains the same tripwires as previous ones
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington on Monday. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Despite Donald Trump’s hyperbole that his 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza will create “eternal peace” in the Middle East, it could be doomed for the many of the same reasons that killed earlier ceasefire hopes. The key sticking point in past ceasefire proposals has been the so-called “day after” in Gaza — the question of what will happen to the war-obliteratedRead more
Trump says he has the ‘answer’ to autism. Why some families are worried – and angry
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One while en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., after attending a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press) Amid the many memorable moments in U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech at Charlie Kirk’s memorial Sunday, one in particular likely stood out to those in the autism community. “Tomorrow, we’re going to have one of the biggest announcements medically, I think in the history of our country,” Trump said to theRead more
Trump says U.S. has struck another alleged drug boat from Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump, seen heading to Air Force One on Sunday, says the U.S. has conducted another lethal strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel originating, he said, from Venezuela. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military has carried out another strike against a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States, the second such strike in recent weeks. He said three men were killed in the strike and no U.S. personnel were injured, adding that it occurredRead more
Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, court rules
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, seen here Aug. 23, cannot be fired by the Trump adminstration, according to a U.S. appeals court ruling. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) A U.S. appeals court declined on Monday to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — the first time a president has pursued such action since the central bank’s founding in 1913 — in the latest step in a legal battle that threatens the Fed’s longstanding independence. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit means that Cook canRead more
Trump wants Putin to meet Zelenskyy face to face. That seems unlikely
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, D.C., on Monday. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters) After several furious days of fawning flattery and intense diplomatic summitry, Donald Trump’s attempt to end Russia’s war on Ukraine appears to hinge on whether Vladimir Putin accepts Trump’s invitation for another tête-à-tête — this time, with the man whose country he invaded, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Kremlin’s initial reaction to the invite was diplomatic but non-committal. Rather than anRead more
Trump threatens Smithsonian museums in escalating attacks on social media
The Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, home of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is shown in Washington, D.C. U.S. President Donald Trump is attacking the Smithsonian Institution in social media posts. (Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday he will pressure the Smithsonian Institution — a premier museum, education and research complex for American history and culture — to accept his demands, just like he did with colleges and universities by threatening to cut federal funding. “IRead more
Zelenskyy is back in Trump’s good books as the U.S. pushes for peace in Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday in Washington, D.C. This trip was a vast improvement over Zelenskyy’s last visit. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Oval Office, he endured one of the most humiliating diplomatic disputes ever captured on camera, as he was chewed out by his American counterpart and dressed down for not dressing up. Monday’s encounter between Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump was a vast improvement over that last Oval Office thrashing, whichRead more