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Xi urges ‘Asian family’ unity amid Trump’s trade pressure

During a trip to Southeast Asia, Chinese leader Xi Jinping promoted the idea of an “Asian family” and called for regional unity in a bid to counter growing pressure from the United States, Bloomberg reported on April 17.

17 April 2025, 11:45 AM

U.S. to urge 70 nations to curb ties with China in exchange for tariff cuts

The United States plans to pressure more than 70 countries to scale back trade relations with China, including banning Chinese companies from establishing operations in their territories or using them as export hubs, The Wall Street Journal reported on April 15, citing sources familiar with the matter.

17 April 2025, 11:24 AM

Migrant deportations in the U.S.: Trump administration allowed judges to deny asylum without hearings

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump instructed immigration judges to swiftly deny asylum to migrants whose claims they believe “have no chance of success,” The New York Times reported on April 16.

17 April 2025, 10:32 AM

Group including Rubio and Kellogg urges Trump to take harder line on Moscow

Several senior advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump are urging him to treat Moscow’s peace claims with skepticism, warning that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has shown no genuine interest in ending the war, The Wall Street Journal reported on April 14.

15 April 2025, 08:55 PM

Trump’s quiet war with truth: Why he won’t call out Putin

When Russian missiles tore through the Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing 35 civilians and wounding more than 120, the world waited for a unified outcry. It got nothing from Washington. And it wasn’t the first time. Under Donald Trump’s leadership, the U.S. has repeatedly looked away, stayed silent, or softened its stance when the Kremlin left a trail of bodies behind.

15 April 2025, 08:01 PM

Apple on edge as Trump’s tariffs shake its core

U.S. tech giant Apple is teetering on the edge of its worst crisis since the COVID-19 pandemic — a direct result of Washington’s ongoing trade war with multiple countries, Bloomberg reported on April 13.

14 April 2025, 04:29 PM

Ukraine faces brutal human, territorial cost without U.S. aid, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine will suffer significant human and territorial losses without vital military aid from the United States, which has recently been virtually cut off, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with CBS News on April 13.

14 April 2025, 12:12 PM

Trump’s tariffs shift global strategy: Dozens of firms eye U.S. expansion as trade war escalates

A wave of global companies is reconsidering or expanding their presence in the United States, citing a need to soften the blow from sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. According to Reuters, the move comes in response to Trump’s new round of protectionist duties aimed at reshaping international trade in America’s favor.

14 April 2025, 11:34 AM

Trump administration planning to deport 1 million migrants a year

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is developing a sweeping plan to carry out mass deportations of migrants, including discussions of removing up to 1 million people annually, The Washington Post reported on April 12, citing sources familiar with internal deliberations.

13 April 2025, 11:27 AM

‘Time to put up or shut up’: Trump on Ukraine peace talks

U.S. President Donald Trump said that peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine could still succeed, but declared the time has come to “put up or shut up,” Reuters reported on April 13.

13 April 2025, 10:38 AM

U.S. seeks control over part of Ukraine’s gas transit system in minerals deal

A previously undisclosed point in the Ukraine-U.S. agreement on minerals revealed that Washington sought control over part of Ukraine's gas transportation system, from the Russian to European border, Reuters reported, citing a source on April 12.

12 April 2025, 06:39 PM

Trump’s executive orders remake America in his image — crude, cruel and chaotic

It didn’t take long. Within days of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, America began to look less like a democracy and more like a hostile corporate takeover — run on impulse, executed by executive order, and driven by revenge.

10 April 2025, 04:00 PM

Pistorius: New unpredictability in U.S. relations, Europe must show more leadership in NATO

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warned that a “new unpredictability” has emerged in relations with the United States and urged European countries to assume significantly more leadership within NATO, Reuters reported on April 9.

10 April 2025, 12:49 PM

China opposes any official U.S. contact with Taiwan, files complaint over visit

China has voiced strong opposition to official contacts between the United States and Taiwan, filing a formal protest with Washington over recent high-level meetings, Reuters reported on April 7, citing a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

7 April 2025, 06:37 PM

High alert in Tehran as Trump talks bombs, not diplomacy

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has placed the country’s armed forces on high alert in response to threats from the United States, Reuters reported April 6, citing a senior Iranian official.

7 April 2025, 12:45 PM

Trump’s tariffs aren’t policy. They’re provocation.

Donald Trump’s latest tariff proposal may energize his political base, but it represents a perilous escalation of economic nationalism with global consequences. Rather than addressing the complexities of trade imbalances or modern manufacturing, the plan relies on blunt force: a 10% tariff on all imports, with steeper penalties on specific nations — including a 60% rate on Chinese goods and 20% on European imports.

4 April 2025, 12:39 PM

IMF flags Trump tariffs as global growth threat

The International Monetary Fund sees the new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump as a serious threat to the global economy, said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in a statement, according to Ukrinform.

4 April 2025, 10:16 AM

Putin’s envoy says U.S.-Russia ties sabotaged by 'unknown forces'

Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev, currently visiting Washington, claimed on April 3 that “unknown forces” are allegedly trying to stoke tensions between the United States and Russia, Reuters reported.

3 April 2025, 05:10 PM

Trump’s trade storm hits Asia and beyond: No economy spared

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, described by Reuters on April 3 as a “battle of one against all,” has within just 10 weeks of his presidency imposed reciprocal tariffs that hit China with a 34-percentage point increase, raising total new duties on exports from the People’s Republic by 54 percentage points.

3 April 2025, 12:26 PM

France warns of looming conflict with Iran over nuclear deal

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned on April 2 that a military confrontation with Iran is "almost inevitable" if a new nuclear agreement isn’t reached soon, Reuters reported.

3 April 2025, 11:27 AM

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