FRANKFURT -With the ink still fresh on U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest batch of tariffs, some are already bracing for what may come next in his effort to strong-arm trading partners into doing his bidding. As the epicentre of the…

European shares dipped on Friday, heading for a steep weekly loss, as investors grappled with prospects of a global recession after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on trading partners. The pan-European STOXX index fell 0.9% at 0710 GMT,…

BRUSSELS – European foreign ministers at a NATO meeting blamed Russia on Friday for thwarting a U.S. push for peace in the Ukraine war, in a clear bid to persuade the Trump administration to take a harder line towards Moscow….

PARIS – The European Union should not respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs with exactly the same counter-measures as it would impact EU consumers, French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Friday. Trump on Wednesday unveiled sweeping tariffs…

SYDNEY – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday his government was working on a plan for Australian superannuation firms to buy the strategically located Darwin port from its Chinese owner on national interest grounds. Then U.S. President Barack Obama…

BEIJING/BRUSSELS/PARIS – China announced additional tariffs of 34% on U.S. goods on Friday, the most serious escalation in a trade war with President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession and triggered a global stock market rout. Beijing…

MOSCOW – Russia must take extra measures to minimise the negative impact on its economy from global market turbulence due to tariffs imposed on countries around the world this week by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Friday….

JERUSALEM – Israeli troops moved into an area of northern Gaza to expand what they call a security zone around the edge of the enclave, the military said on Friday, days after the government announced plans to seize large areas…

WASHINGTON – The administration of President Donald Trump plans to freeze $510 million in grants to Brown University over what it calls antisemitism on campus, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday, but the university said it had not yet…

MEXICO CITY – President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” appeared set to end North American free trade and Mexico’s privileged access to the U.S. Instead, Mexican officials are celebrating being left off Trump’s global tariffs list, with analysts suggesting the omission…

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s deliberations about restructuring parts of the U.S. military, including potentially giving up the United States’ role as the head of NATO forces in Europe and merging commands, could pose challenges, the top U.S. general in Europe…

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s Inspector General’s office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate the March 15 launch of U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Houthis. “The…

DETROIT  -General Motors plans to increase production of light-duty trucks at its Fort Wayne, Indiana, assembly plant, it said in a webcast sent to plant employees on Thursday and viewed by Reuters, a day after President Donald Trump announced 25%…

WASHINGTON- The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a bid to block $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel over the human rights crisis facing Palestinians in Gaza following Israel’s bombardment of the enclave and suspension of humanitarian aid deliveries….

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE – President Donald Trump gave billionaire adviser Elon Musk a fresh endorsement on Thursday amid criticism of Musk’s government reduction project and said he can stay “as long as he likes” but will eventually return to…

A deadly spring storm killed at least seven people and spawned tornadoes and drenching thunderstorms in a swath of the U.S. stretching from Texas to Ohio for a second day on Thursday, raising the risk of flooding. The powerful system…

New Civil Liberties Alliance, a conservative legal group, on Thursday filed what it said was the first lawsuit seeking to block Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the U.S. president overstepped his authority. The lawsuit, filed in federal court…

Nissan Motor said on Thursday it will halt new orders of two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs for the U.S. market after new auto tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump took effect. Nissan also said as a result it will maintain two…

WASHINGTON -A Republican member of the U.S. Senate on Thursday called the chamber’s top Democrat Chuck Schumer – the highest-ranking Jewish U.S. elected official – “Fuhrer,” a reference to the title used by Adolf Hitler. Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno, who…

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting more than $11 billion in public health grants allocated to U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy in Rhode…

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo Cars’ new top executive said on Thursday the company would produce more cars in the United States while ramping up its regionalisation efforts, just as a 25% U.S. tariff on global autos takes effect. European companies…

MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that dialogue and cooperation remain ongoing with the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs that did not include Mexico. She added during a press conference…

WASHINGTON- The U.S. services sector slowed to a nine-month low in March, backing expectations that economic growth likely braked sharply in the first quarter amid uncertainty caused by import tariffs. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Thursday that…

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is talking to all major trading partners throughout the world about ways to bring down President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday, adding that they will have to change their…

NEW YORK/LONDON -President Donald Trump’s new tariffs sent shockwaves through global financial markets on Thursday, with the dollar and U.S. stocks among the hardest hit on fears that a broadening trade war would push an already fragile world economy into…

The euro and the Japanese yen soared against the dollar on Thursday, as investors grappled with how U.S. President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariffs will impact global trade and economic growth. Investors continue to flock to safe-haven units such as the…

WASHINGTON -Two senior lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to rein in U.S. President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs and would require congressional approval for new levies within 60 days. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley…

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Thursday said that with the U.S. economy in solid shape, tariffs already pushing upward on goods inflation, and higher than usual uncertainty over the outlook, he is inclined to leave the policy rate…

WASHINGTON- The U.S. State Department’s top official overseeing the agency’s management, appointed by President Donald Trump’s administration, is stepping down after less than three months, according to an internal email seen by Reuters on Thursday and a department spokesperson. Tibor…

Several high-ranking White House National Security Council officials were fired on Thursday morning, according to three people familiar with the matter, in what appears to be the first significant purge of Donald Trump’s second presidency. It’s not clear exactly why…