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The flags of Mexico, the United States and Canada fly in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 1, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo
World+Biz

White House says Canada has 'misunderstood' tariff order as a trade war, Mexico is 'serious'

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States gather near the border wall after crossing a razor wire fence deployed to inhibit their crossing into the United States, as a member of the Texas National Guard escorts them, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
USA

What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 that Trump wants to use in deportations?

A sign that reads ''Buy Canadian Instead'' is displayed on top of bottles, hanging above another sign that reads "American Whiskey", after the top five US liquor brands were removed from sale at a BC Liquor Store, as part of a response to US President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
USA

Europe braces for Trump trade tariffs, as levies on Canada, Mexico, China roil markets

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 19 March, 2023. File Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Israeli prime minister in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks

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Economy

Trump's tariff war 2.0: A windfall for Bangladesh?

US President Donald Trump speaks at an event to sign the Laken Riley Act, legislation requiring the detention of immigrants living in the US illegally who are accused of theft, at the White House, in Washington, US January 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
USA

Trump says 'pain' from tariffs will be 'worth the price'

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) next to a US flag, after Republican Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, in New York City, US, 6 November 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Tariff hikes unnerve Wall Street, markets prepare for fresh jolt

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USA

Trump calls again for Canada to become '51st state'

US President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, 29 June 2019. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Xi weighs retaliation after Trump hits China with 10% tariff

US Coast Guard, along with other search and rescue teams, operate near debris at the crash site in the Potomac River in Washington, DC, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river on 30 January 2025. File Photo: Taylor Bacon/US Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters
USA

US restricts helicopter flights after Washington crash, 'black boxes' recovered

FBI headquarters building is seen in Washington, US, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
USA

Trump's Justice Department launches sweeping cuts targeting Jan. 6 prosecutors, FBI agents

Canadian PM contender Mark Carney. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Canada’s PM contender Carney warns of standing up to a bully amid tariffs imposed by Trump

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USA

Trump is getting the lower interest rates he demanded from everyone but the Fed