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US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Feb. 25. PRAKASH SINGH/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Why Trump's 50% tariff on India is a US sanction in disguise

Modi has three weeks to get the punitive levy reduced. Even if he succeeds, there’ll be no victory lap

Russian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Canada joins allies in lowering price cap on Russian oil

Representational image. Photo: Reuters

US licenses Nvidia to export chips to China: official

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick holds a chart as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Major developments in Trump's trade war

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Explainer: Why new US tariffs could hurt Indian exports and what Modi’s willing to risk for farmers

Containers are stacked on the deck of cargo ship One Minato at Port Liberty New York in Staten Island, New York, US, April 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

Trump's higher tariff rates hit goods from major US trading partners

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China April 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Trump says he could impose more tariffs on China, similar to India duties, over Russian oil

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Trump says US to levy 100% tariff on imported chips, but some firms exempt

A mobile crane carries a container at Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, April 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

India-US spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout

A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Three years into war, US and Europe keep billions in trade with Russia

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, Canada's Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand pose for a picture in Mexico City, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on August 5, 2025. Photo: Mexico Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

Canadian minister hails 'productive' Mexico meeting as US tariffs loom

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Missed signals, lost deal: How India-US trade talks collapsed

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Dollar weakens as rate cut odds rise, tariff uncertainties linger