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Flags of the US, Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, US August 29, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
USA

Trump still expects to impose Feb 1 tariffs on Canada and Mexico: White House

Leavitt told reporters in her first White House press briefing that Trump also is still "very much" considering fresh tariffs on China for Saturday

Migrants are escorted across the Hidalgo International border Bridge as they are deported under Title 8, a law that allows for immediate deportation after crossing into the US without authorization, in McAllen, Texas, US, January 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
USA

Americans sour on some of Trump's early moves: Reuters/Ipsos poll

US Secret Service Police stand guard outside the White House in Washington, US, January 28, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis/File Photo
USA

White House offers 2 million federal employees financial incentives to quit

People gather during a rally in support of federal funding and in opposition to US President Donald Trump's order to pause all federal grants and loans, near the White House in Washington, US, January 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
USA

Trump aid freeze stirs chaos before it is blocked in court

Photo: Reuters
Politics

Trump 'not 100% sure' he's barred from third term

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo
Asia

South Korea President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law decree

Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump speaks with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) following a signing ceremony in the President's Room following the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Photo: Melina Mara/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
USA

House Republicans divided over how to pay for Trump’s tax cuts

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks on-screen during a central election campaign event of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) in Halle (Saale), Germany, January 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Karina Hessland
Europe

Elon Musk appears on video at German far right campaign event

US President Donald Trump speaks as he tours areas devastated by Hurricane Helene to assess recovery efforts in Swannanoa, North Carolina, US, January 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis
USA

Trump, at zenith of power, moves quickly to 'take over' Washington

Dr. Anthony Fauci has worked for more than 50 years as a civil servant in a low-profile federal agency and has announced his pending retirement from the National Institutes of Health on Aug. 22. Photo: Bloomberg
USA

Trump ends US security for Fauci, the latest ex-official to lose protection

Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
USA

Hegseth narrowly wins confirmation to become US defense secretary

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan July 4, 2024. Photo: Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Politics

Belarus election likely extends Lukashenko's 30-year authoritarian rule

US President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
USA

Trump mulls letting disaster-hit US states fend for themselves